カテゴリー: Taliban
Official says ceremony is being prepared at presidential palace in Kabul – two weeks after Islamist militia seized controlThe Taliban are expected to announce a new government in Afghanistan within hours, as chaos and confusion deepened and the country…
The Afghan television anchor Beheshta Arghand has been evacuated from Afghanistan amid risks for her safety and freedom after interviewing a Taliban official live on air after the fall of Kabul in late August. Arghand, who is now in Qatar, said sh…
Kabul evacuees at Sicilian air base of Sigonella worry about those left living under Taliban ruleAs another 250 Afghan refugees evacuated from Kabul left the Sigonella airbase in Sicily bound for Philadelphia, Haifa, 30, watches the plane lift off the …
Mark Milley says it’s possible the US will seek to coordinate on strikes in Afghanistan, though defence secretary Lloyd Austin remains scepticalUS Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said it was “possible” the United St…
Militants show off Humvees as leaders gather in group’s southern Afghan heartlandTaliban fighters have stood aboard captured Humvees as they prepared for a parade of plundered US military hardware in their southern Afghan heartland.A long line of green…
Women forced out of jobs despite Taliban promises to allow them to keep working, survey findsFemale journalists in Afghanistan are being forced out of jobs and told to stay at home despite Taliban promises to allow them to keep working and to respect p…
How will the Taliban rule Afghanistan? plus Angela Merkel’s political legacy. Get the magazine delivered to your homeAs the last remaining US troops left Kabul this week, focus turned to what form the Taliban government of Afghanistan will take. While …
Taliban soldiers inspected damaged aircraft and equipment at Kabul airport after the last US troops withdrew from a shattered Afghanistan. US troops destroyed more than 70 aircraft and dozens of armoured vehicles before they left. A day after thei…
Citizens tell of ‘absolute feeling of depression’ after last American troops left country overnightArifa Ahmadi* started her first day under full Taliban control by burning her jeans and any other clothes that the Taliban would be likely to disapprove …
Celebratory shots rang out in Kabul as the United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, ending 20 years of war that culminated in the militant Taliban’s return to power. Footage from inside the city in the early hours of …
Taliban spokesman says Afghanistan has ‘gained complete independence’ as fighters enter hangars occupied by US forces hours earlierAfghanistan – live updatesReport: after 20 years, last US flight departs KabulAs the last US military transport aircraft …
Leaked notes show US plan to close ‘high risk’ Abbey gate pushed back to allow UK evacuation to continueAfghanistan: live updatesA gate at Kabul airport was kept open by US commanders to allow the UK to continue evacuating personnel despite warnings of…
The Pentagon has said it is investigating reports of civilian casualties from a drone strike on Sunday in Kabul, but is ‘not in a position to dispute’ accounts from the scene of nine people from one family being killed, including seven children.US…
Security council resolution fails to spell out consequences for Taliban if it ignores callsWestern powers have been forced to accept the reality of the Taliban’s control of Afghanistan as they swung behind a watered down UN resolution that says it “exp…