NATO pledges to speed evacuations from Afghanistan as criticism mounts
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters More than 18,000 people have been flown out of Kabul since the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital, a NATO official said on Friday, pledging to redouble evacuation efforts as criticism of the West’s handling of the crisis mounted. Thousands of people, desperate to flee the country, continued to throng the airport, the official […]
At least three killed as Afghan protests test Taliban’s promise of peaceful rule
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters At least three people were killed in anti-Taliban protests in the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, witnesses said, as the Islamist group moved to consolidate power and Western countries ramped up evacuations from a chaotic Kabul airport. Thousands of people are trying to flee the country, fearing a return to the austere […]
President and diplomats flee as Taliban enter capital; Pope urges dialogue
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Taliban insurgents entered Kabul on Sunday and President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan saying he wanted to avoid bloodshed, bringing the Islamist militants close to taking over the country two decades after they were overthrown by a US-led invasion. As night fell, local television 1TV reported that multiple explosions were heard in the city, […]
Taliban enter Afghan capital as US diplomats evacuate by chopper
Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters Taliban insurgents entered the Afghanistan capital Kabul on Sunday, an interior ministry official said, as the United States evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter. The senior official told Reuters the Taliban were coming in “from all sides” but gave no further details. Taliban forces patrol a street in Herat, Afghanistan, on […]
Afghans jostling for visas to Pakistan spark stampede, killing 15
Jalalabad, AfghanistanReuters At least 15 people were killed in a stampede among thousands of Afghans gathered to apply for visas for neighbouring Pakistan in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, officials said. Thousands of Afghans had congregated on the open ground, usually used for sports or public gatherings, waiting to collect tokens needed to […]
Five dead after gunmen storm Save the Children office in Afghanistan
At least five people are dead and 25 injured after gunmen stormed the office of aid agency Save the Children in the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, according to reports. The attack, which has been claimed by Islamic State, began at about 9.10am local time after a suicide bomber detonated a device in a […]