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Over 600 Afghans cram into U.S. cargo plane in desperate flight from Kabul

REUTERS More than 600 Afghan men, women and children, crouching and crammed up against each other on the floor of a U.S. military plane, left Kabul after the city was seized by Taliban insurgents. A photograph showing the Afghan civilians - som..
Dutch send new evacuation plane to Kabul, worried time running out

REUTERS The Netherlands has sent a second military plane to Afghanistan to help evacuate people from the country, fearing time for the operation is running out, Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag said on Tuesday. Kaag said the aim was to extract at l..
Striking photo shows massive US Military plane crammed with 640 Afghans trying to flee Taliban reign

• A photo shows 640 people crammed inside a USAF transport aircraft as they try to escape Kabul. • The jet didn't mean to take so many people, but some pulled themselves on, Defense One reporte...
First German plane evacuated only 7 people from Kabul

BERLIN, Aug 17 - A first German military plane to land in Kabul since the Taliban takeover evacuated only seven people, the government said on Tuesday, due to chaos at the Afghan capital's airport. Germany, which had the second largest militar..
MOQ Launches the Exhilarating "Shop, Play, Win" Campaign, the First of its Kind in Qatar

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Turkey drops Kabul airport plans but will assist if Taliban ask -sources

REUTERS Turkey has dropped plans to take over Kabul airport after NATO's withdrawal from Afghanistan but is ready to provide support if the Taliban request it, two Turkish sources said on Monday amid turmoil following the militant group's ..
UK's Johnson plans G7 meeting on Afghanistan, steps up evacuation effort

REUTERS British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to host a virtual meeting of G7 leaders to tackle the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and has stepped up efforts to evacuate UK nationals and others from Kabul. Johnson spoke to French..
Belgium to send military planes to Kabul for evacuation

REUTERS Belgium will send military planes to Kabul to evacuate Belgian citizens and Afghan staff, news agency Belga reported on Monday. Foreign affairs minister Sophie Wilmes told Belgian daily Le Soir that evacuation was being organised for 47..
UK plans to evacuate hundreds from Afghanistan each day

REUTERS Britain will evacuate hundreds of British nationals and eligible Afghan nationals every day, and flights out of Afghanistan will continue for as long as it is safe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Monday. "I..

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