Two years ago, American troops left Afghanistan. Since then, the Taliban have ruled the country. There were fears that there would be a civil war ... Show more
The aftermath of Biden’s dishonorable Afghanistan exit is still unfolding: Like Vietnam, the consequences of Afghanistan are still reverberating today and will ...
thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4157118-the-aftermath-of-bidens-dishonorable-afghanistan-exit-is-still-unfolding/
Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say
cnn.com/2023/05/26/asia/amnesty-afghanistan-taliban-women-report-intl/
Ex-SAS soldier charged with war crime given bail due to risks behind bars: Oliver John Schulz is charged over the allegedly unlawful killing of a civilian in ...
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Biden Afghanistan report mostly blames Trump for chaotic US withdrawal: President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday released a summary of classified reports ...
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Quick Glance: Biden's title The report on Afghanistan primarily blames Trump for the chaotic US withdrawal.
- President Joe Biden's administration released a summary of classified reports on Thursday, blaming his predecessor, Donald Trump, for failing to plan for the withdrawal he agreed on with the Taliban.
- Islamist militants agreed to stop attacking American troops in exchange for peace talks with Kabul's Western-backed government.
- According to the summary of the withdrawal timeline, successive troop reductions ordered by Trump had left 2,500 US troops in Afghanistan when Biden took office in January 2021.
- As a result, the Taliban controlled or contested half of the country, according to the summary.
Harry's talk of Taliban kills in Afghanistan tarnishes reputation - ex-commander: In his book, Harry describes killing 25 Taliban fighters as being like removing ...
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Quick Glance: A former Royal Marine tells Prince Harry to "shut up"
- A Plymouth-based Royal Marine veteran hailed by Prince Harry for his bravery has warned the Duke of Sussex to "shut up" after excerpts from the royal's memoirs were made public today (January 5).
- Extracts from Harry's book Spare were leaked to the media, including allegations that Prince William assaulted him after a spat about Meghan Markle.
- Following Harry's choice to leave the royal family and go to North America with his wife and children, the controversial book has been greatly anticipated.
- Ben commented on Twitter, "Love you Prince Harry but you need to shut up!"
From Taliban leader, of all people: war crimes accusations against Prince Harry: The content from Prince Harry's biography has also reached Afghanistan after the ...
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Reaction to royal memoir: Taliban spokesman calls for Prince Harry to be tried in 'international court'
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Pakistan's Taliban Ends Ceasefire Agreement, Orders Attacks Across Country: Pakistan's Taliban said on Monday they have called off a shaky ceasefire ...
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Since the Taliban walked out of a peace deal with the Pakistan government last November, at least 100 attacks in the country have been blamed on them. DW News
Pakistan defense minister in Kabul to discuss security issues with Taliban: Pakistan’s defense minister is heading a delegation meeting with Taliban authorities ...
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Afghanistan reopens key Pakistan trade route, Islamabad to follow: Decision to reopen Torkham crossing came a day after high-level Pakistani delegation met ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/23/afghanistan-reopens-key-pakistan-trade-route-islamabad-to-follow
After terror attacks: Pakistan seeks help from Taliban in Afghanistan: Since the Pakistani Taliban called off a cease-fire with the government ...
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Pakistan Taliban end ceasefire, order nationwide attacks: Tehreek–e-Taliban Pakistan is separate from Afghanistan's Taliban but shares a similar Islamist ...
i24news.tv/en/news/international/asia-pacific/1669641245-pakistan-taliban-end-ceasefire-order-nationwide-attacks
Pakistan’s New Army Chief Faces Tough Internal Security Challenges: Will the Pakistan military under Gen. Asim Munir favor peace talks with the TTP ...
thediplomat.com/2022/12/pakistans-new-army-chief-faces-tough-internal-security-challenges/
Three dead, 23 injured in a suicide bombing in Pakistan after TTP ends ceasefire: Three dead, 23 injured in a suicide bombing in Pakistan after TTP ends ...
wionews.com/south-asia/three-dead-23-injured-in-a-suicide-bombing-in-pakistan-after-ttp-ends-ceasefire-538726
Pakistan Taliban ends ceasefire with government, urges fighters to resume attacks
indianexpress.com/article/pakistan/pakistan-taliban-militants-ceasefire-8295173/
Swathes of Afghanistan are littered with unexploded mines, grenades and mortars spanning years of conflict.
