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Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar to lead new Afghanistan govt

Leader was the main signatory of the peace deal with Trump admin in Feb '20

Opium nation 2.0

Many believe that the war in Afghanistan was essentially an "opium war"

Afghanistan crisis likely on BRICS summit agenda, indicates China

The crisis in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Taliban toppling the US-backed government in Kabul is expected to be discussed during the BRICS summit scheduled this month, China indicated on Friday

EU foreign ministers outline conditions for relations with Taliban

European Union officials listed a set of conditions for defining the EU's level of engagement with the Taliban as the new rulers of Afghanistan, including respect for human rights and the rule of law

Afghan govt formation postponed; to be announced on Sep 4: Taliban

The Taliban has already appointed governors, police chiefs and police commanders for provinces and districts.

UK foreign secretary sees importance in engaging with Taliban

The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, on August 15

Household items going up for sale on roadsides in Afghanistan

Those who remain in Afghanistan are resorting to desperate measures, as household items are going up for sale on roadsides around the country.

Mullah Baradar to lead new Taliban-led Afghanistan government: Report

Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai will take senior positions in the government

Afghan crisis: Taliban, rebels claim heavy toll in raging Panjshir battle

Efforts on to resume operations at Kabul airport

China trying to take over abandoned US airbase at Bagram: Nikki Haley

The US needs to closely watch China as it might try to take over the Bagram air force base in Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of the war-torn country, Haley warned

Our focus is that Afghan soil shouldn't be used for terror activities: MEA

India's immediate focus is to ensure that Afghan soil is not used for terrorist activities directed against it, the MEA said on Thursday

Rebuilding a presence in Afghanistan

Having failed to build ties with the Taliban, India finds itself in a particularly difficult spot

Qatar's top diplomat says it's not clear when Kabul airport will reopen

Qatar's top diplomat said that experts are racing to reopen Kabul's airport but warned it was not clear when flights would resume, with many still desperate to flee Afghanistan's new Taliban leaders

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Taliban kills 34, captures 11 checkpoints of Afghan resistance forces

This comes after negotiations with resistance leader Ahmad Massoud failed.

Opponent says Saudi Crown Prince had role in Kabul airport attack

A Saudi opponent has spoken of the alleged role of Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman in supporting the ISIL elements during the August 26 Kabul airport attack, Iran's Mehr News reported

Hebatullah Akhundzada set to head Taliban govt in Afghanistan

The Taliban are all set to announce the formation of a new govt in Kabul on the lines of the Iranian leadership

Food stocks in Afghanistan could run out as soon as this month

In recent days, the UN has flown medical supplies into the Mazar-i-Sharif airport in nort Afghanistan, while some 600 metric tonnes of food were delivered by trucks coming over the border from Pak

Taliban preparing to reveal new Afghan govt amid economic turmoil

The Islamist movement's supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, is expected to have ultimate power over a governing council, with a president below him, a senior Taliban official said last month

Anti-Taliban resistance based in Panjshir will defend all Afghans: Ex VP

Underlining the aim of resistance forces to defeat the Taliban, former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has said the resistance is "based in Panjshir" but will defend the rights of all citizens