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Taliban Expected to Announce New Govt Soon The Taliban said that the discussions held on forming a new government have been finalized and they will soon make an announcement.
Anamullah Samangani, a member of the Talibans cultural commission, said that Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, will also be the leader of the... |
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Biden Defends Decision to Withdraw From Afghanistan The last US soldiers left Kabul on Monday at midnight.
Addressing the people of the United States on Tuesday, Biden said the United States no longer had a clear purpose in keeping its soldiers in Afghanistan.
He said the US military presence should have ended long ago in Afghanistan, and that he... |
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Taliban accuse US of destroying equipment including helicopters The Taliban has accused the United States of intentionally damaging equipment at Kabuls Hamid Karzai International Airport during their withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Anas Haqqani, a key Taliban member, visited Kabul airport a day after the last American soldier left Afghanistan, and said the US had... |
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Qatar warns isolating Taliban could further destabilize Afghanistan Qatars foreign minister on Tuesday warned that isolating the Taliban could lead to further instability and urged countries to engage with them to address security and socioeconomic concerns in Afghanistan.
The U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state has emerged as a key interlocutor to the Taliban, having hosted... |
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India announces first formal meeting with Taliban Indias ambassador to Qatar held talks with a top Taliban leader on Tuesday, the Indian foreign ministry said, the first formal diplomatic engagement since the Taliban took over Afghanistan.
The envoy, Deepak Mittal, met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, the head of the Talibans Political Office in... |
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US warns citizens to immediately leave Kabul airport US soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as Afghans sit on a roadside near the military part of the airport in Kabul on August 20, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The US Embassy in Kabul has warned Americans, who are looking to be evacuated out of Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, to avoid travelling... |
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US strikes Daesh after deadly Kabul attack The United States launched a drone strike against an Islamic State (Daesh) attack "planner" in eastern Afghanistan, the US military said on Friday, a day after a suicide bombing at Kabul airport killed 13 U.S. troops and over 60 Afghan civilians.
US President Joe Biden vowed on Thursday that the United... |
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Panjshir: Massoud Wants to Talk But Ready to Fight Ahmad Massoud, the son of Afghanistans late National Hero Ahmad Shah Massoud, said he will never hand over Panjshir province to anyone, even as the Taliban increases its forces near the mountainous valley in northern Afghanistan.
Speaking to Reuters, Massoud said he hoped for negotiations to resolve... |
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UK says has evacuated over 7,000 people from Afghanistan The United Kingdom said late on Monday it has evacuated over 7,000 people from Afghanistan, adding that the evacuation process will run as long as the security situation allows and that no firm date was set for the end of evacuation flights, Reuters reported.
"7,109 individuals have been evacuated... |
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OIC holds emergency meeting on Afghanistan The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held an emergency meeting over the situation in Afghanistan on Sunday, calling on the international community to provide humanitarian aid.
Initiated by Saudi Arabia, where the groups headquarters is based, the meeting called for all factions in Afghanistan... |
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RSF presses Biden to evacuate journalists Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on US President Joe Biden to draw up a special plan to remove Afghan journalists at risk.
The organization says the United States now appears to be concerned only with evacuating its own nationals and staff. "This will prevent the removal of people who are... |
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Taliban to unveil new Afghan govt framework within weeks, official says The Taliban aim to unveil a new governing framework for Afghanistan in the next few weeks, a spokesman said on Saturday.
"Legal, religious and foreign policy experts in the Taliban aim to present the new governing framework in the next few weeks," the official told Reuters.
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Greece completes wall extension on border as Afghan migrant fears grow Greece said on Friday it had completed a 40-kilometre fence on its natural border with Turkey, and a new surveillance system was in place, amid concerns that there could be an increase in migrants into Europe after Talibans takeover of Afghanistan.
The recent development in Afghanistan has fuelled... |
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Biden Vows to Mobilize Every Resource for Evacuations US President Joe Biden on Friday promised Americans in Afghanistan that "we will get you home," but warned the evacuation mission would be risky and dangerous, Reuters reported.
"Therell be plenty of time to criticize and second guess when this operation is over," Biden said in a speech and answering... |
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Afghan Women to Taliban: Include Us In Your Govt Women who have been working in government and non-government agencies held a gathering to express concerns about the future and how women will be represented in any future government. This comes as the Taliban has said it has begun discussing the formation of a new government.
