The United States of America aims to complete the evacuation process by the deadline. They plan to evacuate from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan by August 31. The Pentagon said that it was not yet the point to seek a change. However, the UK, France, and Germany will step up the pressure at a virtual G7 summit. Meanwhile, the Taliban said any extension would violate an agreed deal. United States President Joe Biden has taken 24 hours to decide whether to extend the timeline for withdrawal or not. Biden’s decision will provide time for the Pentagon to prepare. Thousands of people have be
Greece has installed a 40 kilometer (25 miles) fence and surveillance system on its border. The fence is on the border with Turkey amid the concerns over a surge of migrants from Afghanistan. Greece’s Citizens Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis said that they can not wait passively for the possible impact. On Friday, Chrisochoidis was on a visit to the region of Evros. He said his borders will remain inviolable. The statement from the mister came after Turkey called on European countries to take responsibility for Afghan migrants. A telephonic conversation was carried out betw
The US President Joe Biden is scheduled for a virtual meeting with other leaders of the G-7 countries to discuss close coordination on Afghanistan policy. The meeting will be conducted on August 24 according to the statement released by the White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Sunday. Jen Psaki said that the meeting will be scheduled virtually to meet other leaders of the G-7 countries to discuss continuing their close coordination on Afghanistan policy and evacuating their citizens, the brave Afghan who stood with the US over the last two decades and other vulnerable Afghans. The lead
On Monday, United States Vice President Kamala Harris visited Singapore to deepen the ties between the two nations. Harris met with the top leaders in Singapore on the first working day of her trip to Southeast Asia. Biden’s administration's top priorities will be discussed by Harris regarding a partnership to tackle cyber threats, supply disruptions, and the COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia. She met with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Halimah Yacob during the trip. The meeting was amid bolstering ties with the partners in the region as part of Washington's e
The United States plans to use commercial aircraft to transport the people after they have evacuated Afghanistan. According to the statement released by the Pentagon press secretary John Kirby, 18 aircraft will not fly into Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport. The aircraft's list includes United States, Delta, and Hawaiian airlines. The focus is on military aircraft to allow them to operate in and out of Kabul. Kirby said they will use “onward movement of passengers from a temporary safe haven and interim staging bases”. This will be the third time ever where the Civil Reserve
The United Kingdom plans to push world leaders to consider new sanctions on the Taliban. British Prime minister Borris Johnson is currently leading the group that includes the United States, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, and Canada. They believe that G-7 should consider the economic sanctions and withhold aid if the Taliban commits human rights abuses and allow its territory to be used as a haven for militants. According to US President Joe Biden, the Taliban had not taken any action against US forces that are controlling Kabul airport. Biden agrees to Britain's push for sanctions if the
The British government has announced plans to take in 5,000 Afghan refugees this year. After a heated emergency debate in the parliament packed with lawmakers, on the UK’s response to the Taliban’s Seizure of power in Afghanistan, Boris Johson said refugees will primarily be women and children. For the chaotic turn of events in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under fire. He said a new “generous” refugee settlement program will allow 20,000 vulnerable Afghanistan refugees to seek shelter in the UK in the coming years. The UK is trying to evacuate more than 5,000 Afgha
On Wednesday, a briefing cum conversation was held between Indian and the US along with some other countries with US Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman. They have agreed, keeping in mind the interest of women, minorities, and the safety and security of diplomatic personnel that it was important to work for as representative and as inclusive a government as possible in Afghanistan. Another general sentiment to emerge was participation by foreign secretary Harsh Shringla, which was that no part of Afghanistan should turn into a terror safe heaven and that the terrorism was being exported to Afgh
The Biden administration has suspended all arms sales to the government of Afghanistan after the Taliban took control over the country. On Wednesday, a notice was posted to defense contractors to put pending or undelivered arms transfers under review. The statement was issued by the State Department Political/ Military Affairs Bureau, “In the light of rapidly evolving circumstances in Afghanistan, the Directorate of Defence Sales Controls is reviewing all pending and issued exports licenses and other approvals to determine their suitability in furthering world peace, national security an
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg blames the Afghan leader for the “tragedy”. Stoltenberg said the alliance was surprised by the speed of the Taliban victory over the entire nation of Afghanistan. Jens Stoltenberg reported via video link from Brussels said that ultimately the Afghan political leadership failed to stand up to the Taliban and achieve the peaceful solution which Afghans desperately wanted. He calls it a tragedy that we are witnessing today due to the failure of the leadership. He said this after he chaired a meeting on Tuesday of