Taliban enter Kabul, await ‘peaceful transfer’ of power
Taliban negotiators headed to the presidential palace Sunday to discuss the transfer, said an Afghan official
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Taliban enter Afghan capital as US diplomats evacuate by chopper
Taliban insurgents entered the Afghanistan capital Kabul on Sunday, an interior ministry official said, as the United States evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter.
In recorded message Ghani says remobilizing security and defence forces; mum on resignation
President Ashraf Ghani in a pre-recorded message to the nation on Friday said that remobilization of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) is his top priority and that required measures are underway to reach this end, but he vowed to prevent further bloodshed in the country.
As humanitarian crisis unfolds in Afghanistan, UN chief urges Taliban to halt offensive immediately
The UN Secretary-General on Friday called on Taliban militants to “immediately halt” their offensive against Government forces and return to the negotiating table in good faith, “in the interest of Afghanistan, and its people.”
Taliban capture Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Herat; embassies getting staff out
Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on Afghanistan on Friday, wresting control of its second and third biggest cities while Western embassies prepared to send in troops to help evacuate staff from the capital, Kabul.
Amid escalating violence in Afghanistan, peace talks underway in Doha
The multilateral meeting on the peace process in Afghanistan convened Tuesday in Qatar’s capital of Doha
PM Modi chairs UN Security Council open debate on maritime security
This is the first time that maritime security is being discussed as an exclusive agenda item in such a high-level open debate.
Iran welcomes India’s role in ensuring security in Afghanistan — President Raisi to Jaishankar
During Friday’s meeting, the Iranian President stressed the importance of close cooperation and coordination between Iran and India in developing peace and stability in Afghanistan.
Turkey cannot bank upon Pakistan for its interests in Afghanistan, says expert
To pressure the Taliban to tolerate the Turkish presence, Ankara will likely tap Pakistan
Coronavirus malady: the mystery is yet to be cracked
From immunity to the role of genetics, Nature looks at five pressing questions about COVID-19 that researchers are tackling.