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Who is Zalmay Khalilzad? Top US diplomat is blamed for Taliban's return and current crisis

The 70-year-old U.S Special Representative has faltered on counts more than one. At the time of February deal, he reportedly put pressure on Afghan government to release thousands of insurgent prisoners

Aug 23, 2021

Taliban's Return: Afghans rush to buy hijab and turban; Prices jump in one week

Shopkeepers in Kabul say the prices and sales of turban and hijab have increased with the Taliban's return to Afghanistan.

Aug 23, 2021

How corruption played a crucial role in marking the return of Taliban in Afghanistan?

International political experts revealed that people in Afghanistan found no difference between Taliban regime and the government created by the United States

Aug 23, 2021

One Afghan VP flew to Dubai with $51mn in cash, reveals US diplomatic cable

A string of official reports, many deleted last week from US government sites due, apparently, to "ongoing security concerns", showed how a corrupt elite in Afghanistan ran the government for personal gain while committing crimes with impunity, alienating ordinary people and driving many into the arms of the insurgency, the Daily Mail reported.

Aug 23, 2021

Americans beaten up by Taliban while reaching Kabul airport; Advisory issued

Americans have been beaten by the Taliban while attempting to reach the US-held airport in Kabul, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said during a Defense Department briefing held after US citizens were told Saturday not to travel to the airport due to security threats.

Aug 23, 2021

Pentagon monitoring Taliban's sweeping advances in Afghanistan 'with deep concern'

Panjshir valley remains the last bastion of resistance; Ahmad Massoud ready to fight Taliban

Panjshir valley will not be handed over to the Taliban and resistance fighters will be ready to fight back if the extremist group tries to seize it, the son of one of the main leaders of Afghanistan's anti-Soviet resistance in the 1980s.

Aug 23, 2021

Taliban mocks America with iconic World War II photo

Ultimate Insult: Taliban mocks America with iconic Iwo Jima photo of World War II

The Taliban has released a photo in which a number of the group's forces, under the guise of US troops, are mocking a famous image of US troops in World War II during the battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.

Aug 23, 2021

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's brother swears allegiance to Taliban

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's brother Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai has sworn allegiance to the Taliban.

Aug 23, 2021

Heartbreaking pic of baby passed over wall at Kabul airport; here's what happened there [details]

One video showed an American serviceman reaching over a barbed wire-fitted wall to grab a baby with one hand and haul it into the protected compound.

Aug 22, 2021

Afghan Sikh Member of Parliament rescued from Kabul; thanks India, gets emotional remembering home [details]

He requested that the Indian Air Force also save the rest of the Sikhs trapped in Afghanistan. He told that at present there are about 280 Sikhs trapped in a gurdwara, who are waiting for help.

Aug 22, 2021

Afghans running out of cash as banks, ATMs closed for 7th consecutive day; Unlikely to return to normalcy, say bankers

Though Afghan economy runs on cash as only an estimated 10 to 15% of citizens have a bank account for digital transactions

Aug 21, 2021

Taliban now owns American weapons, missiles and military aircraft as US evacuated

Afghanistans military has laid down its weapons, and the Taliban have wasted little time in collecting them, raising concerns about how easily troves of US-made arms, military aircraft and armoured vehicles have fallen into enemy hands and the new capabilities they bring, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Aug 21, 2021

US sending troops to Kabul airport for Embassy drawdown

150 Indians allegedly abducted from Kabul airport but later released [Report]

Amid reports of the alleged abduction of around 150 Indians from outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Saturday, local Afghan journalist Zaki Daryabi said that the kidnapped persons were released and they were on the way to the airport.

Aug 21, 2021

No co-education in universities, first Fatwa by Taliban

Taliban issues first Fatwa: No co-education in universities

Taliban officials in Afghanistan's Herat province have ordered the government and private universities that girls will no longer be allowed to sit in the same classes with boys, Khaama News reported.

Aug 21, 2021

Resistance Begins: Besides Panjshir, 3 districts in Baghlan recaptured from Taliban

Resistance to Taliban takeover begins in parts of Afghanistan as Panjshir remains cut off, while 3 districts of Baghlan report to have recaptured 3 districts so far from Taliban

Aug 21, 2021

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Search Results for: Afghanistan

Who is Zalmay Khalilzad? Top US diplomat is blamed for Taliban's return and current crisis

Taliban's Return: Afghans rush to buy hijab and turban; Prices jump in one week

How corruption played a crucial role in marking the return of Taliban in Afghanistan?

One Afghan VP flew to Dubai with $51mn in cash, reveals US diplomatic cable

Americans beaten up by Taliban while reaching Kabul airport; Advisory issued

Panjshir valley remains the last bastion of resistance; Ahmad Massoud ready to fight Taliban

Ultimate Insult: Taliban mocks America with iconic Iwo Jima photo of World War II

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's brother swears allegiance to Taliban

Heartbreaking pic of baby passed over wall at Kabul airport; here's what happened there [details]

Afghan Sikh Member of Parliament rescued from Kabul; thanks India, gets emotional remembering home [details]

Afghans running out of cash as banks, ATMs closed for 7th consecutive day; Unlikely to return to normalcy, say bankers

Taliban now owns American weapons, missiles and military aircraft as US evacuated

150 Indians allegedly abducted from Kabul airport but later released [Report]

Taliban issues first Fatwa: No co-education in universities

Resistance Begins: Besides Panjshir, 3 districts in Baghlan recaptured from Taliban

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