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ANKARA: Turkey has has denied reports claiming that it has given up on plans to continue running Kabul's airport, saying it was awaiting the results of ongoing talks between the Taliban and several Afghan politicians. “We hope that they…

In just seven days, any lingering dreams of a free Afghanistan died. As last week dawned, many clung to hope that the Taliban could be held back, though key trade routes had been seized, border crossings overtaken and swaths of remote…

BRUSSELS: Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday the alliance was surprised by the speed of the Taliban victory in Afghanistan but blamed Afghan leaders for the "tragedy". "Ultimately, the Afghan political leadership…

MELBOURNE: In the 19th century, the phrase “The Great Game” was used to describe competition for power and influence in Afghanistan, and neighbouring central and south Asia territories, between the British and Russian empires. Neither…

WASHINGTON: Built and trained at a two-decade cost of $83 billion, Afghan security forces collapsed so quickly and completely - in some cases without a shot fired - that the ultimate beneficiary of the American investment turned out to…

Four presidents share responsibility for the missteps in Afghanistan that accumulated over two decades. But only President Joe Biden will be the face of the war's chaotic, violent conclusion. The president fought that reality Monday as…

KABUL/ISLAMABAD: Kabul fell to the Taliban in a swift and seemingly bloodless takeover on Sunday as President Ashraf Ghani took flight to Tajikistan, leaving a small band of political representatives to complete the handover of…

KANDHAR: The surrenders seem to be happening as fast as the Taliban can travel. In the past several days, Afghan security forces have collapsed in several cities under the pressure of a Taliban advance. The offensive has resulted in mass…

KABUL: The Taliban have taken more than a quarter of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals in less than a week as US-led foreign forces pull out of the country. Here is a look at the three months since their sweeping offensive began: In…

WASHINGTON: The first forces of a Marine battalion arrived in Kabul on Friday to stand guard as the US speeds up evacuation flights for some American diplomats and thousands of Afghans, spurred by a lightning Taliban offensive that…