Afghanistan
Britain would have wanted diverse government in Afghanistan, says PM’s spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain would have wanted to see a "diverse" leadership team in Afghanistan after the Taliban announced an interim government, but that is not what London has seen,…
Pakistan suggests inviting Taliban-run Afghanistan to regional forum
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Wednesday suggested inviting Taliban-run Afghanistan to a regional forum of six countries to help avert a humanitarian and economic crisis in the…
Mohammad Hasan Akhund: Veteran Taliban leader becomes acting Afghan PM
By Alasdair Pal (Reuters) - Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the senior Taliban leader appointed as acting Afghan prime minister, is an experienced former cabinet minister with the ear of the movement's…
Factbox: Taliban announces makeup of new Afghan government
(Reuters) - The Taliban announced Afghanistan's new government on Tuesday, naming Mullah Hasan Akhund, a close associate of the movement's late founder Mullah Omar, as acting prime minister. The Taliban's…
Factbox: Who are the key figures in the new Taliban government?
By Alasdair Pal (Reuters) - The Taliban on Tuesday announced https://www.reuters.com/world/india/taliban-fire-air-scatter-kabul-protesters-no-reports-injuries-2021-09-07 key acting ministerial positions. Here are some facts about the main appointments: MOHAMMAD HASAN AKHUND, ACTING PRIME MINISTER Akhund…
Taliban name new Afghan government amid protests in Kabul
(Reuters) - The Taliban named Mullah Hassan Akhund, an associate of the movement's late founder Mullah Omar, as the head of Afghanistan's new government on Tuesday, with Mullah Abul Ghani…
Italy’s Draghi, China’s Xi discuss Afghanistan, G20 summit
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi spoke by telephone on Tuesday about the Afghan crisis, Draghi's office said. The two leaders also discussed…
UNICEF trying to reunite evacuated Afghan children with families
GENEVA (Reuters) - UNICEF is trying to reunite hundreds of Afghan children who were separated from their families and evacuated to various countries during the hurried U.S. withdrawal from the…
U.N. says basic services in Afghanistan are collapsing
GENEVA (Reuters) - Afghanistan is facing the collapse of basic services and food and other aid is about to run out, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…
U.S. has identified a small number of Americans in Mazar-i-Sharif -Blinken
DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Tuesday Washington has identified a "relatively" small number of Americans seeking to depart from Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif. Blinken, who was…
Taliban gunmen fire in the air to disperse protest in Kabul – witnesses
(Reuters) - Taliban gunmen fired in the air to disperse protesters in the centre of the Afghanistan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday, witnesses said. Video clips showed scores of people running…
IFRC urges urgent global humanitarian support for Afghanistan
(Reuters) - Conflict, drought and the pandemic have rendered 18 million Afghans in need of humanitarian assistance, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on…
