Afghanistan

Amir Abdollahian, Borrell discuss Iran-EU ties, JCPOA, Afghanistan

Aug 29, 2021 01:16

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and the European Union Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell, discussed a series of issues, including the relations between Tehran and the EU, the Vienna talks for the revival of the JCPOA, and the situation in Afghanistan.
US says conducted drone strike on Daesh after deadly Kabul attack

Aug 28, 2021 09:16

The US military says it has carried out a drone strike against a Daesh “planner” in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, a day after a bombing attack claimed by the terrorist group killed 13 American troops and scores of Afghan civilians at Kabul airport.
US warns citizens to ‘immediately’ leave Kabul airport

Aug 28, 2021 07:34

The US Embassy in Kabul has warned Americans, who are looking to be evacuated out of Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, to avoid traveling to the Kabul airport and asked them to “immediately leave” the gates.
UN warns about 'catastrophic' humanitarian situation in Afghanistan

Aug 28, 2021 03:59

The United Nations (UN) has raised the alarm about the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in Afghanistan following years of conflict exacerbated by the US-led invasion of the war-torn country and the coronavirus pandemic.
US House minority leader: 'There will be a day of reckoning' for Biden

Aug 28, 2021 03:04

US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has stated that "there will be a day of reckoning” for President Joe Biden following a twin bombing around the Kabul airport that killed a dozen US troops and dozens of Afghan civilians on Thursday.
Taliban ‘planning to establish inclusive caretaker government’ in Afghanistan

Aug 28, 2021 02:57

The Taliban say they are planning to establish an inclusive caretaker government in Afghanistan that would include leaders from all ethnicities and tribal backgrounds, following their takeover of the country earlier this month.
Erdogan: No decision yet on Kabul airport help

Aug 28, 2021 01:38

Turkey still seems to be undecided over the issue of the Kabul airport. The Turkish president said Ankara is still yet to decide on a request by the Taliban to run the airport.
Pentagon officials: Another Kabul attack 'likely' before US leaves

Aug 28, 2021 01:28

Pentagon and White House national security officials have warned US President Joe Biden that another terrorist attack in Kabul is "likely" in the final days of the 20-year-long American occupation of Afghanistan.
Great Game in West Asia is over - and America lost

Aug 27, 2021 15:23

America’s political and military establishments remain impervious to learning basic lessons. The best the US administration could do for itself, and the rest of the world, is to take a sabbatical for a decade from policing the planet.
Western media suddenly care about Afghan women again after US departure

Aug 27, 2021 15:11

Western media outlets are proving once again that Afghan women’s rights are only of interest to them when they can be used to prop up imperialism and the military industrial complex.