Tag: Afghanistan
U.S. military flights resume at Kabul airport
Flights were suspended for much of Monday, when at least five people were killed, witnesses said, although it was unclear…
Merkel calls for special EU meeting on Afghanistan crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called for a special EU meeting to discuss the recent ousting of power by…
Biden blames Afghan forces for Taliban takeover, defends decision [Video]
The U.S. President who inherited a peace agreement signed by the Trump administration and Taliban, said he stands "squarely behind"…
Ousted Afghan President Ghani fled with copter filled with dollars
The report credited to Russian embassy in Kabul claimed that the helicopter could not contain all the cash as he…
Korean Air mulls rerouting flights to avoid Afghan airspace
Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s biggest carrier, on Monday said it would consider rerouting flights to avoid Afghanistan’s airspace…
Afghanistan war over: Taliban spokesman Naeem
Naeem said the type and form of the new regime in Afghanistan would be made clear soon.
Taliban set to declare Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
President Ashraf Gani has fled to Tajikistan and the Taliban had ruled out suggestions of a transitional government, opting instead…
Afghan president Ghani flees as Taliban fighters enter Kabul
Although a senior Afghan Interior Ministry official confirmed Ghani's flight to Tajikistan, the president's office refused to make comment for…
Taliban move closer to Kabul as Pul-e-Alam, Sharana fall
The gain of Pul-e-Alam, a key staging post for a potential assault on Kabul, comes a day after the insurgents…
Taliban captures Logar province in Afghanistan
A terrorist group ''the Taliban'' has captured Puli Alam, the capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province, located just 50 kilometres…
Taliban captures Lashkar Gar, Feruz Koh cities: Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera reports that the Islamists have also taken control of Feruz Koh city in Afghanistan’s western province of Ghor…
U.S., UK sending 3,600 troops to Afghanistan
The U.S. reinforcements will fly in just weeks before the departure of the last of the U.S.-led international force
Taliban capture Herat 11th Afghan provincial capital, Americans told to flee
Herat is home to veteran warlord Ismail Khan, who for weeks has been rallying his forces to make a stand…
Taliban take Ghazni City 10th Afghan provincial capital
President Ashraf Ghani is trying to rally a counteroffensive relying on his country's special forces, the militias of warlords and…
America throws Afghans under the bus
By Wednesday, at least nine provincial capitals have been overrun by the Taliban with little resistance by Afghan forces.