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After the Pentagon revealed that there are at least 2,000 fighters of the outfit in the war-torn country, the UK is "ready" to launch strikes at the ISIS-K terror network in Afghanistan.
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After the Pentagon revealed that there are at least 2,000 fighters of the outfit in the war-torn country, the UK is "ready" to launch strikes at the ISIS-K terror network in Afghanistan.
 
                  
Estimates claim that about 1000 citizens have to be taken away before the troops are a retreat from the Kabul Airport. Finally, as the end of the longest initialisation is coming to an end of the US military, around 2000 individuals have driven away from the Kabul Airport in the last 24 hours.
 
                  
The whole book was brought back to India with 78 Indian residents from Afghanistan to Delhi where they were greeted by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
 
                  
On Friday the Afghanis encountered a bomb attack after an Islamic state suicide ended up killing around 85 people alongside 13 US soldiers at the gates of the Kabul Airport.
 
                  
The Islamic State or ISIS-K, sworn enemy of Taliban has officially claimed responsibility for the attack. The militant group said that the suicide bombers targeted "translators and collaborators with the American army."
 
                  
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby averred that one blast occurred near the airport's Abbey Gate and the other close to the nearby Baron Hotel.
 
                  
He focused on the ties between India and Afghanistan and asserted that "Afghanistan wants to maintain good ties with all countries, including India."
 
                  
“I was beaten by the Taliban in Kabul's New City while reporting. Cameras, technical equipment and my personal mobile phone have also been hijacked," said Ziar Khan.
 
                  
Afghan singer, Aryana Sayeed, recalls her experience of escaping Taliban controlled Afghanistan.
 
                  
Taliban spokesman and negotiator Suhail Shaheen said that“there would be consequences” if the US or UK asks for more time for the evacuation process.
 
                  
Famous Aghan pop star, Aryana Sayeed recently left Kabul like many others since the Taliban captured Afghanistan. While talking to ANI she said, "'Only good friend we have is India'.
 
                  
"More than 500 tonnes of medical supplies including surgical equipment and severe malnutrition kits due to be delivered to Afghanistan this week are stuck because of Kabul airport restrictions, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
 
                  
The military also said that US and German forces were also involved in the battle and that German soldiers were unharmed.
 
                  
Facebook has temporarily removed the ability for people to view or search the friends' lists of accounts in Afghanistan, its security policy head Nathaniel Gleicher tweeted on Thursday.
 
                  
Posting a photo of the ongoing vaccination of the evacuees at the Delhi International airport, Mandaviya on Sunday tweeted: "We have decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees with free Polio Vaccine - OPV & IPV, as a preventive measure against Wild Polio Virus. Congratulations to the Health Team for their efforts to ensure public health. Take a look at the vaccine drive at Delhi International Airport."
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