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UN security council discussing proposal to allow safe passage for people leaving AfghanistanBritish troops and international allies could return to Kabul airport to help police a UN safe zone in the capital in order to allow safe passage for people try…
Western G7 powers are meeting Turkey, Qatar and Nato in Doha to discuss how Kabul airport could be reopenedAfghanistan – live updatesTalks are due in Doha and New York to try to reach an international consensus on the conditions for recognising the Tal…
The Afghan state was held together by theft, extortion and nepotism – at the highest levelsWhen the Taliban swept into Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, the militant group faced almost no resistance. The country’s now former president, Ashraf Ghani, fled t…
A lawyer for the Afghans says legal proceedings are a last resort, and that Immigration New Zealand have been ‘completely flat-footed’In the video, New Zealand flags are burning. Their edges curl and the stars of the southern cross turn black, crumblin…
Thwarted attack comes after reports of civilian deaths following drone strikes by the US in the Afghan capitalShoeless, shivering, passing out: Afghan refugees arrive in the UKKabul airport comes under rocket fire as US evacuation enters final phaseSee…
Many British citizens stuck at Kabul airport after all UK troops left, as tensions and violence intensifyAfghanistan – live updatesBoris Johnson and other world leaders have received assurances from the Taliban that foreign nationals and those with aut…
Secretary of state to bereaved father: ‘I’m deeply sorry’Adviser: US will help people leave after deadlineAfghanistan – live coverageThe White House on Sunday reasserted its promise to capture or kill the perpetrators of the deadly attacks on Kabul air…
US forces have launched a ‘defensive’ military strike in Kabul against a vehicle carrying ‘multiple suicide bombers’ from the Islamic State’s local affiliate in Afghanistan who were aiming to attack the airport, American officials have said.T…
The US told citizens to ‘immediately’ leave the airport amid reports around 1,000 civilians remain to be flown outThe US remains on high alert for another possible terror attack at Kabul airport and has warned citizens to “immediately” leave the area, …
Open letter from the prime minister tells military personnel they should take ‘the greatest pride’ in their service there, and that gains made will live onBoris Johnson has responded to criticism that the rapid withdrawal from Afghanistan has undermine…
US says there were no known civilian casualties but community elder claims women and children among victimsAfghanistan latest news – liveThe US drone strike in Afghanistan targeted a mid-level “planner” from the Islamic State’s local affiliate who was …
Nick Carter highlights challenging judgments that have had to be made on the ground in KabulAfghanistan live news: British troops will end Kabul evacuation operation today, says armed forces chiefFear and fury in Kabul as thousands face being abandoned…
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UK passport holders describe feeling abandoned as the end of the evacuation nearsFear and fury in Kabul as thousands face being abandoned by UKUK Afghans and stranded relatives speak of anguish as time to leave ebbsBritish nationals stuck in Kabul have…
The attack on Kabul airport underlines the west’s obligations, which do not end with the occupation For all that it had been warned of, was perhaps even half-expected, Thursday’s terrorist attack on Kabul’s Hamid Karzai airport was a deeply shocking ev…