Ghani resigns,Mullah Baradar new Afghan President
President Ashraf Ghani has resigned. Former Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali will take over the
Year: 2021
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 Taliban advances, China lays groundwork to accept an awkward reality
A series of photos published last month by Chinese state media of Foreign Minister Wang Yi standing shoulder to shoulder with visiting Taliban official decked out in traditional tunic and turban raised eyebrows on the country’s social media.
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.
Researchers start new investigation into Long COVID core outcome set
A group of researchers started this project with the aims of understanding what are the core outcomes for patients living with Long COVID.
Some key leaders of Afghanistan’s Taliban
The Taliban are an hardline Islamist movement in Afghanistan that has been fighting an insurgency against the Western-backed government in Kabul since being ousted from power in 2001.
Hezbollah’s motivations for launching campaign against Israel
Hezbollah does not operate in a vacuum and is affected by a very complex system of pressures and challenges.
The Indo-Soviet Treaty on Peace, Friendship and Cooperation: fifty years later what it means for Bangladesh
Bangladesh remains ever grateful to India and former Soviet Union who stood firmly by them for their rights.