When fighting in the country subsided ... Show more
Taliban escalates fight over girls' education in Afghanistan: Though it pledged to respect the rights of Afghan women and girls, the Taliban is turning back the ...
latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-11-21/afghanistan-taliban-girls-education-women-rights
The #UnitedStates has branded four terrorists of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent and a Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan member, as global terrorists amid a surge in ... Show more #Pakistan
U.S. to Transfer Afghan Funds to Swiss Bank for Safekeeping : Decision comes as U.S.-Taliban talks falter over recapitalizing central bank
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ICC Judges Approve Request to Reopen Afghanistan Probe: The court, in reopening the probe, said that authorities in Kabul have not carried out meaningful in ...
thediplomat.com/2022/11/icc-judges-approve-request-to-reopen-afghanistan-probe/
Why is Pakistan’s attempt to negotiate with Taliban insurgents backfiring?: ’s attempt to negotiate peace with Taliban insurgents has backfired ...
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Women Held for ‘Immoral Behavior’ at a Taliban Prison Speak Out | FRONTLINE: The Taliban has jailed women and held them in secret without trial ...
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UN expert describes ‘staggering repression’ of women and girls in Afghanistan: UN mission accused Taliban authorities of harassing UN Afghan female employees
theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/12/un-expert-describes-staggering-repression-of-women-and-girls-in-afghanistan
How small-town Maine embraced a family that fled the Taliban: In fall 2021, an Afghan family was resettled in Maine. This is the story of how they rebuilt their ...
businessinsider.com/small-town-maine-embraced-a-family-that-fled-the-taliban-2022-11
Pakistan soldiers killed in Taliban clash: Pakistan’s Taliban accused the military Tuesday of breaking a fragile ceasefire, after the army said five soldiers and ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/09/06/Pakistan-soldiers-killed-in-Taliban-clash
Judges give green light for ICC prosecutor to resume Afghanistan probe: THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday ruled ...
thestar.com.my/news/world/2022/10/31/judges-give-green-light-for-icc-prosecutor-to-resume-afghanistan-probe
Rahimullah Haqqani: Afghan cleric killed by bomb hidden in artificial leg - reports
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Quick Glance: What are the major events that have occurred in Afghanistan since the Taliban's takeover?
- As the United States and its allies begin to withdraw from Afghanistan, the Taliban launch a final effort to retake control of the country they ruled from 1996 to 2001.
- As the United States and its allies race to evacuate their citizens and Afghan nationals who assisted the overthrown government, chaos reigns at the airport, where numerous individuals are crushed to death while attempting to get onto the tarmac.
- An all-male Taliban team travels to the meeting, where officials from the US and Europe discuss the potential of sending direct help to Afghans.
Afghanistan Did British special forces commit war crimes? - Tageblatt.lu: Tageblatt.lu: Latest News
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Foundation to support journalists in conflict zones launches in Toronto: The goal of the Canadian foundation named after Fahim Dashty is to provide support to ...
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Russia Says 'Inclusive' Afghan Government Key to Recognizing Taliban : No country has yet recognized the Taliban
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Pakistan Taliban says ceasefire with gov’t in Islamabad extended: The banned TTP extends ceasefire indefinitely as the previous truce between the two sides ...
aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/3/pakistan-taliban-says-ceasefire-with-govt-in-islamabad-extended
'We keep naughty women at home,' says top Taliban official: Sirajudin Haqqani, leader of the Haqqani Network terrorist organization, said that "good news" is in ...
insider.com/taliban-naughty-women-should-stay-home-top-official-says-haqqani-2022-5
Pakistani government and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan agree on indefinite ceasefire
wionews.com/south-asia/pakistani-government-and-tehreek-e-taliban-pakistan-agree-on-indefinite-ceasefire-483882
Following ceasefire announced by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Foreign Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on ... Show more #DawnToday
We have open communication channels with India, says Talibans Abdul Qahar Balkhi: Taliban have urged India to at least consider opening a consular section of the ...
wionews.com/south-asia/we-have-open-communication-channels-with-india-says-talibans-abdul-qahar-balkhi-480148
Afghanistan's Taliban order women to cover up head to toe: Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership has ordered all Afghan women to wear all-covering clothing in public ...
