Washington, August 17 (AP): Built and trained at a two-decade cost of USD 83 billion, Afghan security forces collapsed so quickly and completely in some cases without a shot fired that the ultimate beneficiary
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Kabul, August 17 (AP): The Taliban declared an amnesty across Afghanistan and urged women to join its government Tuesday, trying to calm nerves across a tense capital city that only the day before saw chaos at
New Delhi, August 17 (PTI): United States President Joe Biden said on Monday that he stands "squarely behind his decision" to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan as he blamed the Afghan leadersh
New Delhi, August 16 (PTI): "I had to run, else the Taliban would have killed me. Everything ends here. I could not bring my family along," Afghan intelligence officer Asif said in broken Hindi as tea
Kabul, August 16 (AP): The Taliban have seized power in Afghanistan two weeks before the US was set to complete its troop withdrawal after a costly two-decade war. The insurgents stormed across the country,
WASHINGTON, AUGUST 16 (IANS): US President Joe Bidens statement on Saturday washing his hands of Afghanistan deserves to go down as one of the most shameful in history by a commander in chief at such a moment o
Islamabad, August 16 (PTI): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday said the international community must remain engaged with Afghanistan, asserting that Islamabad will continue to play a
Kathmandu, August 16 (IANS): The Nepal government has started evacuating and repatriating its citizens from the crisis-ridden Afghanistan after the Talibans capture of the South Asian nation. Prime Minister
Kabul, August 16 (IANS): All commercial flights from the Hamid Karzai International Airport on Kabul have been cancelled in the wake of Taliban takeover triggering widespread chaos, said a statement of Afghanis
Kabul, August 16 (IANS): Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban leader freed from a Pakistani jail on the request of the US less than three years ago, has emerged as an undisputed victor of the 20-year war in Afghani
Kuala Lumpur, August 16 (IANS): Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced his resignation on Monday after losing majority support in the lower house of Parliament. In a televised speech, Muhyiddin
Kabul, August 16 (IANS) At least three people were killed by gunfire on Mondayat the passenger terminal of the Kabul international airport, where thousands of Afghans who fear for their lives after the Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan, August 15 (AP) — Afghanistan’s embattled President Ashraf Ghani fled the country Sunday as the Taliban moved further into Kabul, officials said. His countrymen and foreigners ali
Vatican City, August 15 (AP) Pope Francis said Sunday that he shares the unanimous concern for the situation in Afghanistan" as Taliban fighters sweep across the war-torn country. He spoke as the Taliba
KABUL, Afghanistan, August 15 (AP) — Taliban fighters entered Kabul on Sunday and sought the unconditional surrender of the central government, officials said, as Afghans and foreigners alike raced for th
LES CAYES, Haiti, August 15 (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake added to the misery in Haiti, killing at least 304 people, injuring a minimum of 1,800 others and destroying hundreds of homes. Peopl
New Delhi, August 14 (IANS): The US Embassy in Kabul is instructing personnel to destroy sensitive materials as well as items "which could be misused in propaganda efforts", according to a management
Kabul, August 14 (IANS): Taliban militants have seized Pul-e-Alam city, the provincial capital of Logar province, located 60 km south of Kabul, as the insurgents continue their fight against government for
Kabul, August 14 (IANS): US troops have started arriving in Kabul to assist in the evacuation of the American Embassy personnel from the war-torn country where the Taliban is gaining ground against security for
Washington, August 14 (IANS): The global coronavirus caseload has topped 206 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.34 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.61 billion, according to the Johns
