US says will judge Taliban gov’t by its actions
Washington: The State Department says the US is assessing the new Afghan government announced by the Taliban. “We note the announced list of names consists exclusively of individuals who are members of the Taliban or their close associates and no women,” a State Department statement said. “We also are concerned by the affiliations and track […]
NSA Doval, top Russian security official hold talks on Afghan crisis
New Delhi: NSA Ajit Doval and his Russian counterpart Gen Nikolay Patrushev on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks on the possible security implications of the Taliban’s capture of power in Kabul for India, Russia and the Central Asian region, people familiar with the development said. The meeting took place a day after Doval held extensive talks […]
Mullah Hasan to head proposed Taliban govt, Mullah Baradar to serve as his deputy: media report
Peshawar: Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the chief of the Taliban’s powerful decision-making body ‘Rehbari Shura’, has been named as Afghanistan’s new head of state by the insurgent group’s top leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada, according to a Pakistani media report. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Chairman of Taliban’s Political Office in Doha, and Mullah Abdus Salam will […]
Afghans with valid visas and passports can take evacuation flights: Taliban
Kabul: Afghans with valid visas and passports stranded in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif and waiting to take chartered evacuation flights out of the country will be allowed to leave, a Taliban official at the city’s international airport said Tuesday. Mawlawi Hafiz Mansour said the majority of Afghans waiting to take one of four evacuation […]
Hundreds attend anti-Pak rally in Kabul, chant ‘death to Pakistan’
Peshawar/Kabul: Hundreds of Afghan protesters, including women, took to the streets of Kabul on Tuesday, chanting “death to Pakistan” and denouncing Islamabad’s interference in Afghanistan and airstrikes by its jets in Panjshir province in support of the Taliban, according to a media report. The Taliban on Monday said they have seized Panjshir, the last province […]
Taliban will not allow any country, including Pakistan, to interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs: Spokesman
Islamabad: The Taliban on Monday asserted that it will not allow any country, including Pakistan, to interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs as it confirmed that ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed met the insurgent group’s de-facto leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul, amidst efforts to finalise a government in the war-torn country. The questions […]
Taliban pledge safety, security of humanitarian staff: UN official
United Nations: The Taliban have pledged safety and security of humanitarian staff and assured the UN of cooperation to ensure the assistance is delivered to the people of Afghanistan, a senior UN official has said. United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths met Taliban co-founder and head of the political office Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and […]
Afghan soil should not be source of terrorism for other countries: Russia
New Delhi: The Afghan soil should not be a source of spreading terrorism in other countries of the region and both Russia and India have “common concerns” over it in the backdrop of the unfolding situation in Afghanistan, Russian Ambassador Nikolay Kudashev said on Monday. Delving into implications of the latest developments in Afghanistan, the […]
Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghan province
Kabul: The Taliban said on Monday they have taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul, the Afghan capital. The province was the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in the country and the only province the Taliban had not seized during their sweep last month. Thousands of Taliban fighters overrun eight districts of Panjshir overnight, […]
Jeans, sportswear not parliamentary dress code, Speaker Hoyle warns British MPs
London: Britain’s members of Parliament will return to the House of Commons on Monday at the end of their summer recess and have been issued a warning note by the Speaker to dress appropriately in “business attire”. Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Commons Speaker, has updated the “Rules of behaviour and courtesies in the House of […]
