At Afghanistan’s border with Uzbekistan a cargo train rolls over a bridge and into the newly created “Islamic Emirate”. The Taliban’s white and black flag flutters next to the Uzbek one. Some traders have welcomed the group’s return to power. The driver of a truck being loaded with wheat tells
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Afghanistan: Joe Biden defends US pull-out as Taliban claim victory
US President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan – a move which led to Taliban militants returning to power. Staying longer was not an option, Mr Biden said in an address to the nation, a day after the end of a 20-year US presence
Over and out: US completes withdrawal from Afghanistan
The US government will now conduct diplomacy with the Taliban administration and consular operations out of Doha, Qatar By Yashwant Raj I Edited by Nadim Siraj The United States on Monday announced the end of its military mission in Afghanistan, bringing to an end a 20-year presence that had started
Revealed: Foreign Office ignored frantic pleas to help Afghans
Thousands of emails to the Foreign Office from MPs and charities detailing urgent cases of Afghans trying to escape from Kabul have not been read, including cases flagged by government ministers, the Observer has been told. The UK’s Afghanistan evacuation concluded on Saturday night with the departure of Britain’s final
UNSC drops Taliban reference from statement on Afghanistan crisis
The UNSC statement on the political crisis in the war-torn nation raises eyebrows as the reference to the militant group Taliban, was dropped from a recurring paragraph. On behalf of the UNSC, which is headed by India for the month of August, India released a statement on August 27 denouncing
Afghanistan: Final UK flight for civilians leaves Kabul, says government
The UK’s final evacuation flight purely for civilians has left Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, the Ministry of Defence has said. Further flights which leave will have UK diplomatic and military personnel on board, it added. The head of the armed forces, Gen Sir Nick Carter, said it was “heartbreaking” they had
Afghanistan: Pen Farthing team ‘turned away’ from airport
An ex-Royal Marine has told how he was “turned away” while trying to leave Kabul – as the UK’s defence minister said his supporters had “taken up too much time” of senior commanders. Paul “Pen” Farthing was attempting to get his staff and rescue animals out of Afghanistan when they
Afghanistan Live Updates: U.S. Says Its Airstrike Killed a Planner of the Kabul Airport Attack
The U.S. military has announced its first reprisal strike in Afghanistan since an attack on the Kabul airport killed 13 U.S. service members and as many as 170 other people, as U.S. officials again warned Americans to leave the airport because of security threats. “U.S. military forces conducted an over-the-horizon
Afghanistan to not see blasts after US withdrawal
TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – The Taliban spokesman said that the presence of US forces had motivated the Thursday blast at Kabul Airport, adding that the Taliban had called the United States to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible. Reacting to Kabul airport recent attacks Zabihullah Mujahid noted, “After US
Afghanistan live news: US carries out drone strike against Islamic State; American citizens warned to leave Kabul airport gates ‘immediately’
The UK’s Afghan war is ending, but questions about its failures need answers, writes HuffPost’s Paul Waugh in last night’s edition of The Waugh Zone. Here are some key extracts, making the case for an independent public inquiry into UK policy on Afghanistan since 2001. In many ways, [Boris] Johnson’s