Politics
Three killed as Afghan protests test Taliban’s promise of peaceful rule | President Ashraf Ghani ...
At least three people were killed in anti-Taliban protests in the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, witnesses said, as the militant ...Taliban say they want peace, will respect women’s rights under Islamic law
The Taliban held their first official news conference in Kabul on Tuesday since the shock seizure of the city, declaring they wanted ...Hamas chief congratulates Taliban on end of US ‘occupation’
The political chief of Palestinian resistance group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has congratulated the Taliban on the end of the US “occupation” of ...Evacuation flights from Kabul resume | Taliban announces amnesty for government officials
Military flights evacuating diplomats and civilians from Afghanistan resumed early on Tuesday after the runway at Kabul airport was cleared of thousands ...President Joe Biden defends US withdrawal from Afghanistan
President Joe Biden said on Monday the mission of the United States in Afghanistan was never supposed to be nation building as ...Kabul evacuations stall amid airport chaos, criticism of U.S. pullout
Thousands of civilians desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul airport on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital, prompting the U.S. military ...Afghanistan is peaceful, Taliban say, chaos engulfs airport
Peace prevailed across Afghanistan on Monday, Taliban officials said, as the militants declared the war over a day after seizing the capital, ...Malaysia prime minister quits after just 17 months in office
Malaysia’s prime minister and his government resigned Monday after just 17 months in office, throwing the country into fresh political turmoil as ...Zambia opposition leader Hichilema wins landslide in presidential election
Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema secured a stunning landslide victory over incumbent Edgar Lungu in Zambia’s presidential election, results showed on Monday. The ...Taliban takes control of Afghan’s presidential palace
Taliban fighters have entered Afghanistan’s presidential palace hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. The group’s leadership, surrounded by dozens of ...