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Moscow: Russia is ready to establish a dialogue with those who will rely upon the will of the Afghan people and turn Afghanistan into a prosperous state, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said."Russia is interested in a peaceful,...

Kabul: Anas Haqqani, the brother of Taliban deputy Sirajuddin Haqqani, and other Taliban members met with former president Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, in Kabul on Wednesday.The meeting took...

Kabul: Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled the country after the Taliban takeover on Sunday, has been “welcomed” in the UAE, the country’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday.The UAE foreign ministry, in a brief one line statement, said:...

United Nations: At least 37 civilians were killed in the latest attack in western Niger on Monday, UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa Marie-Pierre Poirier said in a statement."UNICEF is deeply shocked and outraged by the terrible...

Kabul: Adding to the uncertainty in Afghanistan, Amrullah Saleh, the First Vice President, on Tuesday declared himself as the caretaker President of the country, two days after the Taliban takeover.In a tweet, Saleh, who is now in Panjshir, a...

Toronto: Canada is not considering recognizing the Taliban (banned in Russia) as the legitimate government of Afghanistan after the terror group reclaimed control of the war-torn country on Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.“Canada has no plans...

Berlin: The latest developments in Afghanistan are bitter not only for Afghans but also for the West, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday."From the moment of the foreign troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, we have been watching the Taliban...

Kabul: The fleeing of former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani and his aides from the country has been harshly criticized by Afghans who say Ghani played with the "blood of the people" and "committed treason" by abandoning his post after...

Kabul: The Taliban on Tuesday announced a general “amnesty” for all in Afghanistan and urged women to join the government, two days after the Islamist group took over the country.Enamullah Samangani, a member of the Islamic Emirate’s cultural commission,...

Tashkent: The Uzbek government maintains close contacts with the Taliban on protection of the Uzbek-Afghan border and will harshly suppress any attempts of border violations, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday."The Uzbek side maintains close contacts with representatives...