- 29 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityTaliban
Afghan women should not work alongside men, senior Taliban figure says
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Afghan women should not be allowed to work alongside men, a senior figure in the ruling Taliban said, a position which, if formally…
Afghans still fleeing rural homes despite fall in violence – UN migration agency
GENEVA (Reuters) - Many Afghans are still fleeing their homes despite a drop in violence since the Taliban seized power last month, and the number of people crossing land borders…
Joe Biden – President Who Pulled Punches When it Mattered
Hours after the last U.S. troops and diplomats were out of Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said in an address at the White House that Washington will continue to support the…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Taliban breaking promises including over women, says U.N
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have contradicted public promises on rights including by ordering women to stay at home, blocking teenage girls from school and holding house-to-house…
Afghan pilots start leaving Uzbekistan for UAE, despite Taliban pressure-source
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S.-trained Afghan pilots and other personnel held in an Uzbek camp for about a month began leaving the country on Sunday, one of the pilots…
What Next For India in Afghanistan?
The fall of Panjshir valley is one of despair for millions of Afghans who had pinned hopes on the success of the National Resistance Force (NRF). For the global powers…
By Major Sunil Shetty (Retd)
The Taliban are lying, France’s foreign minister says
PARIS (Reuters) - The Taliban are lying and France will not have any relationship with its newly-formed government, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said late on Saturday before heading for…
No Afghan refugee exodus yet but ‘massive displacement’ possible -U.N. refugee agency
By Dominic Evans GAZIANTEP, Turkey (Reuters) - The Taliban victory in Afghanistan has not led to a dramatic refugee exodus but the country urgently needs humanitarian aid to prevent economic…
Qatar Airways plane returns from Kabul, al-Jazeera reports
DUBAI (Reuters) -A Qatar Airways plane returned to Doha from Kabul on Friday, carrying 156 passengers, Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV channel said. Qatar Airways flew on Thursday the first international charter…
Brother of Afghan opposition figure executed by Taliban, family says
(Reuters) - The Taliban have executed the brother of Amrullah Saleh, the former Afghan vice president who became one of the leaders of anti-Taliban opposition forces in the Panjshir valley,…
U.N. says Afghan staff increasingly harassed, intimidated since Taliban takeover
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Afghan staff of the United Nations are being increasingly subjected to harassment and intimidation since the Taliban came to power last month, the…
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…