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Quick Glance: Taliban order: Afghan women must once again wear the burka in public.
- The radical-Islamic Taliban have further restricted women's rights in Afghanistan: Afghan women must wear a burka in public again, as requested by Taliban leader Hibatullah Achundsada.
- "Jene Frauen, die nicht zu alt oder zu jung sind, müssen gemäss den Scharia-Richtlinien ihr Gesicht mit Ausnahme der Augen bedecken" states the Taliban leader's order.
- Thousands of women who had worked for the government have lost their jobs.
- The Taliban, on the other hand, went all out against the unwelcome protests, seizing several instigators.
U.S. Repatriates Afghan Whose Guantánamo Detention Was Unlawful: Qatar played a pivotal role in the transfer of the man, who was held for 15 years ...
nytimes.com/2022/06/24/us/politics/guantanamo-afghan-prisoner-released.html
Military spokesman Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar said on Wednesday that operations against terrorist group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been recommenced ... https://www.dawn.com/news/1667915/
A top leader of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) escaped unhurt from a suspected drone strike on a safe house in eastern Afghanistan ...
An Afghan Official Laments What Was Lost and Looks to What Lies Ahead: Ahmad Nader Nadery spent decades working toward a thriving, free Afghanistan ...
nytimes.com/2021/12/24/world/asia/afghanistan-nadery-peace-negotiations.html
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi set out his Taliban worries to world leaders this week, Indian forces staged raids and battled rebels in occupied Kashmir ... #DawnToday
Four Frontier Corps soldiers and a sub-inspector of Levies Force were martyred when terrorists targeted their vehicle in the Spinwam area of North ... #DawnToday
Taliban says it won't work with U.S. to rein in extremist groups: The remarks come as a U.S. delegation meets this weekend with senior Taliban ...
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U.S. officials warn collapse of Afghan capital could come sooner than expected: The worsening outlook comes as Taliban fighters, emboldened by the American ...
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/08/10/afghanistan-intelligence-assessment/
Taliban leader Mullah Baradar named among TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2021
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Kabul faces 'existential crisis' in face of Taliban surge, US watchdog says
france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210729-kabul-faces-existential-crisis-in-face-of-taliban-surge-us-watchdog-says
Taliban show off captured weapons at Kandahar victory parade: The Taliban on Wednesday showed off dozens of American-made armored vehicles along with newly ...
cnn.com/2021/09/01/asia/taliban-kandahar-captured-weapons-intl/
Taliban offers Afghan govt three-month ceasefire in exchange for 7,000 prisoners: The Taliban have offered a three-month ceasefire in exchange for the release of ...
france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210715-taliban-offers-afghan-govt-three-month-ceasefire-in-exchange-for-7-000-prisoners
Afghanistan’s Forgotten Half | by Anne-Marie Slaughter & Ashley Jackson - Project Syndicate
project-syndicate.org/commentary/taliban-peace-talks-in-afghanistan-must-include-women-by-anne-marie-slaughter-and-ashley-jackson-2019-01
Biden's Afghanistan horror: A well-intentioned miscalculation with disastrous, predictable results
usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/08/15/bidens-departure-afghanistan-predictable-and-disastrous/8142482002/
Afghan government and Taliban to meet again after inconclusive talks: The latest talks between the Afghan government and Taliban in Doha ended without ...
france24.com/en/middle-east/20210718-afghan-government-taliban-meet-again-talks-conflict-settlement
My family fought alongside the Taliban. But I’m afraid for my friends: I was raised to hate Western values. Now I want to be a bridge between the two worlds
economist.com/1843/2021/08/20/my-family-fought-alongside-the-taliban-but-im-afraid-for-my-friends
EU must show good judgment, fairness in ties with Asean: SOMETIMES we criticise and complain about our cousins living on the other side of the Atlantic and feel ...
