Afghanistan
UK PM Johnson to address lawmakers about Afghanistan on Monday
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address lawmakers on Monday about Britain's withdrawal from Afghanistan, amid criticism of the handling of the evacuation and failure to predict how…
Taliban say U.N. promises aid after meeting with officials in Kabul
(Reuters) - Senior Taliban officials met in Kabul on Sunday with the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, who promised to maintain assistance for the Afghan people, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen…
After messy pullout, Blinken to intensify Afghanistan diplomacy in Qatar, Germany
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A week after declaring America's "new chapter" of engagement with Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will aim to form a united front…
Afghan opposition leader Massoud says he is ready for talks with Taliban
(Reuters) - The leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting Taliban forces in the Panjshir valley north of Kabul said on Sunday he welcomed proposals from religious scholars for a…
Germany wants to talk with Taliban about further evacuations from Afghanistan – Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany wants to talk to the Taliban about how to evacuate its remaining local contract workers from Afghanistan, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday, adding it was…
Qatar to operate daily aid flights to Afghanistan
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar has flown humanitarian aid into Kabul and said it will operate daily aid flights to Afghanistan over the next few days, providing much-needed supplies following a…
Russia denies it has discussed participation in G7 meeting -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Sunday denied it has discussed participation in an online G7 ministerial meeting about Afghanistan, Interfax news agency reported, citing Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.…
U.S. lawmaker urges Blinken to clear private evacuation flights out of Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mike Waltz has called on the State Department to work with non-governmental organizations that he said are trying to clear charter flights to evacuate Americans…
Taliban militants unleash violence on Afghan women protesters
Many Afghan women protested for their rights in spite of Taliban warnings on September 03rd & 04th. The protests spread from Herat to Kabul and many other places. The Taliban…
Afghanistan a wake-up call for Europe on defence, leadership – France
CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - The challenges to security emerging from the upheaval in Afghanistan should be a wake-up call for the European Union, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said…
Afghanistan could be catalyst for common EU migration policy -commissioner
ZURICH (Reuters) - Events in Afghanistan could be a catalyst for the European Union to forge a common migration policy, European Commissioner Margaritis Schinas said in a newspaper interview. EU…
U.N. to convene Afghanistan aid conference on Sept. 13
ZURICH (Reuters) - The United Nations will convene an international aid conference in Geneva on Sept. 13 to help avert what U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called a "looming humanitarian…