"The people, the government,... |
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Taliban seeks intl assistance for rebuilding Afghanistan Afghanistan is seeking international assistance in terms of rebuilding the country after years of occupation by foreign troops, Suhail Shaheen, spokesman for the Taliban Political Office in Qatar, said Thursday.
In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Shaheen expressed pleas for... |
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EUs Borrell says Taliban takeover of Afghanistan biggest event since Crimea EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell addresses a joint press after a Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on July 12, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The EUs foreign policy chief says the collapse of the Western-backed administration and a subsequent takeover of Afghanistan by... |
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Pentagon DOES NOT KNOW how many Americans are still in Afghanistan, or how many were among the 7,000 evacuated so far The US military has no idea how many Americans remain in Afghanistan, or even how many were among the 7,000 or so people that have been evacuated via the Kabul airport so far, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
© U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Isaiah Campbell via Reuters
Approximately 7,000... |
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Terrorist blast kills at least two people in Somali capital This file photo shows the aftermath of a deadly bomb attack in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
At least two people have been killed and several others wounded in a terrorist attack in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
The deadly attack occurred late afternoon on Thursday when a terrorist detonated... |
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Taliban call on the world to recognize their movement Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Thursday that the Taliban wants friendly relations with all countries around the world, especially the United States, and that they have not been hostile towards any country.
Speaking at a ceremony held to mark the 102nd anniversary of independence from British... |
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Turkey Still Aims to Maintain Kabul Airport Security: Erdogan Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said that his country still aims to maintain security at the Kabul airport, after Taliban took control of Afghanistans capital.
Reuters reports that Turkish sources said this week that those original plans were dropped because of the chaos in Kabul, but... |
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IMF Blocks Afghanistans Access to Emergency Reserves The International Monetary Fund has suspended Afghanistans access to IMF resources, including around $440 million in new monetary reserves, due to a lack of clarity over the countrys government after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Reuters reported on Thursday.
The IMFs announcement came amid... |
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Taliban Says Governing Structure May Include Council Wahidullah Hashemi, a member of the Taliban leadership, on Thursday said there is a possibility that Afghanistan will be led by a council that will govern under the authority of the Talibans top leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada.
The statement by Hashemi came on Thursday, August 19, which marks... |
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Biden seeks ways to speed up evacuations from Afghanistan U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris discussed ways to accelerate evacuations of Americans and refugees from Afghanistan with his national security team on Wednesday, a White House official told Reuters.
This comes after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in the past week.
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Afghan Female Journalists Ask Taliban for Right to Work Afghan women journalists on Thursday asked the Taliban to respect their right to work.
Shabnam Khan Dawran, an anchor at RTA (Radio Television Afghanistan) said that the Taliban has not allowed her to enter her office to continue her work.
"I wanted to return to work, but unfortunately they did not... |
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Biden should take peoples money seriously and question Afghan military top brass (including Ghani) who gave them orders not to fight Taliban If the Biden-administration thinks that by allowing the democratic governments (that too the government which is sustained by US money) to collapse by armed uprising of terrorists (who dont want to participate in elections because they dont have support of the majority of the people), it can win... |
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Ghanis remarks spark widespread reaction Many Afghans have slammed former president Ashraf Ghani for having fled the country ahead of the Taliban take over and said his statement on Facebook sums up his disregard for the country and its people.
Ghanis critics say he left the country in the midst of a crisis.
Ghani, who has taken refuge... |
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Afghan delegation meets with Pakistans prime minister An Afghan delegation of political figures met with Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, the Pakistani leaders office confirmed.
According to a statement issued by Khans office, the prime minister welcomed the delegation and "expressed strong support and solidarity for the fraternal people... |
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Ross Wilson says reports of US embassy closing are not true US Chargé dAffaires Ross Wilson said Tuesday the American embassy in Kabul has not closed down and that reports to this effect were false.
In a message posted on Twitter, Wilson said: "Contrary to false reports, @USEmbassyKabul staff & I remain in #Kabul working hard to help 1000s of U.S.... |
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Taliban spokesman Mujahid holds first press conference in Kabul Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday night that the Taliban has succeeded in ending the foreign occupation of Afghanistan after 20 years of "struggle".
Addressing his first press conference, Mujahid threw some light on the current situation and reassured Kabul residents that "their... |
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