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More than 18,000 people have been flown out of Kabul since the Taliban took over Afghanistan‘s capital, a NATO official said on Friday, pledging to redouble...
Three killed as Afghan protests test Taliban’s promise of peaceful rule (Update 5)
At least three people were killed in anti-Taliban protests in the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, witnesses said, as the Islamist group moved to...
Britain warns Taliban: Militants must never attack West from Afghanistan
Britain cautioned the Taliban on Tuesday that Afghanistan must never be used to launch terror attacks but added that the West must try to positively...
UK’s Johnson plans G7 meeting on Afghanistan, steps up evacuation effort
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to host a virtual meeting of G7 leaders to tackle the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and has stepped up...
US troops arrive in Afghan capital to assist evacuations
American troops have flown into Kabul to help evacuate embassy personnel and other civilians in the Afghan capital, a US official said on Saturday, a...
Taliban seize more Afghan cities, assault on capital Kabul expected (Updated)
Taliban insurgents have seized Afghanistan’s second- and third-biggest cities as resistance from government forces crumbled, stoking fears that an assault on the capital Kabul could...
Turkey still keen to run Kabul airport despite Taliban advances, officials say
Turkey is for now still intent on running and guarding Kabul airport after other foreign troops withdraw from Afghanistan, but is monitoring the situation after...
Six countries urge EU not to halt deportations of rejected Afghan asylum seekers
Six EU member states have sent a letter to the bloc’s executive warning against halting deportations of rejected Afghan asylum seekers despite major advances of...
Car bomb hits near Kabul ‘Green Zone’; six dead including attackers
A car bomb blast followed by sporadic gunfire hit Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Tuesday near the heavily fortified “Green Zone”, leaving three civilians and three...
Taliban capture key district near Afghan capital
Taliban insurgents captured a key district just outside the Afghan capital Kabul in central Wardak province, forcing government forces to retreat, security officials said on Tuesday....