Page 5 - Kabul

Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace

Relief washed over the war's winners and the losers when the final U.S. plane took off.

Pakistan's powerful intel chief arrives in Kabul

That''s according to two Pakistan officials who asked not to be named because they are not authorised to speak to the media.

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

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

With Kabul airport closed, fearful Afghans rush for the border

The Taliban is talking with Qatar and Turkey over how to run Kabul's airport, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said

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 ..

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 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.

Nearly 2,900 more people evacuated from Kabul: US before final drawdown

With the final drawdown of foreign forces from Afghanistan just a few hours away, the United States has evacuated nearly 2,900 more people from Kabul

India evacuates 35 more people in military aircraft from Afghanistan

India airlifted 35 people including 11 Nepalese nationals in a military aircraft from Kabul but could not evacuate over 140 others as they could not reach the airport due to security scenario

'Afghan situation critical, Indians top priority': Govt at all-party meet

'The government is very strongly committed to ensuring full evacuation as soon as possible,' says EAM Jaishankar

India expected to evacuate around 180 people from Kabul on Thursday

India is expected to bring back around 180 people from Kabul in a military aircraft on Thursday amid a scramble by various countries to evacuate their citizens before the August 31 deadline

New govt in Kabul should dissociate from terrorist groups: Xi tells Putin

Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Beijing stands ready to strengthen communication with Moscow

Afghanistan: China in talks with Taliban to expand CPEC to Kabul

China has established its first diplomatic contact with the militant group, aimed at pushing forward its ambitious project -- the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) -- to Kabul.

After turmoil at home, Afghans in Delhi grapple with safety and despair

In Delhi's Little Kabul, room rents have gone up with the current turmoil triggering a fresh exodus

Taliban say religious scholars will lead govt in Afghanistan

The Taliban have said that religious scholars will lead the upcoming govt in Afghanistan as the country's government collapsed over a week ago when the terror group seized Kabul, a media report said

Afghanistan central banker sees currency drop, capital controls

The Afghani, as the tender is known, likely will see renewed weakness after it reached a record low last week, Ajmal Ahmady, governor of Da Afghanistan Bank, known as DAB, said in an interview

India continues Afghan evacuation mission; brings back 146 from Doha

India on Monday evacuated over 70 people, including its citizens and a group of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, from Kabul to Dushanbe in Tajikistan in an IAF aircraft

US troops surge evacuations out of Kabul but threats persist

The U.S. military reported its biggest day of airlifts out of Afghanistan by far on Monday, but deadly violence that has blocked many desperate evacuees from entering Kabul's airport persisted

We'll never think of returning to Afghanistan now: Women refugees in India

All hope of redemption for her war-torn Afghanistan was replaced by nightmares, says one refugee