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Kabul: With the US having ended its presence in Afghanistan, the Taliban are now gearing up to form their government with an announcement expected in the next few days.According to reports on social media, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a...

Washington: The Pentagon was prepared for a “mass casualty” attack at Kabul airport hours before Thursday’s deadly explosion, says a news report citing detailed notes of three classified calls.According to POLITICO, top Pentagon officials knew of an imminent threat,...

Moscow: Japan is considering pulling out its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) from its mission to evacuate people from Afghanistan on September 1, Kyodo News reported on Monday, citing government sources.The consideration comes after Japan assessed the present security risk around...

New Delhi: Afghan Hindus and Sikhs are allowed to travel to India with valid documents, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said in an interview. He also assured rights of Afghan Sikhs will be protected.In an interview to Pajhwok Afghan News...

Cairo: At least 22 Yemeni soldiers were killed on Sunday in a shelling attack on an air base by the Ansar Allah group, also known as the Houthis, and 50 others were injured, a Yemeni military source told Sputnik."The...

Kabul: Two people were killed and three others injured, including women and children, when a rocket exploded in a residential area in the Afghan capital on Sunday, three days after a deadly suicide bombing killed nearly 200 people at...

Washington: US President Joe Biden plans to evacuate all diplomatic staff, including the US ambassador, from Afghanistan by Tuesday, August 31, The Washington Post reports citing two US officials.According to both officials, the US administration is looking at different...

Aden: Eight pro-government Yemeni soldiers were killed when ballistic missiles fired by Houthi rebels struck their military base in the country's southern province of Lahj on Sunday, a local government official told Xinhua."The Houthi militia targeted a military base...

Kabul/Islamabad: The Taliban will be ready “within a few days” on making an announcement on government formation in Afghanistan and are holding wide-ranging discussions on the issue with all leaders in Kabul, the group’s spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has said.Mujahid...

Kabul: European countries are racing to complete evacuation of their nationals ahead of the August 31 deadline – with Britain to end its Afghan evacuation mission on Saturday, while Italy and Germany have flown back the last of their...