The appeal for the US ambassador to Tajikistan arrived on Monday. Online, said two U.S. officials, Representative Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., With an unusual and urgent request: He needed help transporting a huge amount of cash into the country, saying he was on his way to the country. in neighboring AfghanistanRead More →
All local Afghan employees of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul along with their families were successfully evacuated by the U.S. Saturday night, according to ABC News. An internal report obtained by ABC News says about 2,800 Afghans departed from Kabul airport as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. The StateRead More →
All local Afghan staff at the United States Embassy in Kabul and their families were successfully evacuated by the United States on Saturday evening. according to ABC News. An internal report obtained by ABC News said about 2,800 Afghans had left Kabul airport on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET. TheRead More →
Staff at the UK Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, reportedly left behind documents during evacuations identifying Afghans who had worked or applied for a job at the office, the Associated Press reported. Britain’s defense chief promised on Friday to “shed light on” the information as many Afghan allies in the WestRead More →
The foreign ministry defended staff at its embassy in Kabul after documents identifying Afghan workers and job seekers were left behind. The select foreign affairs committee is set to open an investigation after a Times reporter on Tuesday found newspapers containing the contact details of seven Afghans, during a tourRead More →
British embassy officials were so desperate to flee Afghanistan that they left sensitive documents identifying Afghan staff and job seekers in an area seized by the Taliban, the British government has confirmed. London Times reporter Anthony Loyd detailed on Friday how he found the papers strewn on the ground asRead More →
The Australian government said it had granted humanitarian visas to more than 100 Afghan nationals working in its embassy, a day after announcing that their visa applications had been rejected. Conflicting information has caused confusion as thousands attempt to flee the Taliban regime. More than 100 embassy guards and full-timeRead More →
Indian embassy in Kabul reportedly under Taliban observation (File) New Delhi: The Taliban did not want India to evacuate diplomats from its embassy in Kabul, sources told NDTV today, saying the government had received messages from the group’s office in Qatar assuring them of the safety of Indian personnel. andRead More →
The journey from the Indian Embassy in Kabul to the airport takes no more than 20 minutes on good days. But on Monday night, it took nearly an hour for the convoy of 14 armored vehicles carrying Indian Ambassador Rudrendra Tandon and other officials – every minute was breathtaking suspense.Read More →
New Delhi: India evacuated the Indian ambassador and staff from the Kabul embassy, two days after the Taliban entered the capital and settled down as a new dispensation. The closure of the Indian embassy has been in the works since it became clear that there would not be a smoothRead More →
OTTAWA — A flight with elite members of the Canadian Armed Forces and personnel from the Canadian Embassy in Afghanistan landed in Ottawa tonight, according to the Department of National Defence. The flight, which took off from Cologne, Germany, became the fifth known flight to repatriate Canadian citizens and AfghansRead More →
Russia plans to partially evacuate staff from its embassy in Kabul following swift Taliban takeover of Afghan capital, foreign ministry official says noted On Monday. The US military evacuated its embassy staff and other foreigners on Sunday as insurgent group forces entered Kabul and the Afghan government collapsed. At leastRead More →
An American Chinook helicopter flies over the city of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday. Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital, further tightening their grip on the country as panicked workers fled government offices and helicopters landed at the United States Embassy. Rahmat Gul / AP hide caption toggleRead More →
US Embassy staff in Kabul are being moved to the airport amid the Taliban advance on the Afghan capital, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, as Western states seek to put staff from their embassy in Kabul safe. “That’s why we had forces there to make sure we could doRead More →
The Taliban entered the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday and demanded the peaceful surrender of the country’s government as the United States works to evacuate its embassy staff. The Associated Press reported that foreigners and Afghans were trying to leave the country as quickly as possible for fear of anRead More →
Iran is calling on the Taliban to ensure the safety of its diplomats and consulate staff in the western Afghan city of Herat as Western embassies and aid groups evacuate staff from Afghanistan. The Taliban have taken over Kandahar; the country’s second largest city, Herat; and a string of otherRead More →
Murals can be seen along the walls of a quiet U.S. Embassy July 30 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Paula Bronstein / Getty Images hide caption toggle legend Paula Bronstein / Getty Images Murals can be seen along the walls of a quiet U.S. Embassy July 30 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Paula BronsteinRead More →
U.S. Marines have started arriving in Kabul to help secure the evacuation of embassy staff as the Taliban offensive sweeps into Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Friday. During the last day, militants captured two of the country’s largest cities, and they appear to be trying to isolate Kabul before launchingRead More →
WASHINGTON — As security deteriorates rapidly in Afghanistan, the United States is sending 3,000 additional troops to help evacuate some of the personnel from the American Embassy in Kabul, officials said Thursday. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said an army infantry battalion and two marines would enter Afghanistan within the nextRead More →
WASHINGTON (AP) – Just weeks before the United States ends its war in Afghanistan, the Biden administration is sending 3,000 fresh troops to Kabul airport to help with a partial evacuation of the American embassy. The move highlights the astonishing speed of a Taliban takeover of much of the country,Read More →
By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus on Wednesday rescinded its clearance for the appointment of the U.S. ambassador and asked the United States to cut staff at its embassy in retaliation for Washington sanctions. President Joe Biden’s administration slapped Belarus with new sanctions on Monday, theRead More →
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus on Wednesday rescinded its clearance for the appointment of the U.S. ambassador and asked the United States to cut staff at its embassy in retaliation for Washington sanctions. President Joe Biden’s administration slapped Belarus with new sanctions on Monday, the anniversary of last year’s electionRead More →
through: Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Job : August 11, 2021 / 7:35 p.m. EDT / Update: August 11, 2021 / 7:35 p.m. EDT Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gestures during an annual news conference in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. Belarus’ authoritarian leader accused on Monday that the opposition wasRead More →
Belarus has revoked its consent to the appointment of Julie Fisher as US ambassador and has ordered a reduction in staff at the US embassy in Minsk, the European country’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. from the east. The measures were announced two days after President Joe Biden’s administration, inRead More →
The regime of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has responded to the latest round of US sanctions by asking Washington to cut staff at its embassy in Minsk to five by September 1. Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatol Hlaz said in an interview posted on the ministry’s website on August 11Read More →
MOSCOW, Aug.11 (Reuters) – Belarus has called on the United States to cut staff at its embassy in Minsk and has revoked its consent to the appointment of Julie Fisher as ambassador in response to the latest Washington sanctions, the United States said on Wednesday. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. InRead More →
Moscow ready to issue visas to new US embassy staff, senior Russian diplomat noted Thursday, after the Russian Ambassador to Washington denounced the strict visa issuance procedures for Russian employees. Alexander Bikantov, deputy foreign ministry spokesman, said Russia was “open to dialogue” despite what he described as Washington’s “non-constructive approach”.Read More →