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'Don't panic and get back to work', Taliban order former officials
Published On: August 25, 2021 09:19 AM NPT By: Reuters
August 25: Ashraf Haidari, an economist at the Aghan finance ministry, was waiting anxiously at home when a call came from the Taliban: a commander ordered him back to work so he could help run the country once the "crazy foreigners" had left.
US regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Published On: August 24, 2021 09:57 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, August 24: The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday, potentially boosting public confidence in the shots and instantly opening the way for more universities, companies and local governments to make vaccinations mandatory.
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
Published On: August 24, 2021 07:24 AM NPT By: Reuters
Aug 23: The U.S. drug regulator granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, prompting President Joe Biden to make a fresh pitch to vaccine sceptics to get the shot to fight the pandemic.
HURPES urges PM Deuba to convene SAARC meeting immediately to discuss Afghan crisis
Published On: August 23, 2021 02:42 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, August 23: The Human Right and Peace Society (HURPES) has urged Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to immediately organize a virtual meeting with the heads of the governments of SAARC nations.
Gunfire at Kabul airport kills 1; Taliban mass near Panjshir
Published On: August 23, 2021 01:57 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, August 23: A firefight at one of the gates of Kabul’s international airport killed at least one Afghan soldier early Monday, German officials said, the latest chaos to engulf Western efforts to evacuate those fleeing the Taliban takeover of the country.
British military: 7 Afghans killed in chaos at Kabul airport
Published On: August 22, 2021 01:18 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, August 22: A panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul’s international airport killed seven Afghan civilians in the crowds, the British military said Sunday, showing the danger still posed to those trying to flee the Taliban’s takeover of the country.
Israeli aircraft strike Hamas sites in Gaza after border clashes
Published On: August 22, 2021 09:14 AM NPT By: Reuters
TEL AVIV, Aug 22: Israeli aircraft struck Hamas sites in Gaza late on Saturday, the military said, in an escalation of hostilities after earlier cross-border gunfire seriously injured an Israeli soldier and wounded 41 Palestinians, including two critically.
UAE to temporarily host 5,000 Afghans at U.S. request
Published On: August 22, 2021 09:12 AM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Aug 22: The United Arab Emirates has agreed to host 5,000 Afghan nationals to be evacuated from their country for 10 days on their way to a third country at the request of the United States, the Gulf Arab state's foreign ministry said on Friday.
Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
Published On: August 20, 2021 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
With boosters being planned in the U.S. as early as the fall for those who got the two-shot Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, recipients of the single-dose J&J jab might be wondering just how well their protection is holding up.
Over 18,000 people evacuated since Sunday from Kabul airport-NATO official
Published On: August 20, 2021 09:19 AM NPT By: Reuters
KABUL, August 20: More than 18,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul airport since the Taliban took over the Afghanistan capital, a NATO official told Reuters on Friday.
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