Tag: Afghanistan

Taliban's recent takeover of Afghanistan has left Afghan people in distress and despair. Meanwhile, many people of Indian origin have returned back home to take shelter and save themselves.

After Taliban took over Kabul, all eyes are currently on Afghanistan's inhabitants trying to save themselves from doom. Here are some of the images of people who escaped from Taliban in hopes to retain their freedom and identity.

A contingent of over 150 Indians from Kabul returned safely at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Sunday Morning. Amid the ongoing tension and unrest in Afghanistan, the passengers were in happy state of mind after they safely came home.

Indians evacuated to Doha from Kabul were employees of a number of foreign companies that were operating in Afghanistan.

Several heart wrenching scenes are emerging on social media since the Taliban captured power in Afghanistan. Afghan women, out of desperation, hoisting their children, infants into the hands of American soldiers on the other side of a security wall.

The ‘Heart of Asia’ Afghanistan is undergoing a severe humanitarian crisis like never before, something which might have serious consequences on the international politics.

The Taliban forces shot dead several people in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan during rallies supporting the Afghan national flag

After Taliban took over Kabul last weekend, the entire country of Afghanistan is terror stricken. People of the nation, who have already witnessed the cruelty of Taliban are currently scrambling to save their lives. Speaking to OTV, an Afghan refugee residing in Delhi, Khalida Ibrahim, narrates the horrors that she had lived through 6 years ago while she was working as a translator at the Indian Embassy in Afghanistan.

Chaos and uncertainty prevails among the people in the middle-eastern country of Afghanistan after Taliban seized the capital city of Kabul. However, recently some videos of members of the Taliban insurgency enjoying at gym, bumper car rides and carousal have gone viral on various social media platforms.

After the Taliban invaded Kabul last weekend, the people of the country have been suffering unspeakable damage.

Shops, schools and markets have been shut. Some heart-breaking scenes unfolded in Kabul as the Taliban overran the Afghan capital leading to widespread chaos across the city. The Taliban forces have also taken control of the presidential palace after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday night. Nation witnessed the desperation of Afghans at Kabul airport when several people clung to the side of moving limitary planes and at least two persons apparently fell to their deaths from the undercarriage soon after flight took off. The insurgents are now in control of all the districts of Kabul while a night curfew has been imposed in Kabul reportedly to prevent further violence. A Taliban spokesperson has said the war in Afghanistan is over, and a new power structure will soon be clear.

A new category of electronic visa called 'e-Emergency X-Misc Visa' introduced to fast-track visa applications for entry into India.

Tirumurti, who convened the meeting at the request of Norway and Estonia who have responsibility for Afghanistan matters, hinted at the difficulties he faced in getting an agreement on the statement.

These horrifying visuals show the desperate attempts of people to flee Kabul after the city was taken over by Taliban over the weekend.

As the situation deteriorates in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the Taliban and all other parties to exercise utmost restraint.