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Afghanistan crisis live updates: Two killed in anti-Taliban protest in Herat

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 08, 2021, 02:26:38 IST

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Afghanistan crisis live updates: Two killed in anti-Taliban protest in Herat

Hundreds of men and women shouting slogans such as 'Long live the resistance,' and 'Death to Pakistan' marched in the streets to protest against the Taliban and what they called interference in Afghanistan's affairs by neighbouring Pakistan. Stay with TOI for latest updates:

07:39 (IST) Sep 07

Afghan universities deserted as Taliban impose new rules

Universities in Kabul were almost empty on the first day of the Afghan school year, as professors and students wrestled with the Taliban's restrictive new rules for the classroom. The Taliban have promised a softer rule than during their first stint in power from 1996-2001, when women's freedoms in Afghanistan were sharply curtailed and they were banned from higher education.

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05:06 (IST) Sep 07

Taliban claim Panjshir valley has fallen, Massoud vows to fight on

he Taliban announced on Monday that they had captured the Panjshir valley, north of Kabul, ousting the resistance force that had been one of the obstacles in the way of the group announcing its government for Afghanistan.

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03:35 (IST) Sep 07

Taliban say they 'desire' to join China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects

Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid on Monday expressed that the group "desires" to join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). He also informed that the Taliban will address Islamabad's concerns about Pakistan based terror group 'Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan' (TTP), Samaa News reported.

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03:07 (IST) Sep 07

A curtain divides male, female students as Afghan universities reopen

Students across Afghanistan have started returning to university for the first time since the Taliban stormed to power, and in some cases females have been separated from their male peers by curtains or boards down the middle of the classroom.

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02:27 (IST) Sep 07

Women hold protest in Balkh province, demand representation in future govt

A group of women held a protest in Balkh province on Monday calling to preserve the achievements of the past 20 years and demanding women's representation in the future government in Afghanistan. These developments came as the Taliban is expected to form government in the near future.

02:20 (IST) Sep 07

Iran slams Pakistan’s role in Panjshir valley, wants probe

Iran fired the first salvo against Pakistan’s overt involvement in Afghanistan’s internal matters when it questioned reports of Pakistani military presence in the Panjshir valley, where Taliban said it has overcome resistance to its rule, on Monday.

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01:45 (IST) Sep 07

Threat of terror export to J&K, Russia real: Moscow

Admitting the risk of terrorism flowing into Russia and Kashmir from Afghanistan, Russian ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev Monday said India and Russia had "common concerns" that Afghanistan should not be used to spread terrorism.

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00:22 (IST) Sep 07

Qatar's Emir discusses Afghanistan with US secretaries of state and defense

Qatar's ruling Emir and the visiting U.S. secretaries of state and defense discussed developments in Afghanistan and efforts to enhance security there, the emir's court said on Monday.

00:15 (IST) Sep 07

Blinken in Doha for Afghan crisis talks with Qatar

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Doha on Monday for crisis talks with the Qataris after the Taliban claimed to have full control over Afghanistan.

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23:23 (IST) Sep 06

"With support from partners and allies, the United States put together a global network - consisting of more than two dozen countries spanning four continents - with total temporary transit capacity of 65,000 people on a rolling basis, including up to 2,000 spaces to accommodate persons that need longer-term processing," the US state department said.

23:23 (IST) Sep 06

In total, the United States and its partners relocated more than 124,000 people to safety, including 6,000 US citizens.

23:22 (IST) Sep 06

US thanks nations including India for offering help during evacuation from Afghanistan

The United States has thanked several countries including India for their "generous offers" to help in a variety of ways regarding the relocation efforts for at-risk Afghans during critical evacuation operations from Afghanistan. The United States forces left Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, marking the end of a chaotic and messy exit from America's longest war. (ANI)

23:15 (IST) Sep 06

American citizens, Afghan allies stuck at Mazar-i-Sharif airport: US lawmaker

American citizens and Afghan allies are stuck at Mazar-i-Sharif airport in Afghanistan as the Taliban are not clearing six airplanes to depart, a US lawmaker said. "(The Taliban) are not clearing the airplanes to depart. They've sat at the airport for the last couple of days," Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said on Sunday. (ANI)

23:03 (IST) Sep 06

Hundreds of health centres at risk of closure in Afghanistan: WHO

Hundreds of medical facilities in Afghanistan are at risk of imminent closure because the Western donors who finance them are barred from dealing with the new Taliban government, a World Health Organization official said on Monday. Around 90% of 2,300 health facilities across the country might have to close as soon as this week, the UN health agency's regional emergency director, Rick Brennan, said. (Reuters)

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23:00 (IST) Sep 06

Afghan crisis: Delhi's refugee school faces uncertain future as funds dwindle

Faced with an acute shortage of funds, the Syed Jamaluddin Afghan School in Delhi's Bhogal, the only educational resource for refugees from the war-torn country in the area is staring at an uncertain future. Authorities of the school which commenced operation around two decades ago fear that political turmoil in Afghanistan will result in the closure of this school. 95 per cent of the staff are women and under the regime of the Taliban the fate of the women staff remains undecided. (ANI)

22:40 (IST) Sep 06

The MHA's decision came about a fortnight after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and many Afghans arriving in India fearing retribution from that country's new rulers.

22:39 (IST) Sep 06

No Afghan will be asked to leave India without MHA's approval: Officials

As the situation in Afghanistan continues to be uncertain, the Union Home Ministry has said that no Afghan national living in India will be asked to leave the country without its approval, according to officials.

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22:21 (IST) Sep 06

Pak intervention in Panjshir attacks 'currently under examination': Iran

Iran on Monday said it is examining the intervention of Pakistan in Panjshir attacks and said that direct and indirect intervention will only result in the defeat of the aggressors. Tehran has condemned last night's attacks in Panjshir valley in Afghanistan, and said that the siege by the Taliban is "unacceptable in terms of international law and humanitarian law". (ANI)

21:49 (IST) Sep 06

Thousands made it out from Kabul on packed Royal Air Force planes, but Boris Johnson said 311 people were left behind who are eligible for the UK's Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, such as interpreters.

21:14 (IST) Sep 06

Quetta suicide bomber arrived from Afghanistan: Pakistan govt

The Pakistan government on Monday said that the suicide bomber who targeted the Pakistan forces check post in Balochistan had arrived from Afghanistan. According to Geo News, four Pakistan soldiers were killed and 19 other suffered injuries on Sunday when a suicide bomb blast targeted an FC check-post at Mustang Road. (ANI)

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