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Flashpoint Afghanistan

All scenarios point to further turbulence

UK says 'ready' to launch strikes against ISIS-K in Afghanistan

The UK has said that it is "ready" to launch strikes at the ISIS-K terror network in Afghanistan after the Pentagon revealed that there are at least 2,000 fighters of the outfit in war-torn country

Explained: What happens now that US troops have left Afghanistan?

The end of the US military involvement in the troubled country raises a new set of questions for US President Joe Biden and his administration

Taliban hail victory with gunfire after last US troops leave Afghanistan

Jubilant Taliban seeks 'diplomatic' ties with Americans; Kabul airport in limbo

Victorious Taliban focus on governing after US withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Taliban revelled in their victory after the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, reiterating their pledge Tuesday to bring peace and security to the country after decades of war

Afghanistan: Music is on at Kabul weddings under the Taliban

At one of Kabul's upscale wedding halls, a celebration was in full swing around midday Tuesday. Afghan dance music could be heard from inside the hall. According to reception hall's manager, Shadab Azimi, 26, at least seven wedding parties have been held since the Taliban takeover of Kabul two weeks earlier, with festivities moved to daylight hours because of security concerns. The Taliban, who during their previous rule between 1996-2001 had banned most music, except for devotional Islamic songs, did not announce a ban of live music, Azimi said. However, wedding singers canceled on their own, for fear of running afoul of possible new Taliban restrictions. He said in recent celebrations, couples played taped music. Azimi said business was down by 80 per cent over the past two weeks, presumably because of a sense of uncertainty. The manager said Taliban patrols check in a couple of times a day, asking if he needs help with security, but have not seemed threatening. And unlike the ..

10 million Afghan kids in desperate need of humanitarian aid: UN

Nearly 10 million children in Afghanistan are in desperate need of humanitarian aid, and the Unicef is appealing for about $200 million to respond to their needs, a UN official announced.

Afghanistan: Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security

Standing on the tarmac, Taliban leaders pledged to secure the country, quickly reopen the airport and grant amnesty to former opponents

Taliban celebrate 'complete independence' as last US troops leave Afghan

America's longest war took the lives of nearly 2,500 US troops and an estimated 240,000 Afghans, and cost some $2 trillion

Taliban control now-quiet Kabul airport after America's withdrawal

Taliban leaders have symbolically walked across the runway at Kabul's international airport after the US withdrawal, marking their victory.

US completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan after 20-year war

Forced into a hasty exit, Washington and its NATO allies carried out a chaotic airlift over the past two weeks, but still left behind tens of thousands of Afghans who helped Western countries

America's longest war in nos: 20 yrs, $2.3 trn spent, 2,400 troops killed

As the last of America's C-17s flew into the night from Kabul airport just before the clock struck midnight in Afghanistan, the costs of America's longest war began sinking in at home

Taliban has to earn legitimacy, support: Blinken after last US troops leave

He said the group can do this by meeting its commitments and obligations

Taliban fire in air to celebrate as last US aircraft leaves Kabul airport

Taliban on Tuesday fired their guns in the air in celebration as the United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, after 20 years of military presence

Afghan crisis: Rockets target US troops as core diplomats fly out of Kabul

The last US troops are due to pull out of Kabul by Tuesday, after they and their allies mounted the biggest air evacuation in history, bringing out 114,000 of their own citizens and Afghans

Pakistan's borders are secured, prepared to meet 'any' challenge: Gen Bajwa

Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday assured lawmakers that the country's borders are secured and his forces are prepared to meet "any" situation

Afghan situation raises new security questions, says Rajnath Singh

The current happenings in Afghanistan have raised new security questions, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, asserting the Central government is alert and capable of dealing with any situation

Joe Biden's rushed Afghan exit adds strains to US-Pakistan ties

Pakistan remains an indispensable power in the region

Pak delivers WHO medical supplies in Taliban-controlled Mazar-e-Sharif

Pakistan on Monday delivered WHO medical supplies to northern Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif, the fourth largest city of the country which fell to the Taliban on August 14

Islamic State claims responsibility for rocket attack on Kabul airport

The Islamic State group's affiliate in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for Monday's rocket attack in Kabul, saying it fired at least six Katyusha rockets at the airport in the Afghan capital