South Asia
Taliban enters Kabul, awaits ‘peaceful transfer’ of power
Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday and said they were awaiting a “peaceful transfer” of the city ...Taliban enter Afghan capital as US diplomats evacuate by chopper
Taliban insurgents entered Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday as the United States evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter and a government ...Resurgent Taliban take provincial capital, kill Afghan gov’t spokesman
The Taliban captured an Afghan provincial capital and assassinated the government’s top media officer in Kabul on Friday, dealing twin high-profile blows ...Deadly explosion, gunfire hit Kabul near Afghan capital’s fortified ‘Green Zone’
A car bomb blast followed by sporadic gunfire hit Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Tuesday near the heavily fortified “Green Zone”, leaving three ...‘Indiscriminate’ Afghan fighting hurting civilians the most, says UN
Afghan forces battled the Taliban for control of a key provincial capital Tuesday, as the United Nations warned “indiscriminate” gunfire and air ...Afghan president blames worsening security situation on sudden U.S. pullout
President Ashraf Ghani on Monday blamed Afghanistan’s fast-deteriorating security situation on a “sudden” decision by the United States to withdraw its troops, ...Afghan forces battle to thwart Taliban assaults on key cities
Afghan government forces struggled against Taliban assaults on several major cities Sunday as the insurgents stepped up a nationwide offensive that saw ...China-Taliban ties warming ahead of US withdrawal
China’s foreign minister met Wednesday with a delegation of high-level Taliban officials as ties between them warm ahead of the U.S. pullout ...Heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides; at least 125 dead
Rescue teams in India struggled through thick sludge and debris on Saturday to reach dozens of submerged homes as the death toll ...Rockets land near Afghanistan’s presidential palace
At least three rockets hit near the presidential palace shortly before Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was to give an address to mark ...














