‘Pakistan holds the key to Afghanistan’
The end of the American intervention in Afghanistan has turned into a rout with the recapture of Kabul by the Taliban and the flight of president Ashraf Ghani. As an […]
‘US left with a bad name:’ Afghanistan’s last known Jew hails Taliban’s return
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Peace in the “Unfortunate Land” of Kabul; a Mission of Hope
21st August 2021 By Professor Amtul Razzaq Carmichael, UK The land of Afghanistan, in particular Kabul is no stranger to violence, death, and destruction. Afghanistan has a long and chequered past […]
The Latest: Friday prayers quiet in Kabul, Taliban unseen
By The Associated PressIn this photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, […]
US announces new destinations for evacuees as Kabul airport confusion continues
By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN 2 hrs agoLike3 Comments|68 Chaotic scenes played out at Kabul airport again on Friday as thousands desperate to leave Afghanistan sought to […]
Biden vows to evacuate all Americans — and Afghan helpers
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ROBERT BURNS, JAMES LAPORTA and ZEKE MILLER 15 minutes ago 1 of 10 President Joe Biden speaks about the evacuation of American citizens, their families, SIV applicants […]
Kabul – 50 years ago
By Rafiq Tschannen, Associate Chief Editor of the Muslim Times As the faithful readers of The Muslim Times will recall, I was in Kabul from 1969 to 1972, during the […]
Evacuations from Afghanistan speed up, Taliban vows peace: Live
Western nations step up evacuations from Afghanistan as Taliban promises women’s rights and media freedom in first press conference. By Zaheena Rasheed and Tamila Varshalomidze 18 Aug 2021|Updated: 9 minutes ago Planes carrying hundreds […]
Watchdog describes litany of US failures in Afghanistan mission
Special inspector general says United States officials failed to ‘implement a coherent strategy’ over 20 years in Afghanistan. 17 Aug 2021 The United States “struggled to develop and implement a […]
The US, the Taliban and the stunning defeat in Afghanistan
The Taliban victory is a major humiliation for the US, but perhaps that’s the silver lining of the Afghan tragedy. Marwan Bishara Senior political analyst at Al Jazeera. 16 Aug […]
China says ready for ‘friendly relations’ with Taliban after Kabul takeover
China says ready for ‘friendly relations’ with Taliban after Kabul takeover AFPPublished August 16, 2021 – China is ready to deepen “friendly and cooperative” relations with Afghanistan, a government spokeswoman said on […]
Evacuation in Kabul echoes US exit from Vietnam’s Saigon in 1975
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL ASIA PACIFIC AUG 15, 2021 1:28 PM GMT+3A combination picture of a CIA employee (most likely O.B. Harnage) helping Vietnamese evacuees onto an Air America helicopter from […]
Ex-Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Forms Power Transition Council; Won’t Flee Taliban
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai assured the people in a message that he will stay in the country even as a peaceful transfer of power takes place in Kabul Written […]
Taliban enter Afghan capital as US diplomats evacuate by chopper
11:53 AM CEST Last Updated 20 minutes ago Reuters Afghan president in talks as Taliban near Kabul Summary Taliban enter Kabul from all sides – interior ministry official < U.S. […]
Taliban control all key Afghan cities except Kabul
Published 11 minutes ago Tensions are rising in the Afghan capital, Kabul, as the Taliban continue their rapid advance towards the city. The militants seized the eastern city of Jalalabad […]
Afghanistan at the crossroads as civil war looms
ANDREW HAMMOND August 12, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/6cawk Alarm is growing at the prospect of the Taliban unseating the Kabul government, but that outcome is just one of three scenarios […]
‘There is less fear’: restoration of Kabul repairs the ravages of war
Afghanistan rebuilds the old town and creates register of dwellings to promote peace and help residents feel safer Stefanie Glinski in Kabul Mon 13 May 2019 Amir Gol […]
Suicide bomber kills over 50 at religious event in Kabul
Reuters International Nov 20, 2018 By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up in a banqueting hall where Islamic religious scholars had gathered in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, killing more than 50 people, three government officials said. Najib Danish, […]
’69 People on My 69th Birthday’ / Suicide Casts Doubts On German Deportation Policies
As Germany’s interior minister joked about deporting 69 refugees on his birthday last week, news emerged that one of those Afghan deportees had committed suicide in Kabul. The man’s […]
Bomber, gunmen attack Shia Imam Zaman mosque in Kabul
Attackers strike mosque packed with people attending Friday prayers in Afghan capital killing at least 20 worshippers. Police try to rescue a child at the site of the suicide attack claimed by ISIL [Omar Sobhani/Reuters] A suicide bombing followed by gunfire as Shia Muslims gathered for Friday prayers at a […]