Russian FM urges inclusive dialogue to normalise Afghan situation
By IANS Russian Foreign Minister Sergei lavrov on Tuesday called for inclusive dialogue with the
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China Embraces High-Stakes Taliban Relationship as U.S. Exits
Taliban counting on support from Beijing as they take Kabul
UN Security Council calls for immediate cessation of violence and formation of United and inclusive government in Afganistan
The UN Security Council issued a press statement today following a meeting by the UN
Taliban declares amnesty across Afghanistan
By IAR Desk New Delhi: August 17, 2021: After its swift takeover of Kabul on
Profits and poppy: Afghanistan’s illegal drug trade a boon for Taliban
The United States spent more than $8 billion over 15 years on efforts to deprive the Taliban of their profits from Afghanistan’s opium and heroin trade, from poppy eradication to airstrikes and raids on suspected labs.
Taliban enter Kabul, await ‘peaceful transfer’ of power
Taliban negotiators headed to the presidential palace Sunday to discuss the transfer, said an Afghan official
Ghani resigns,Mullah Baradar new Afghan President
President Ashraf Ghani has resigned. Former Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali will take over the
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.