Afghanistan
Taliban capture Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Herat; embassies getting staff out
Middle East
August 13, 2021
Taliban capture Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Herat; embassies getting staff out
KABUL, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on Afghanistan on Friday, wresting control of its second and…
Some Afghans blame neighboring Pakistan for Taliban gains
Middle East
August 12, 2021
Some Afghans blame neighboring Pakistan for Taliban gains
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — When Wahab disappeared from his home in Afghanistan to sign on for jihad, it was in…
Taliban take 10th Afghan provincial capital in blitz
Middle East
August 12, 2021
Taliban take 10th Afghan provincial capital in blitz
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban captured a provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, the 10th the insurgents have taken…
Germany and Netherlands suspend deportations to Afghanistan
Middle East
August 11, 2021
Germany and Netherlands suspend deportations to Afghanistan
Germany will temporarily stop deportations to Afghanistan due to the unstable security situation, the German Interior Ministry told DW on Wednesday.…
Afghanistan: President Ashraf Ghani visits besieged city
Middle East
August 11, 2021
Afghanistan: President Ashraf Ghani visits besieged city
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flew to the besieged northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Wednesday, in a bid to rally forces. He…
US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force
Middle East
August 10, 2021
US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A US peace envoy brought a warning to the Taliban on Tuesday that any government that…
Taliban press on, take another Afghan provincial capital
Middle East
August 9, 2021
Taliban press on, take another Afghan provincial capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Monday took control of another provincial capital in Afghanistan, an official said. The…
Contractors who powered US war in Afghanistan stuck in Dubai
Middle East
August 9, 2021
Contractors who powered US war in Afghanistan stuck in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Some of the foreign contractors who powered the logistics of America’s “forever war” in…
Taliban seize government buildings in Afghan cities Kunduz, Sar-e Pul
Middle East
August 8, 2021
Taliban seize government buildings in Afghan cities Kunduz, Sar-e Pul
KABUL, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Taliban fighters overran two provincial capitals, including the strategic northeastern city of Kunduz and northern…
Resurgent Taliban take provincial capital, kill Afghan govt spokesman
Middle East
August 7, 2021
Resurgent Taliban take provincial capital, kill Afghan govt spokesman
KABUL, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents captured an Afghan provincial capital and killed the government’s senior media officer in…