Page 23 - Latest Updates on Taliban
Flashpoint Afghanistan
All scenarios point to further turbulence
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UK says 'ready' to launch strikes against ISIS-K in Afghanistan
The UK has said that it is "ready" to launch strikes at the ISIS-K terror network in Afghanistan after the Pentagon revealed that there are at least 2,000 fighters of the outfit in war-torn country
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Explained: What happens now that US troops have left Afghanistan?
The end of the US military involvement in the troubled country raises a new set of questions for US President Joe Biden and his administration
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Taliban hail victory with gunfire after last US troops leave Afghanistan
Jubilant Taliban seeks 'diplomatic' ties with Americans; Kabul airport in limbo
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Victorious Taliban focus on governing after US withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Taliban revelled in their victory after the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, reiterating their pledge Tuesday to bring peace and security to the country after decades of war
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Indian envoy to Qatar meets Taliban leader; raises concerns over terrorism
The MEA said the Taliban representative assured the ambassador that "these issues" would be positively addressed
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Afghanistan: Music is on at Kabul weddings under the Taliban
At one of Kabul's upscale wedding halls, a celebration was in full swing around midday Tuesday. Afghan dance music could be heard from inside the hall.
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10 million Afghan kids in desperate need of humanitarian aid: UN
Nearly 10 million children in Afghanistan are in desperate need of humanitarian aid, and the Unicef is appealing for about $200 million to respond to their needs, a UN official announced.
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PM forms high-level panel to monitor developments in Afghanistan: Report
The US on Tuesday completed the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, ending a two-decade war and leaving the country in the hands of the Taliban.
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Afghanistan: Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security
Standing on the tarmac, Taliban leaders pledged to secure the country, quickly reopen the airport and grant amnesty to former opponents
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Taliban celebrate 'complete independence' as last US troops leave Afghan
America's longest war took the lives of nearly 2,500 US troops and an estimated 240,000 Afghans, and cost some $2 trillion
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Taliban control now-quiet Kabul airport after America's withdrawal
Taliban leaders have symbolically walked across the runway at Kabul's international airport after the US withdrawal, marking their victory.
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America's longest war in nos: 20 yrs, $2.3 trn spent, 2,400 troops killed
As the last of America's C-17s flew into the night from Kabul airport just before the clock struck midnight in Afghanistan, the costs of America's longest war began sinking in at home
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US completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan after 20-year war
Forced into a hasty exit, Washington and its NATO allies carried out a chaotic airlift over the past two weeks, but still left behind tens of thousands of Afghans who helped Western countries
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Taliban has to earn legitimacy, support: Blinken after last US troops leave
He said the group can do this by meeting its commitments and obligations
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Taliban fire in air to celebrate as last US aircraft leaves Kabul airport
Taliban on Tuesday fired their guns in the air in celebration as the United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, after 20 years of military presence
Afghan crisis: Rockets target US troops as core diplomats fly out of Kabul
The last US troops are due to pull out of Kabul by Tuesday, after they and their allies mounted the biggest air evacuation in history, bringing out 114,000 of their own citizens and Afghans
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Pakistan's borders are secured, prepared to meet 'any' challenge: Gen Bajwa
Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday assured lawmakers that the country's borders are secured and his forces are prepared to meet "any" situation
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Joe Biden's rushed Afghan exit adds strains to US-Pakistan ties
Pakistan remains an indispensable power in the region
Pak delivers WHO medical supplies in Taliban-controlled Mazar-e-Sharif
Pakistan on Monday delivered WHO medical supplies to northern Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif, the fourth largest city of the country which fell to the Taliban on August 14
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