India urged global action after a deadly Kabul strike even as Pakistan denied targeting civilians, deepening a fast-escalating conflict with Afghanistan and raising concerns over regional stability.
For more than three years, Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have projected an image of seamless unity: one leader, one command, one vision.
According to Tolo News, the exact number of casualties has not been disclosed, and the cause and nature of the explosion still remain unclear. Security officials have not yet issued a detailed official statement.
The 2,640-km-long Durand Line is more than just a frontier. It is a century-old scar on the map of South Asia - a scar that has bled into three Anglo-Afghan wars, the Cold War, the Taliban’s rise, and today’s great power rivalries. For the Afghan Pashtun, this line is not history.
"This decision underscores India’s resolve to deepen its bilateral engagement with the Afghan side in all spheres of mutual interest," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Tuesday.
These passengers include the employees of Indian Embassy and other working professionals in many projects in Afghanistan.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left the country on Sunday night, while the Taliban forces entered the capital of Kabul and took control of the presidential palace.
Nikita Ishchenko, a spokesman for the Russian Embassy in Kabul, was quoted as saying by RIA: "Four cars were full of money, they tried to stuff another part of the money into a helicopter, but not all of it fit. And some of the money was left lying on the tarmac."
The Indian government has already evacuated the majority of its officials from there, anticipating the Taliban advance into Kabul and also advised all Indian citizens to leave the country at the earliest.
Thousands of Afghans, fearing a return to Taliban rule, are trying to flee the country through Kabul’s international airport.
