Rescuers are busy searching for survivors after the magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Afghanistan that killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500. On Thursday, aid workers also began digging mass graves. The number of deaths is expected to rise further in the coming days because not everyone has been […]
Russia has stationed its first diplomat in Afghanistan since the Taliban regained power last year. This makes Russia one of the first countries to have an envoy in the Central Asian country again. Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday called the presence of NATO and the United States in neighbouring […]
A pregnant New Zealand journalist in Qatar can return to her own country. She was previously banned from entering New Zealand because it has closed its borders due to the coronavirus. Still, the government has now allowed her to come after much commotion over the refusal. Charlotte Bellis, 35, […]
Fifteen member states of the European Union have agreed to receive some 40,000 people in need from Afghanistan. That said, European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson on Thursday after a meeting of European interior ministers. In recent months – after the Taliban took power – member states have already […]
Protests are no longer allowed by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The Afghan interior ministry said last week’s protests had disrupted public order. People were also allegedly attacked. Last week included anti-Pakistan protests and protests for women’s rights and representation in the Taliban’s new parliament. The announcement to stop protests […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Taliban promised Afghans with appropriate papers to leave the country. The Muslim extremists are said to have made that promise several times. Since the Taliban took Kabul, countries, including the US have been evacuating people for a while. That mission has […]
The United Kingdom does not expect to have more time for the evacuations from Afghanistan. The British have called on US President Joe Biden to keep his troops in that country longer so that Kabul airport can be used longer. However, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace tells Sky News that an […]
The jihadist organisation reports that several countries and organisations have asked the Taliban to help evacuate people from Afghanistan. Many people still want to leave the country where the Muslim extremists have taken power. The Taliban do not say which countries or organisations are involved. However, since this week, […]
The Taliban have demanded that all foreign military personnel leave Afghanistan before the September deadline. Western armies in the country are now in the final stages of their withdrawal, but there are said to be planning to leave troops behind to guard the US embassy in Kabul and the capital’s […]
The withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan has reached cruising speed. Yesterday all the remaining German troops were transferred home; today, the Italians are. This brings an end to an operation that has lasted almost 20 years. By September 11, the last American troops should also be out of […]
