President Biden has declined to extend the August 31 deadline at the G7 meeting after being pressed to think otherwise. He has reportedly made the decision after consulting his national security team. G7 leaders have told the Taliban to allow a safe passage to Afghans wishing to leave the country… Continue reading Afghanistan: Evacs hit single-day high; CIA director meets Taliban leader
A firefight ensued between Western forces and unknown gunmen at the Kabul airport amid the evacuation pandemonium. According to a German military tweet, a firefight broke out between the Afghan security forces and unknown attackers at the northern gate of the Kabul airport. One Afghan security personnel was killed and… Continue reading Afghanistan: Fatal firefight at Kabul airport
Update: Anti-Taliban forces locally known as the Northern Alliance have declared they have thousands of men ready to protect their stronghold and region. Update: Civilians from all across Afghanistan are taking refuge in Panjsher Valley. Update: Some reports suggest Hazaras have taken up arms against the Taliban, reclaiming their lost… Continue reading Afghanistan: Taliban set to attack Panjsher Valley after talks fail
US citizen have been warned not to head towards the airport amid the rising tensions that may lead to a massive stampede or another attempted breakthrough in hopes of getting to the runway. A security alert issued by the US embassy in Afghanistan asks citizens not to travel to the… Continue reading Afghanistan: Situation deteriorating at airport again
Anti-Taliban forces that include militias of the north and scraps of the Afghan army have allegedly taken control of three districts close to Panjsher Valley. The Taliban have not commented on the incident but the anti-Taliban forces are declaring victory and claimed the Taliban fighters to have fled after suffering… Continue reading Afghanistan: Anti-Taliban forces unite in Northern Afghanistan
Millions of rounds of ammunition, hundreds of thousands of state of the art weapons and thousands of Humvees that were given to the Afghan forces are now at the hands of the Taliban, who are now equipped with the weapons and roaming in the Humvees to conduct surveillance and other… Continue reading Afghanistan: Taliban enjoy American treasures left behind by Afghan army
After taking over Afghanistan, the Taliban soon promised everyone forgiveness and encouraged government officials to get back to work, but soon after declaring the birth of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan they have started going back to their old ways and the feared killings have begun. The honeymoon that they… Continue reading Afghanistan: Taliban returning to their old ways
President Joe Biden has said that US troops will stay in Afghanistan until each and every American isn’t safely evacuated. Hinting an extension to his August 31 deadline as over 15,000 Americans are still in Afghanistan, Biden said the troops will stay to ascertain the safety and evacuation of Americans.… Continue reading Afghanistan: US troops to stay until all Americans aren’t evacuated – Biden
Taliban have stopped their cross-border trade with their biggest trading partner India, according to the latter the cargo used to move through neighboring Pakistan but with the Taliban in control of Afghanistan, imports and exports worth millions of dollars have been stopped. India in the past when the Taliban were… Continue reading Afghanistan: Taliban stop cross-border trade with biggest partner
Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani defended his decision to flee the country as the Taliban were advancing towards Kabul. In a statement and after confirmation from the UAE that they have granted him asylum, Ghani repeated the reason for his departure and that was to avoid “bloodshed.” Russia had claimed… Continue reading Afghanistan: Ghani defends decision to flee