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To reach a peace deal, Taliban say Afghan president must go: ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say they don’t want to monopolize power, but they insist there won’t be ...
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Panjshir resistance calls for ceasefire, Taliban withdrawal: Panjshir resistance holed up in the Panjshir Valley against the Taliban have called for a ceasefire
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Afghan official says rockets hit near presidential palace: KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least three rockets hit near the presidential palace on Tuesday shortly ...
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How will the Taliban rule Afghanistan this time?: The Islamist victors claim to have changed since they ran the country twenty years ago. Few believe them | Asia
economist.com/asia/2021/08/16/how-will-the-taliban-rule-afghanistan-this-time
Where does the Taliban get so much money from?: Why do the Taliban have so much money? How did the Taliban come to power so quickly? What's next for Afghanistan? ...
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CNN claps back at Ted Cruz after he slams reporter in Afghanistan: Cruz had shared an out-of-context clip of Clarissa Ward and accused her of cheerleading for ...
businessinsider.com/cnn-claps-back-ted-cruz-clarissa-ward-comments-cancun-2021-8
Biden administration faces daunting odds of pulling off massive Afghanistan evacuation in 2 weeks
cnn.com/2021/08/18/politics/biden-afghanistan-evacuation-daunting-odds/
Taliban Seize Kandahar, Prepare to March on Afghan Capital Kabul: The insurgents completed the seizure of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city and the ...
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Bloomberg - Are you a robot?: ...
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“The Taliban young commanders on the ground do not want to compromise. I think they are even more militant. Many have been in jail or in Guantanamo or ... https://bbc.in/3AD9y9M
At least a dozen people killed, including imam, in Kabul mosque blast: At least 12 people were killed in an explosion at a mosque in a district of the Afghan ...
france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210514-at-least-a-dozen-people-killed-including-imam-in-kabul-mosque-blast
Tribal elders in eastern Afghanistan have achieved something that has long eluded world leaders — a ceasefire between the Taliban and the Afghan government ... #DawnToday
Fighting resumes in Afghanistan as Eid ceasefire ends amid calls for fresh peace talks
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🇦🇫In #Afghanistan , a three-day Eid al-Fitr #ceasefire agreed by the warring #Taliban and Afghan forces came into force on Thursday. It is only the fourth pause in fighting ... #Eid
Taliban seize key district outside Afghan capital: The Taliban have seized a district from Afghan government forces on the outskirts of Kabul ...
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🇦🇫The #Taliban on Monday declared a three-day #ceasefire for this week's #Eid al-Fitr holiday, following a sharp spike in #violence as Washington continues ... #Afghanistan
Reckoning and Reparations in Afghanistan: Kathy Kelly | The U.S. government owes reparations to the civilians of Afghanistan for the past twenty years of war and ...
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Taliban threatens to target foreign troops if deadline not met: US President Joe Biden on Thursday said it would be hard to withdraw the last US troops by the ...
aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/26/taliban-threaten-to-re-target-foreign-troops-if-may-1
The U.S. withdrawal “represents a turning point,” writes Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. “The Afghan government respects the decision and views it as a ...
Afghanistan’s Moment of Risk and Opportunity: The Afghan government views Biden’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan decision as an opportunity and a ...
foreignaffairs.com/articles/afghanistan/2021-05-04/ashraf-ghani-afghanistan-moment-risk-and-opportunity
3-Day Ceasefire Gives Some Respite to Afghans: A temporary truce to mark the end of Ramadan mostly held, allowing Afghans to celebrate in relative peace.
thediplomat.com/2021/05/3-day-ceasefire-gives-some-respite-to-afghans/
Afghan cease-fire ends after wave of violence amid calls for fresh peace talks: A three-day cease-fire marked by violent attacks — most claimed by the Islamic ...
nbcnews.com/news/world/afghan-cease-fire-ends-amid-calls-fresh-peace-talks-n1267517
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