Why, after 20 years of training, did the Afghan army vanish into thin air before the advancing Taliban? Afghan filmmaker Mortaza Shahed, who lives in Bern, has a clear answer. This content was published on August 31, 2021 – SWI: Afghanistan has been striving for peace for over 40 years. […]
ISHTIAQ AHMAD September 01, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/8ny6w The US has suffered a major blow to its credibility as a global power in the wake of the humiliating withdrawal from […]
As Taliban prepares to rule Afghanistan it faces problems such as unpaid salaries, cashless banks and mass hunger. Play VideoBy Ted Regencia and Virginia Pietromarchi1 Sep 2021|Updated:40 minutes ago The […]
The attack at the Kabul airport shows that the Taliban are unable to get the country completely under control, terror expert Wassim Nasr argues in an interview. An entity that […]
Several Mosques and Muslim organizations from across Wisconsin met Sunday to create plan of action for refugee aid at Fort McCoy Aug 30, 2021 Courtney Sisk Reporter Several Mosques and Muslim organizations from across Wisconsin met Sunday to create a plan of action for Afghan refugee aid. They referred to the […]
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ANKARA DIPLOMACY AUG 31, 2021 9:31 AM GMT+3Taliban Badri special force fighters stand guard next to an Afghan Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2021, after the U.S. pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war. (AFP […]
Afghanistan: A broken land The country takes an even more tragic turn Borzou Daragahi Aug 30, 2017 Credit: Borzou Daragahi. I have been traveling to Afghanistan for nearly 20 years, […]
Source: AT US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in an interview on Sunday with CBS’s Face the Nation discussed the evolving relationship between Washington and the Afghan Taliban. Three things emerged. First, Sullivan disclosed that “over-the-horizon strikes” against ISIS-K from outside Afghanistan will continue, but he ruled out any return […]
He fled the capital for the Panjshir Valley, where he declared himself president: Amrullah Saleh, formerly Afghanistan’s vice president, hopes to lead the anti-Taliban resistance. He has written a letter […]
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) The last US military flight has left Kabul, marking the end of the country’s presence in Afghanistan. America’s top military commander in the region, Gen Kenneth […]
By Selina Wang and Ben Westcott, CNN Blind Afghan war vet becomes first American Paralympian to win triathlon Paralympic Games kick off with vibrant Opening Ceremony Tokyo (CNN)A history-making US Paralympic gold medalist, […]
On Thursday, the German military suspended flights from Kabul. Thousands of people who worked for the Germans have been left behind. Berlin is hoping negotiations with the Taliban will give […]
Source: Dawn It was only a matter of time before the US finally pulled the plug on its longest-running war. But the speed and ease with which the Taliban wrested control of Afghanistan took the world by surprise. With the Taliban trying to reassure the world that they have changed, […]
ANDREW HAMMOND August 28, 2021 22:29217 Short Url https://arab.news/gjney While the G7 was created in the 1970s to monitor developments in the world economy, last week’s crisis meeting of Western leaders […]
Source: Dawn TEACHER Shirin Tabriq spent five days and nights outside Kabul airport trying to get on a flight from Afghanistan. Humiliated and enraged by her ordeal, she has given up and plans to return to her village to start a new life under the Taliban. Midwife Shagufta Dastaqgir also […]
Source: Dawn AFTER capturing Kabul the Taliban want to be seen as rulers rather than just as a religious militia. Eager to secure legitimacy — internationally and among Afghans — closed door negotiations are afoot for a government inclusive of non-Taliban Afghans. Will these actually work out? And what lies […]
Afghanistan: Shukria Barakzai’s whispered voice notes and dramatic escape By Gabriel GatehouseBBC Newsnight For Shukria Barakzai, 15 August seemed, at first, an unremarkable Sunday morning. A prominent journalist and politician, […]
in spite of being surprised on holiday. Minister for Afghanistan Lord Ahmad ‘was on HOLIDAY’ when Kabul fell The minister for Afghanistan Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon was on a staycation […]
AFGHANISTAN, COMMENTARY, HISTORY, THE BUSH-43 ADMINISTRATION, WOMEN August 24, 2021 More than a generation ago, Afghanistan won its freedom, which the U.S., Britain and their “allies” destroyed. Outside the gate of the Arg, the […]
Germany’s military ended efforts to rescue people from Afghanistan, and many German groups’ Afghan staff members have been left behind. It’s a betrayal that has caused irreparable damage, writes DW’s Maissun Melhem. As I watched the news of the last German military plane taking off from Kabul airport, I was reminded […]