Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s runaway former president vows to return, denies he fled with cash

Aug 19, 2021 03:58

Afghanistan’s runaway former President Ashraf Ghani has vowed to return to the country and demand “justice” for Afghans, a few days after he fled just as advancing Taliban militants arrived at the gates of the capital, Kabul, to complete a takeover of the country.
Biden’s approval rating falls below 50 percent after Taliban takeover

Aug 19, 2021 02:57

The approval rating of US President Joe Biden has dropped below 50 percent in the wake of his chaotic withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan which led to the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul.
Theresa May blasts UK ‘incomprehensible’ failure in Afghanistan

Aug 19, 2021 02:51

Britain’s former Prime Minister Theresa May has criticized the UK government’s “incomprehensible and worrying” failure to bring together an alternative alliance of countries “to provide the support necessary to sustain a government” in Afghanistan after the US withdrawal.
Iran’s Raeisi, Russia’s Putin express readiness to contribute to establishment of peace, security in Afghanistan

Aug 19, 2021 02:06

Iran's President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, have expressed readiness to contribute to the establishment of peace and security in war-torn Afghanistan.
Iran: US, NATO talked of democracy, war on terror but only sought ‘own interests’ in Afghanistan

Aug 18, 2021 12:20

Iran’s outgoing foreign minister says the US and NATO only sought their “own interests” in invading Afghanistan, stressing that they need to compensate for the losses they imposed on the country and failing to achieve their objectives.
Influx of Afghan refugees into Iran unabated in wake of Taliban rule

Aug 18, 2021 11:02

Aside from the tumultuous stories of Afghanistan, there is a story of a quest for peace; an epic trek that took this Afghan family 48 hours on foot to get to neighboring Iran.
Trump calls Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan ‘greatest embarrassment’

Aug 18, 2021 10:40

Former US President Donald Trump has described President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan the “greatest embarrassment” in the history of the United States.
US to continue diplomacy in Afghanistan after Aug. 31 if 'safe'

Aug 18, 2021 08:34

The United States remains open to keeping its diplomatic presence at Kabul's airport following a withdrawal deadline at the end of August if conditions permit, says a State Department spokesman.
Reactions from across West Asia to Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan

Aug 18, 2021 08:12

Regional countries, entities and personalities have been reacting to the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan following the United States’ abrupt military withdrawal, which put an end to a futile two-decade-long war in the South Asian country.
Soviet-era president Gorbachev: US must learn from Afghan failure

Aug 18, 2021 08:04

Mikhail Gorbachev, Russia’s last Soviet-era leader, who led the withdrawal of Russian occupation forces from Afghanistan in 1989, has slammed the US military invasion of the war-torn country as doomed from the outset, saying “lessons” should be learned from the conflict.