LIVE: Afghanistan now emancipated, we seek no revenge, says Taliban

Afghanistan crisis LIVE updates: An IAF aircraft today left from Kabul to India carrying the Indian ambassador and other personnel as part of the emergency evacuation

6:35 PM

Indian embassy staff evacuation from Kabul completed in two phases: MEA

6:34 PM

India exploring options to hire charter planes to evacuate more Indians from Afghanistan

India is also exploring options to hire charter planes to evacuate more Indians from Afghanistan, says report

6:20 PM

India to wait and watch Taliban's conduct

India to wait and watch that how inclusive will be the government formation and how will the Taliban conduct, news agency ANI report

5:52 PM

41 Keralites stranded in Kabul; state govt seeks Centre's intervention

The Kerala government on Tuesday said at least 41 Malayalis including women and children have been stranded in Taliban-controlled Kabul and requested the Centre to make necessary arrangements for their safe evacuation to the home country. In the wake of panic calls from the stranded people received at the Department of NORKA, the state-run welfare agency of non-resident Keralites, the government sent letters to the External Affairs Ministry seeking immediate steps for their repatriation. (PTI)

5:16 PM

Taliban's initial assurances since Afghan takeover 'a positive signal': Russian foreign minister

Taliban's initial assurances since Afghan takeover 'a positive signal': Russian foreign minister

4:23 PM

Germany halts development aid for Afghanistan: minister

Germany halts development aid for Afghanistan: minister

4:02 PM

Situation in Kabul under Taliban 'better' than it was under Ghani govt: Russian envoy

Russia has said that the situation in Kabul under the Taliban is "better" than it was under the Ashraf Ghani-led Afghanistan government, according to a media report, signalling Moscow's apparent endorsement of the insurgent group and an attempt to establish ties with the outfit, still officially designated a terrorist organisation in the country. (PTI)

3:46 PM

Afghan students studying in Punjab worried about families back home

Afghan students studying in educational institutions in Punjab are worried about their families back home after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. "We have been having sleepless nights for the last several days. Our families, although safe so far, are shaken and afraid of the turn of events taking place in the country," Noor Ali Noori, an Afghan student studying at Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana, said on Tuesday. (PTI)

3:11 PM

Situation grim in Afghanistan, says Indian envoy after returning from Kabul

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) successfully carried out a three-day evacuation mission to bring back 192 Indians stranded in what is now the Taliban controlled Afghanistan. Providing a sigh of relief to those stranded in Afghanistan, the Indian Air Force (IAF) plane C-17, Globemaster, carried more than 150 Indian nationals from the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul to Jamnagar on Tuesday. The aircraft evacuated several Indian Embassy officials working in Afghanistan. Read more

3:05 PM

Australia will not be able to evacuate as many Afghans as it wants: PM

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says his government will not be able to evacuate as many Afghans from Kabul as he wanted. Australia is sending three transport and air-to-air refueling jets with 250 military personnel to repatriate more than 130 Australians and their families from Afghanistan. Australia also wants to evacuate hundreds of Afghans who had worked for Australian troops and diplomats in roles such as interpreters. (PTI)

2:45 PM

Evacuation flights resume at Kabul airport

Military flights evacuating diplomats and civilians from Afghanistan resumed early on Tuesday after the runway at Kabul airport was cleared of thousands of people desperate to flee after the Taliban seized the capital. Read here

2:35 PM

UK's Johnson wants to discuss Afghanistan with G7 as soon as possible

Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to hold a virtual meeting of Group of Seven leaders at the earliest opportunity to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, his office said after the British leader spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday. "Both leaders resolved to use their bilateral and multilateral influence to encourage international partners to adopt a joined-up approach to the challenges ahead," Downing Street said in a statement after the two leaders spoke by phone.

"The Prime Minister also stressed the need to agree shared international standards on human rights that any future Taliban government in Afghanistan will be held to by the international community. (Reuters)

2:35 PM

Facebook bans Taliban supporting content: report

Social media giant Facebook has said that it has banned the Taliban and all content supporting it from its platforms as it considers the group to be a terrorist organisation, according to a media report. The company says it has a dedicated team of Afghan experts to monitor and remove content linked to the insurgent group. (PTI)

2:14 PM

Turkey says welcome 'positive messages' from Taliban in Afghanistan: Foreign minister

Turkey says welcome 'positive messages' from Taliban in Afghanistan: Foreign minister

2:00 PM

IAF plane carrying 120 Indians from Afghanistan lands at Jamnagar airbase

An Indian Air Force plane with 120 people onboard landed on Tuesday at Jamnagar in Gujarat from Kabul in Afghanistan, an official said. The C-17 aircraft touched down at the IAF airbase at Jamnagar at 11.15 am, the official said. Read here