German ambassador to China dies two weeks into the job
Germany’s ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, who was a former foreign policy adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel, has died suddenly, less than two weeks after taking up his post.
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Taliban claim control of Panjshir, promise formation of government ‘soon’
The Taliban claimed victory on Monday in the last part of Afghanistan still holding out against their rule, declaring that the capture of the Panjshir valley completed their takeover of ...
Afghanistan: Kabul main money exchange reopens; long lines form outside
The main money exchange market in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, reopened on Saturday (September. 4), 10 days after Taliban takeover, as a banking crisis still exists in the Asian country, a local ...
Fresh fighting in final anti-Taliban stonghold
Taliban and opposition forces were fighting on Saturday for control of the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last province in Afghanistan holding out against the Islamist group, according to ...
Taliban sources say last Afghan holdout region has fallen
Three Taliban sources said the Islamist militia had on Friday seized the Panjshir valley north of Kabul, the last part of Afghanistan holding out against it.
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Taliban co-founder Baradar to lead new Afghanistan govt
Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government set to be announced shortly, sources in the Islamist group said on Friday, as it battled rebel fighters in the ...
Taliban prepare to announce new Afghan government amid economic turmoil
Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers were preparing their government on Thursday, more than two weeks after the Islamist militia’s capture of Kabul brought a chaotic end to 20 years of ...
EU must create rapid reaction force, top officials say
Two senior European Union officials urged the bloc’s governments on Thursday to set up a rapidly deployable military force to intervene around the world, saying the crisis in Afghanistan ...
Taliban confront Afghan economy in turmoil, humanitarian crisis
Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers struggled to keep the country functioning on Wednesday after the final withdrawal of U.S. forces, with foreign donors alarmed about an impending humanitarian crisis.
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With airport closed, fearful Afghans scramble for the border
Crowds seeking to flee Afghanistan gathered on its borders while long queues formed at banks on Wednesday, as an administrative vacuum after the Taliban’s takeover left foreign donors unsure ...
Biden says Afghanistan exit marks the end of US nation-building
Facing sharp criticism over the tumultuous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said it was the best available option to end both the United States’ longest war and ...
Before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed Ghani to ‘change perception’
In the last call between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy and ...
You can be German even if your name is not ‘Klaus’ or ‘Erika’ -Merkel
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday migrants who settle in Germany are German even if they have foreign-sounding names, making a subtle dig at a widespread habit among white Germans ...
Echoes of 2015 as EU grapples with Afghan migration challenge
By Gabriela Baczynska
European Union countries on Tuesday proposed to step up aid to Afghanistan and its neighbours but could not agree a common policy on accepting asylum-seekers fleeing Taliban ...
Britain denies pushing to leave Kabul airport gate open before blast
Britain co-ordinated closely with the United States and did not push to keep a gate open at Kabul airport where a suicide bomber killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of ...
Taliban celebrate ‘complete independence’ as last U.S. troops leave Afghanistan
Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops, ending 20 years of war ...
Renewed activity at N. Korea nuclear reactor ‘deeply troubling’, IAEA says
By Francois Murphy and Josh Smith
North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor that is widely believed to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, the U.N. atomic ...
Rockets target US troops as final Kabul withdrawal begins (Updated)
U.S. anti-missile defences intercepted rockets fired at Kabul’s airport early on Monday, as the United States flew its core diplomats out of Afghanistan in the final hours of ...
China cuts amount of time minors can spend on online games
Chinese regulators on Monday slashed the amount of time players under the age of 18 can spend on online games to an hour of gameplay on Fridays, weekends and holidays, in ...
Biden travels to air base to honor U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan
U.S. President Joe Biden arrived at Dover Air Force Base on Sunday to honor members of the military killed in a suicide bomb attack during the evacuation of civilians ...
U.S. strikes at Islamic State militants in Kabul as withdrawal nears end (Update 2)
The United States carried out a missile strike on Islamic State militants in Kabul on Sunday, U.S. officials said, as its forces at the capital’s airport worked to ...
Johnson defends Kabul airlift after blame game erupts
Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended Britain’s airlift from Kabul on Sunday following growing criticism that ministers had been “asleep on watch”, potentially leaving thousands of eligible Afghans behind in ...
U.S. in final phase of Kabul evacuations, Taliban prepares government (Update 1)
U.S. forces were in the final phase of pulling out of Kabul, ending two decades of costly involvement in Afghanistan, as the country’s new Taliban rulers prepared to ...
Britain says its final civilian flights will soon leave Afghanistan
British troops will end their evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan on Saturday and many hundreds of Afghans entitled to resettlement in Britain are likely to be left behind, armed forces ...