Friday, March 29, 2024

Topic: Afghanistan

Taliban warns US on plans to extend withdrawal deadline

Taliban leaders on Monday said they will not accept any effort by the Biden administration to extend its August 31 deadline for the U.S. withdrawal...

‘We’ Westerners have little to do with ‘their’ violence

The rise and dominance of European empires in the 19th and early 20th centuries gave birth to two new superpowers, the United States and the Soviet...

Taliban stop 72 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus from boarding IAF plane

The Taliban are learnt to have stopped a batch of 72 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus from boarding an Indian Air Force (IAF) plane on Saturday.

UN agencies urge Taliban to make good on promises to protect vulnerable

Afghan civilians continue to bear the brunt of the Taliban takeover in the country where humanitarian needs remain critical and widespread among existing and newly displaced populations, UN agencies said on Tuesday.

Taliban hosts first press conference in Kabul

The Taliban held their first official news conference in Kabul since the shock seizure of the city, declaring on Tuesday they wished for peaceful relations with other countries.

UNICEF says some Taliban support girls’ education

The UN children’s agency (UNICEF) said Taliban representatives in some parts of Afghanistan have expressed support for educating girls after they seized control when U.S. troops withdrew, its field operations chief for the country said.