Taliban takes over Afghanistan

As chaos and panic grips Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, we fact-check a few images that have come to describe the humanitarian crisis in the country

The US DoD claimed that the photographs showed an American C-17 Globemaster evacuating Afghan civilians but the aircraft was UAE's.

Three hand-written Guru Granth Sahib Ji's Swaroops reached India from Afghanistan. Mahavir Nagar Gurudwara, Delhi, will take care of the Swaroops.

In the last 20 years, American forces are believed to have supplied Afghan forces with more than 6.5 lakh small guns, including M-16 and M-4 assault rifles, as well as a large cache of armour piercing ammunition or steel core rounds.

"We are open to negotiations with the Taliban but these need to be meaningful,” said Saleh speaking to India Today.

As per news agency IANS, a military transport plane with 83 people, including 31 Ukrainians, arrived from Afghanistan to Kiev, the Ukrainian capital. Over 100 Ukrainians are still awaiting evacuation in Afghanistan.

The contentious claims by Tamal Bhattacharya found great support among Islamists, who whitewashed the Taliban.

Assam police have booked the arrested under several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, IT Act and CrPC

China claims that its 'investment' in Afghanistan, which is rich in resources like mineral deposits, will be 'genuine' and deliver support unlike the other 'western countries' which 'exploited'.

Reportedly, at least five people on Britain's "no-fly list" attempted to leave Afghanistan on British planes.