Afghanistan
Qatari official says Kabul airport 90% operational, expects gradual reopening
DUBAI (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Kabul Airport is about 90% ready for operations but its re-opening is planned gradually, a Qatari official said, speaking on the tarmac on Thursday. Reopening the…
Ashraf Ghani apologizes – Report
Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani apologized on Wednesday for the fall of his government. He fled the capital city Kabul last month as Taliban forces approached the outskirts of the city.…
Roya Rahmani, former Afghan Ambassador to USA – Interview
A former Afghan envoy to Washington blames Kabul's former government for the country's Taliban takeover, accusing them of widespread corruption. That echoes sentiments from current and former U.S. officials for years. Roya…
Taliban to allow 200 Americans, other civilians to leave Afghanistan -U.S. official
(Reuters) - Taliban authorities have agreed to let 200 American civilians and third country nationals who remained in Afghanistan after the end of the U.S. evacuation operation to depart on…
‘Incredible fear’ among women across Afghanistan -U.N. official
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lack of clarity on the Taliban's position on women in Afghanistan has generated "incredible fear" across the country, a senior U.N. official…
Resistance leaders Massoud, Saleh still in Afghanistan, diplomat says
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Panjshiri leader Ahmad Shah Massoud and former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh have not fled Afghanistan and their resistance forces are still fighting the Taliban, the ousted…
Olympics – IOC says helped around 100 to leave Afghanistan
By Simon Evans (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday that the organisation had helped around 100 members of the "Olympic community" in Afghanistan to…
Exiled Ghani apologizes to Afghan people
(Reuters) - Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled Kabul as Taliban forces reached the outskirts of the city last month, apologized on Wednesday for the abrupt fall of his…
Analysis: Taliban choices in new cabinet could hamper recognition by West
By Rupam Jain and Alasdair Pal (Reuters) - Afghanistan's new rulers have rewarded Taliban veterans and hardliners with plum posts in the cabinet despite promising an inclusive government, but the…
Germany not optimistic about Taliban government – minister
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) - Germany is not filled with optimism by the make-up of the new government in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday, after the…
Afghanistan needs you, Red Cross tells other aid groups
(Reuters) - The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) appealed on Wednesday to other humanitarian organisations to return to Afghanistan and for the World Bank to…
India, Russia warn against terror groups operating from Afghanistan
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and Russia believe that foreign militant groups operating from Afghanistan pose a threat to central Asia and to India and agreed to…
