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US delegation holds talks with Taliban for first time since Aug withdrawal

The discussions in Doha, Qatar, covered the need for safe passage of US citizens, other foreign nationals and Afghan partners, State Department spokesman Ned Price said

Thousands of Afghans have received humanitarian assistance: UN agency

Thousands of Afghans have received humanitarian assistance within a week from September 27 to October 3 across the country, a UN agency has announced.

Terrorist attacks serious obstacle to stable, peaceful Afghanistan: EU

The European Union has said that continued terrorist attacks in Afghanistan are a serious obstacle to a stable and peaceful country, where all Afghan citizens can feel safe and secure

Taliban say they won't work with US to contain Islamic State

Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to meet Saturday and Sunday in Doha, the capital of the Persian Gulf state of Qatar.

US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal

Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups in Afghanistan and easing the evacuation of foreign citizens

Suicide bomber attack in Afghan mosque 'enormous tragedy': US

The US has condemned the suicide bomber attack on a mosque in northern Afghanistan that killed at least 46 people, saying it is an "enormous tragedy" and people of that country deserve better. "Obviously, any loss is an enormous tragedy, and our heart goes out to the families who lost loved ones," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference on Friday. "We, of course, will continue to work in partnership with leaders in the region to work to get partners who stood by our side out of Afghanistan, who want to depart. That's something that there's ongoing work on, as we speak," Psaki said. In a separate statement, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that the US condemns in the strongest terms the Friday's attack on worshippers at a mosque in northern Afghanistan. "We offer our deepest condolences to the victims and their families. The Afghan people deserve a future free of terror," Price said. An Islamic State suicide bomber struck at a .

Taliban official: At least 100 dead, wounded in Afghanistan mosque bombing

There was no immediate claim for the blast

Pak calls for int'l assistance to Afghanistan to avert humanitarian crisis

The Taliban have put in place a hardline interim 33-member Cabinet that has no women and includes UN-designated terrorists

UN World Food Programme in talks with India for wheat donation to Afghan

Amidst a dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is in discussions with India for donating wheat to the war-torn country which is now under the control of Taliban

Afghanistan needs immediate support, physical cash. Inaction is untenable

The Taliban's cruelties are horrendous, but withholding international support and maintaining blanket sanctions will only hurt the long-suffering Afghan people.

France's Macron wants G20 to pressure Taliban to give girls a future

So far under the Taliban, young Afghan girls have been allowed to return to primary school but older girls have been barred from going to high school

Taliban face shift from war to policing Afghanistan streets

It is a symbol of the moment of transition they find themselves in: Once warriors embedded in Afghanistan's rugged mountains, now they are an urban police force

Kabul faces blackout as Taliban falters on electricity bills payment

Ahead of the harsh winter season in Afghanistan, the country's capital city Kabul could dive into darkness due to non-payment of dues of Central Asian electricity suppliers by new Taliban rulers

Taliban deny presence of Chinese troops at Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield

The Taliban have denied reports of the foreign troops' presence at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, reported local media

Many civilians killed after blast at Kabul's second-largest mosque

The bomb targeted the sprawling Eidgah Mosque, the second-largest mosque in Kabul, where a memorial service was being held for the mother of Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid

Taliban to deploy suicide bombers to Afghanistan's borders

The deputy governor Mullah Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi of the province has told the media about the creation of the battalion of suicide bombers at the northeastern province of Badakhshan

UN committee to review Taliban credential issue to meet in November

Myanmar and Afghanistan were the only two countries out of the 193-nation strong General Assembly membership that did not speak at the just-concluded high-level UNGA week

Developments in Afghanistan will have significant consequences: Jaishankar

He also said that the key concerns for India at this juncture included whether Afghanistan will have an inclusive government

US in talks to use Russian bases for Afghan counterterrorism ops: Report

The top generals testified for the first time before the Senate after the US withdrawal

Taliban writes to India to resume commercial flights to Afghanistan

The Taliban-controlled Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has written to Indian aviation regulator DGCA to resume commercial flights between the countries. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is yet to take a decision in the matter. The last commercial flight between India and Afghanistan was operated by Air India on Kabul-Delhi route on August 15, the day Kabul fell to the Taliban. Afghanistan airspace was declared "uncontrolled" by the CAA on August 16. In a letter dated September 7, 2021, CAA's Acting Minister Alhaj Hameedullah Akhunzada requested the DGCA to permit commercial flights of Ariana Afghan airline and Kam Air between India and Afghanistan. Akhunzada stated in his letter: "As you are well informed that recently the Kabul airport was damaged and (left) dysfunctional by American troops before their withdrawal." With the help of technical assistance by Qatar, the airport became operational once again and a NOTAM (notice to airmen) in this regard wa