Posts Tagged: taliban afghanistan
Taliban-Led Afghan Administration Suspends Women From Universities
Afghanistan's Taliban-run higher education ministry on Tuesday suspended access to universities by female students until further notice, drawing strong condemnation from the United States, Britain...
Dozens Killed and Wounded as Blasts and Gunfire Hit Kabul Hospital
At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded in an attack on Afghanistan's biggest military hospital on Tuesday which saw two heavy...
Cash Airlifts Planned to Bypass Taliban and Help Afghans: Sources
As desperate Afghans resort to selling their belongings to buy food, international officials are preparing to fly in cash for the needy while avoiding financing...
Taliban Interim Government Agrees to Let Foreigners Leave Afghanistan
Two hundred foreigners in Afghanistan, Americans among them, are set to depart on charter flights from Kabul on Thursday after the new Taliban government agreed...
Hamas Leader, Officials: Uncompromising Resistance is Only Way to Expel ‘the Occupiers’
JNS.org - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and other officials were among the first to congratulate the Taliban on “expelling the occupiers” by means of their...
Western Nations Race to Complete Afghan Evacuation as Deadline Looms
Western nations rushed to complete the evacuation of thousands of people from Afghanistan on Wednesday as the Aug. 31 deadline for the withdrawal of foreign...
Afghan Evacuation on ‘War Footing’ as G7 Meets on Pullout Deadline
Western troops at Kabul airport worked frantically on Tuesday to evacuate people from Afghanistan before an Aug. 31 deadline as US President Joe Biden faced...
France Says Time Needed Beyond Aug. 31 for Afghan Evacuations
France is concerned about the Aug. 31 deadline set by the United States to pull out of Afghanistan, with more time needed to complete evacuations,...
Taliban Triumph in Afghanistan Has Arab States and Israel Hedging Dependence on US
JNS.org - The Taliban’s quick takeover of Afghanistan has Middle Eastern countries deeply concerned about their dependence on the US security umbrella. Elliott Abrams, who served...
Taliban Risk Military Strikes if They Host Terrorists Again, NATO Warns
The Taliban must not let Afghanistan become a breeding ground for terrorism again, NATO said on Tuesday, warning that the alliance after its withdrawal still...
Evacuation Flights Restart From Kabul as Taliban Hold First Press Conference
The United States and Western allies evacuated diplomats and civilians from Kabul on Tuesday as Kabul's new rulers were to hold their first news conference...
Taliban Take Strategic Afghan City of Ghazni on Road to Kabul
Taliban fighters captured the strategic Afghan city of Ghazni on Thursday, taking them to within90 miles of Kabul following days of fierce clashes as the Islamist...
Taliban Fighters Enter Provincial Capital, Clash With Afghan Forces
Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters have been locked in heavy clashes for the last two days after the insurgents entered the capital of the...
The Tragedy of Leaving Afghanistan
In the history of the world, no foreign power has ever occupied or been able to remain in Afghanistan, that landlocked and remote country in...