Afghanistan

Fighting intensifies in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province

Sep 03, 2021 10:51

Anti-Taliban forces in Panjshir province say they have repelled attacks by the group to seize a district there. The forces say they remain in control of all the entrances and roads. That’s while the Taliban say they have captured some parts.
Putin cites Western failure in Afghanistan to say democracy can't be imposed on countries

Sep 03, 2021 10:23

Russian President Vladimir Putin has strongly criticized the West's two decades of war and occupation in Afghanistan under the pretext of promoting democracy in the country, stressing that democracy can't be imposed from the outside.
China tells US to stop imposing its norms on world after Afghanistan debacle

Sep 03, 2021 10:15

China has called on the US to ponder on the recent advice of Russian President Vladimir Putin to quit imposing American norms on other nations after the Afghanistan fiasco.
Taliban spox says new government to be launched ‘in a matter of a few days’

Sep 03, 2021 04:13

The Taliban say they will form their government in Afghanistan “in a matter of a few days,” more than two weeks after the militant group took over almost all the war-ravaged country.
Iran, India weigh plans to settle Afghan crisis

Sep 03, 2021 02:21

The foreign ministers of Iran and India discussed a range of issues, including the recent developments in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan today, Africa tomorrow: America’s saga of failure

Sep 02, 2021 10:40

The presence of extremist militant groups in Africa is providing the perfect pretext for expanding the US military footprint there. The US desperately needs new leadership before it bleeds another generation in an endless war.
Battle begins between Taliban, Massoud as negotiations fail

Sep 02, 2021 09:55

Despite intense negotiations, the Taliban and the national resistance front in Panjshir, headed by Ahmad Massoud, have not reached a peace agreement.
UN says Afghanistan may face food crisis within month

Sep 02, 2021 07:56

The United Nations (UN) has warned that Afghanistan could be gripped by food crisis within a month, as a government is yet to be established since Taliban militants took over the country.
Putin: Only result of US war in Afghanistan has been 'tragedies, losses'

Sep 01, 2021 12:03

Russia's President Vladimir Putin says the outcome of the United States' 20-year war and occupation in Afghanistan has been nothing but "tragedies and losses," shortly after all US forces withdrew from the country.
Taliban say ‘consensus’ achieved on formation of Afghan government

Sep 01, 2021 11:43

The Taliban and other Afghan leaders have reached “consensus” on the formation of a new cabinet under the leadership of the group’s top spiritual leader, officials say, against the backdrop of the United States’ withdrawal of the last division of its forces.