-
Taliban say Panjshir captured, resistance vows fight for stronghold to continue
Sep 06, 2021 08:11The Taliban say they now have full control over Panjshir, the last pocket of territory north of Kabul still outside their rule, but resistance forces have vowed the fight for their stronghold is far from over.
-
Iran slams attacks on Panjshir Valley, urges Taliban to honor commitments
Sep 06, 2021 06:01Iran has condemned in the strongest terms the Sunday night attacks against the Panjshir Valley, saying the Taliban must live up to their commitments, while expressing concern about the news emerging from the province.
-
UN says Taliban pledge to cooperate with aid efforts
Sep 06, 2021 01:38The United Nations says the Taliban have vowed to offer all necessary cooperation with the humanitarian efforts that are aimed at Afghanistan.
-
US State Department: We don't know what’s happening with Americans in Afghanistan
Sep 06, 2021 01:32The US State Department says it doesn’t know what is happening to Americans in Afghanistan, adding that it has no “reliable means” to confirm if the Taliban are preventing them from leaving the country.
-
Iran: Peace in Afghanistan only possible through broad-based, inclusive government
Sep 05, 2021 14:15Iran says establishment of peace and stability in Afghanistan is only possible through the formation of a broad-based government in the war-ravaged country.
-
Humiliating escape from Afghanistan sign of global decline in US power: Qalibaf
Sep 05, 2021 09:17Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, says the recent humiliating escape of the US forces from Afghanistan was a sign of deteriorating international power of the United States and proved that trusting a country’s security to the US is a strategic error.
-
US drone strike in Kabul killed a family — and began a new chapter of war
Sep 05, 2021 04:49Though U.S. forces have left Afghanistan, the war could continue with remotely controlled drone strikes — and even less accountability.
-
Afghanistan’s neighbors plan to hold virtual summit in ‘next few days’
Sep 05, 2021 04:00Afghanistan’s neighboring countries are set to hold a virtual summit to discuss the latest chain of events following the hasty and ill-planned withdrawal of US-led forces and the Taliban’s takeover of the war-ravaged country.
-
Top US general warns of civil war in Afghanistan amid clashes between Taliban and resistance forces
Sep 05, 2021 03:50A top US general has warned of a “civil war” in Afghanistan amid clashes between the Taliban and resistance forces in the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul.
-
Panjshir resistance can spread to rest of Afghanistan: Afghan officials warn Taliban
Sep 04, 2021 12:18The Taliban have been warned that clashes between the group and resistance militia fighters in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, north of the capital Kabul, might spread across other parts of the country.