Summary Protests in Kabul and eastern cities, several killed Leader of anti-Taliban opposition supports protests More than 8,000 evacuated since Sunday – security official Taliban tell people with no travel documents to leave airport KABUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Flag-waving protesters took to several Afghan cities on Thursday […]
DUSHANBE, Aug 18 – The Afghan ambassador to Tajikistan on Wednesday rejected Taliban rule of his country and said hold-out Panjshir province, north of Kabul, would serve as a stronghold for resistance led by self-proclaimed acting president Amrullah Saleh. Afghan First Vice-President Saleh said on Tuesday he was […]
Aug 18 – Afghanistan may be governed by a ruling council now that the Taliban has taken over, while the Islamist militant movement’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, would likely remain in overall charge, a senior member of the group told Reuters. The Taliban would also reach out to former […]
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban violently broke up a protest in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one person as they quashed a rare public show of dissent. The militant group meanwhile met with former officials from the toppled Western-backed government. As officials work to shape a […]
Aug 17 (Reuters) – It took just a few days for the Taliban to sweep across Afghanistan and seize territory they did not already control, sometimes taking major provincial capitals with barely a shot in anger. While much has been made of the Afghan army’s military collapse, interviews with Taliban leaders, […]
Summary Taliban give first news conference U.S. military resumes flights Islamist groups vows no retribution against soldiers, contractors Biden defends decision to withdraw Kabul’s streets are calm KABUL, Aug 17 (Reuters) – The Taliban held their first official news conference in Kabul on Tuesday since the shock seizure […]
With hundreds of Afghans rushing the tarmac of Kabul’s international airport desperate to flee the return of the Taliban, a young Afghan woman stood in limbo between two worlds. In one world, Massouma Tajik would board a flight to a country she did not know, destined to become […]
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of the capital’s airport on Monday as thousands tried to flee the country after the Taliban seized power with stunning speed. Some clung to the side of a U.S. military transport plane before takeoff, in a widely shared video that […]
Summary Taliban enter Kabul from all sides – interior ministry official U.S. diplomats evacuated by chopper President’s office says firing heard but situation under control Eastern city of Jalalabad falls without a fight KABUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents entered the Afghanistan capital Kabul on Sunday, an […]
Aug 14 – The insurgent Taliban have captured Afghanistan’s second- and third-largest cities, and a town just south of Kabul, and now have their sights set on the capital. Here are some facts about the city and previous assaults: CURRENT SITUATION – U.S. officials have said the insurgents […]
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