Kabul Airport

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The Taliban has recently requested India's aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to resume commercial flight operations to Kabul. (Representational image: AFP)

Turkey, Uzbekistan to resume flights to Kabul; India yet to decide on services

It will be the first time Kabul is hosting commercial flights from the two countries after the Taliban takeover

30 Sep 2021 12:38 PM

A Pakistan International Airlines passenger jet. (AP)

Pakistan set to operate special charter flights to Kabul soon

Pakistan becomes the first foreign commercial aeroplane service to operate in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over the war-torn nation

11 Sep 2021 3:19 PM

Evacuees from Afghanistan wait for passport checks upon arrival at Hamad International Airport in Qatar's capital Doha on September 10, 2021. (KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

32 more US citizens, permanent residents leave Afghanistan

Twenty-one US citizens or permanent residents were on a first Qatar Airways flight that left Kabul

11 Sep 2021 11:18 AM

Disgraceful was indeed the word that came to mind when seeing images of the American military exodus from Kabul airport. (Representational Photo:AFP)

Indranil Banerjie | Is fall of Kabul a Humpty Dumpty moment for US?

President Biden’s address to the American people suggested a lack of geopolitical sapience

03 Sep 2021 1:18 AM

Taliban fighters wave from the back of a pickup truck, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Many Afghans are anxious about the Taliban rule and are figuring out ways to get out of Afghanistan. (AP /Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi)

Taliban celebrate defeating the United States

US' longest military conflict drew to a close on Monday when its forces abandoned Kabul's airport, where it had overseen a frenzied airlift

31 Aug 2021 12:50 PM

The U.S. military said five rockets targeted the airport on Monday morning and that U.S. forces on the airfield used a defensive system to intercept them. (AP Photo)

Islamic State group claims latest Kabul attack

The attack did not halt the steady stream of U.S. military C-17 cargo jets taking off and landing at Hamid Karzai International Airport

30 Aug 2021 7:26 PM

Dozens of community members gathered in remembrance and prayer, as many came to show their support to those needing comfort because their loved ones will never be able to make it home. (Representational Image - ANI)

Indian-Americans light candles across US to honor soldiers killed in Afghanistan

The soldiers were among the 6,000 US troops President Joe Biden deployed to assist in a massive airlift evacuation

30 Aug 2021 2:42 PM

A destroyed vehicle is seen inside a house after a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. A U.S. drone strike destroyed a vehicle carrying "multiple suicide bombers" from Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate on Sunday before they could attack the ongoing military evacuation at Kabul's international airport, American officials said. (AP)

Rockets fired at Kabul airport as US troops pull out

US forces are now focused chiefly on flying themselves and American diplomats out safely

30 Aug 2021 11:41 AM

Taliban fighters stand guard outside the airport after Thursday's deadly attacks, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

Taliban seals off Kabul airport, stops people as evacuation process nears end

US President Joe Biden has warned that another terror attack at Kabul airport is 'highly likely in the next 24-36 hours'

29 Aug 2021 12:07 PM

US President Joe Biden pauses as he delivers remarks on the terror attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and the US service members and Afghan victims killed and wounded, in White House, Washington, DC on August 26, 2021.

Biden warns Kabul bombers 'we will hunt you down'

He reaffirmed the August 31 deadline for all US troops to leave Afghanistan and said the US forces would fly out as many people as possible

27 Aug 2021 12:28 PM

Wounded Afghans lie on a bed at a hospital after a deadly explosions outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Kabul attacks reinforce need for world to stand unitedly against terrorism: India

Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport on Thursday

27 Aug 2021 10:37 AM

Smoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

US, Afghan officials: At least 72 killed in airport attack

Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport Thursday

27 Aug 2021 7:50 AM

External affairs minister S. Jaishankar. (Photo: PTI)

India digs in for long haul in Afghan: Evacuation is top priority, says Government

On Thursday, an Indian Air Force special flight evacuated 24 Indian nationals and 11 Nepalese from Kabul to New Delhi

26 Aug 2021 11:56 PM

In this image provided by the Department of Defense, two paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct security while a C-130 Hercules takes off during a evacuation operation in Kabul, Aug. 25, 2021. (Department of Defense via AP)

What is the Islamic State threat in Afghanistan?

President Biden said there is 'an acute and growing risk' of an attack at airport by the group's regional chapter - Islamic State-Khorasan

26 Aug 2021 10:41 AM

Afghan people climb atop a plane as they wait at the Kabul airport in Kabul. (Representational Photo:AFP)

Seven people die in chaos near Kabul airport: UK

The ministry said separately that the UK had now evacuated nearly 4,000 people from Afghanistan since August 13

23 Aug 2021 12:38 AM

The people cited above said the Indians were taken away for questioning and it is not unusual under the current circumstances. (Representational-AFP)

Indians detained on way to Kabul airport; Released subsequently: Reports

India on Saturday evacuated around 80 Indian nationals from Kabul by a transport military aircraft of the Indian Air Force

21 Aug 2021 5:33 PM

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