South Asia
Taliban claim control of Panjshir as evacuation flights await clearance
The Taliban claimed victory on Monday over opposition forces in the Panjshir valley northeast of Kabul, completing their takeover of the country ...Taliban sources say last Afghan holdout region falls; resistance denies claim
Three Taliban sources said the Islamist militia had on Friday seized the Panjshir valley north of Kabul, the last province of Afghanistan ...Taliban co-founder Baradar to lead new Afghanistan govt – sources
Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will lead a new Afghan government set to be announced soon, sources in the group said ...With Kabul airport closed, fearful Afghans rush for the border
Thousands of people trying to flee Afghanistan rushed to its borders on Wednesday as an administrative vacuum after the Taliban’s takeover left ...Taliban celebrate victory as last U.S. troops leave Afghanistan
Celebratory gunfire resounded across Kabul on Tuesday as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn, after the withdrawal of the ...Last U.S. forces leave Afghanistan after nearly 20 years
The United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Monday, after a chaotic evacuation of thousands ...Rockets target US troops as core diplomats fly out of Kabul
U.S. anti-missile defenses intercepted rockets fired at Kabul’s airport early on Monday, as the United States flew its core diplomats out of ...U.S. in final phase of Kabul evacuations, Taliban says ready to take over airport
U.S. forces are in the final phase of leaving Kabul, ending two decades of involvement in Afghanistan, and just over 1,000 civilians ...U.S. drone attack ‘kills’ IS-K planner in Afghanistan
Western forces running the Afghan airlift braced on Saturday for more attacks after the United States launched a drone strike, apparently killing ...U.S. on alert for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage
U.S. forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule were on alert for more attacks on Friday after at least ...














