Posts Tagged: Taliban
Taliban Report No Clashes in Afghanistan Day After They Capture Kabul
Taliban officials said on Monday they had received no reports of any clashes from across Afghanistan a day after the militants seized the capital, Kabul,...
Former Israeli Ambassador Warns: Fall of Afghanistan Shows Israel Must Rely on Itself
A former Israeli ambassador sounded a warning on Sunday in the wake of the Taliban’s lightning takeover of Afghanistan, saying it shows that Israel must...
Afghan Government Seeks to Hold Last Strongholds as Taliban Extend Capture of Cities
Taliban fighters captured the major city of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, sending Afghan forces fleeing, and drew closer to Kabul as Western countries...
Afghan President Departs After Taliban Return to Kabul
President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan on Sunday after Taliban fighters entered the capital Kabul, capping their return to power two decades after being forced out...
Taliban Have Started Entering Kabul From All Sides — Afghan Interior Ministry
The Taliban have begun entering the Afghan capital Kabul from all sides, the Afghan interior ministry said on Sunday, as US and European Union staff...
Qatar Urges Taliban to Cease Fire at Meeting in Doha
Qatar said it had urged the Taliban to cease fire and pull back their offensive in Afghanistan during a meeting between the Qatari foreign minister...
Afghan President in Urgent Talks as Taliban Take Key Town Near Kabul
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani held urgent talks with local leaders and international partners on Saturday as Taliban rebels pushed closer to Kabul, capturing a town...
Taliban Control 65 Percent of Afghanistan, EU Official Says, After Series of Sudden Gains
Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on captured Afghan territory on Tuesday as civilians hid in their homes, and a European Union official said the militants...
Trying to Save Just One Afghan Woman
I have been trying to save just one woman in Afghanistan. It is proving to be an unimaginably arduous task, one that has taken up...
Resurgent Taliban Take Provincial Capital, Kill Afghan Govt Spokesman
Taliban insurgents captured an Afghan provincial capital and killed the government's senior media officer in Kabul on Friday amid a deteriorating security situation as US...
Resurgent Taliban Take Provincial Capital, Kill Afghan Gov’t Spokesman
The Taliban captured an Afghan provincial capital and assassinated the government's top media officer in Kabul on Friday, dealing twin high-profile blows to the Western-backed...
Airlift Begins for Afghans Who Worked for US During its Longest War
Some 200 Afghans were set to begin new lives in the United States on Friday as an airlift got under way for translators and others...
First Task for Afghan Forces Is to Slow Taliban’s Momentum — Pentagon Chief
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday that the Afghan security forces' first job was to make sure they could slow the Taliban's momentum...
Afghan Politicians, Taliban Meet in Doha as Fighting Continues
Afghan politicians met with representatives of the Taliban insurgents in Qatar on Saturday with each side calling for peace even as fighting escalates and uproots...
