Afghanistan
Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan
Middle East
September 9, 2021
Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan
Sept 9 (Reuters) – Two hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan are set to depart the war-ravaged…
Analysis: The West owes Qatar a favour over Afghanistan. That was the point
Features/Interviews
September 8, 2021
Analysis: The West owes Qatar a favour over Afghanistan. That was the point
DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the world’s top diplomats have been beating a path…
Taliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members
World
September 8, 2021
Taliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Tuesday announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their…
Taliban fire in air to scatter hundreds of protesters in Kabul
Middle East
September 7, 2021
Taliban fire in air to scatter hundreds of protesters in Kabul
Sept 7 (Reuters) – Taliban gunmen fired in the air on Tuesday to scatter protesters in the Afghan capital Kabul,…
Germans welcome in Afghanistan, Taliban spokesperson says
Middle East
September 6, 2021
Germans welcome in Afghanistan, Taliban spokesperson says
In an interview published Sunday, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag that the militant group now in control…
Taliban claim control of Panjshir as evacuation flights await clearance
Middle East
September 6, 2021
Taliban claim control of Panjshir as evacuation flights await clearance
Sept 6 (Reuters) – The Taliban claimed victory on Monday over opposition forces in the Panjshir valley northeast of Kabul,…
Taliban say they have entered capital of holdout Afghan region
Middle East
September 5, 2021
Taliban say they have entered capital of holdout Afghan region
Sept 5 (Reuters) – The Taliban said on Sunday their forces had fought their way into the provincial capital of…
Taliban special forces bring abrupt end to women’s protest
Middle East
September 5, 2021
Taliban special forces bring abrupt end to women’s protest
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban special forces in camouflage fired their weapons into the air Saturday, bringing an abrupt and…
Rescue groups: US tally misses hundreds left in Afghanistan
World
September 5, 2021
Rescue groups: US tally misses hundreds left in Afghanistan
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Veteran-led rescue groups say the Biden administration’s estimate that no more than 200 U.S. citizens were…
Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace
Middle East
September 4, 2021
Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace
Bone-tired like everyone else in Kabul, Taliban fighters spent the last moments of the 20-year Afghanistan war watching the night…