- 22 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityKabul
Who to blame for Taliban takeover? Former Afghan envoy points finger at Kabul
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roya Rahmani, Afghanistan's first female ambassador to the United States who left her post in July, is clearly horrified by the Taliban takeover of…
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…
Four Americans evacuated from Afghanistan overland -State Dept official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has evacuated four Americans from Afghanistan into a bordering country, a State Department official said on Monday, in the first U.S.-facilitated overland evacuation since…
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…
Italy to transfer its Afghanistan embassy to Qatar – minister
CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - Italy plans to move its Afghan embassy to Doha, in Qatar, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday, the latest indication of Western diplomats…
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…
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…
Afghan Women protest for their rights
2021-09-03T143242Z_1_LOV000N6U09I8_RTRMADV_STREAM-8256-16X9-MP4_AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT-WOMEN-PROTEST-ROUGH-CUT The group of protesters, who also marched through the streets, held up signs and chanted, "We Afghan women are all together." Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will lead…
Analysis-Afghan Taliban victory brings new challenge: governing a country in crisis
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam (Reuters) - After a lightning military triumph and the departure of the last U.S. flight on Monday, the Taliban faces the challenge of forming a government…
Germany sets conditions for Kabul presence, France questions Taliban intent
BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) -Germany is ready to resume a diplomatic presence in Kabul if the Taliban meet certain conditions, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday, but his French counterpart…
Majority of Afghan allies may have missed out on airlift – U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States may have left behind the majority of Afghans who helped in the 20-year war effort along with their families as U.S. citizens were prioritized…
