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WASHINGTON; The United States has taken in almost 24,000 Afghans at risk as part of evacuations from Afghanistan, Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said. "Since August 17th and through August 31st at midnight Eastern time,…

KABUL: Taliban are preparing to set out their new Islamic government imminently, naming Haibatullah Akhundzada, the insurgency’s top religious leader, as the country’s supreme authority, according to Taliban sources. According to…

WASHINGTON: Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Wednesday that it's "possible" that the US will have to coordinate with the Taliban on any future counterterrorism strikes in Afghanistan against…

PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan: The Taliban on Wednesday called on the holdout bastion of the Panjshir Valley to lay down their arms, as resistance fighters said they had repulsed heavy attacks. The rugged mountain valley with towering…

DOHA: Qatar on Wednesday urged the Taliban to ensure "safe passage" for people still wanting to leave Afghanistan after the chaotic US-led evacuations came to an end. More than 123,000 foreign nationals and Afghans fled the country in a…

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said Britain owed "an immense debt" to Afghans who worked with NATO forces as he announced "vital support" for those resettling in the UK. But his government is coming under fire after…

KABUL: The Taliban called for friendly ties with the US and indicated they were close to announcing details of a new government just hours after the last American soldiers flew out of Kabul to end 20 years of war. “The Islamic Emirate…

WASHINGTON: After ending the 20-year US war, President Joe Biden hopes America's economic might can serve as leverage on the Taliban to shape the new Afghanistan. But experts question how much the triumphant Islamists can be swayed.…

MADRID: Pope Francis has criticized the West's recent involvement in Afghanistan as an outsider's attempt to impose democracy - although he did it by citing Russia's Vladimir Putin while thinking he was quoting Germany's Angela Merkel.…

WASHINGTON: As foreign forces concluded their drawdown from Kabul, the United States said that they have entered a "new chapter" of engagement with Afghanistan. The US completed the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan on August…