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Hassan Akhund to lead new Taliban govt, Mullah Baradar to be his deputy

Sirajuddin Haqqani -- the leader of the Haqqani Network, a US-designated terrorist organization -- will serve as acting interior minister

India, Russia to discuss Afghanistan crisis at NSA level meeting

India and Russia are set to discuss the Afghan crisis following the takeover of the war-torn nation by Taliban forces.

Qatar may struggle to deliver the revamped Taliban it hyped

Qatar's ties to the Taliban and other Islamist groups have long been a source of tension with its neighbors and concern for its Western allies

Afghanistan's takeover by Taliban will benefit Pakistan, harm India: Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban is not good for India and it will benefit Pakistan

With dried up foreign aid, Afghanistan braces for humanitarian crisis

After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, international aid, which evidently constitutes and caters to all basic facilitations of the country, has been suspended

Taliban fire shots to disperse crowd at anti-Pakistan protest in Kabul

Hundreds of Afghans took to the streets in Kabul and demonstrated in front of the Pakistan embassy demanding Islamabad to stop meddling in international affairs of Pakistan and helping the Taliban.The protest was led by women then a number of men joined them. They held banners and chanted anti-Pakistan slogans, Tolo News reported."Pakistan, Pakistan, Leave Afghanistan," a slogan on a signboard read. Pakistan and its notorious intelligence agency have been accused of supporting the Taliban in taking over Afghanistan.Experts believe that Pakistan has been a key player in removing the elected Afghan government from power and establishing the Taliban as a decisive power in Afghanistan.The protesters also chanted "Freedom, freedom", 'Death to ISI'. The Taliban fired shots into the air to disperse crowds at the protest.The protest comes a day after National Resistance Force leader Ahmad Massoud declared a national uprising against the Taliban and asked Afghans to resist the Taliban by ...

Afghans with valid visas and passports can take evacuation flights: Taliban

Speaking from Qatar, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also said the Taliban have given assurances of safe passage for all seeking to leave Afghanistan with proper travel documents.

China denies report of Taliban's plan to hand over Bagram airbase to it

China on Tuesday termed as pure fake news a report that the Taliban plans to hand over Afghanistan's key Bagram airbase vacated by the US troops to it.

Mullah Hasan to head Taliban govt, Mullah Baradar to be his deputy: Report

Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the chief of the Taliban's powerful decision-making body 'Rehbari Shura', has been named as Afghanistan's new head of state

'Death to Pakistan' chants as Afghans rally in support of Massoud

Videos on social media showed crowds chanting "death to Taliban, long live Afghanistan" as people marched in the dark streets on Monday night.

US Secretary of State Blinken says US working with Taliban on flights

Blinken says the State Dept is working with the Taliban to facilitate additional charter flights from Kabul for people seeking to leave Afghanistan after the American military and diplomatic departure

Afghanistan: The warlords who will decide whether civil war is likely

The Taliban will be on uncertain ground as they declare legitimacy, but no pretender to Afghanistan's troubled throne is likely to offer a national alternative

Taliban claim control of Panjshir, oppn says resistance will continue

However, Massoud remained defiant and said his force, drawn from the remnants of the regular Afghan army as well as local militia fighters, was still fighting

Focus on Afghanistan as PM Modi chairs BRICS summit on Thursday

This is the second time Prime Minister Modi will be chairing the BRICS summit

China mum on reports of Taliban's invite to attend govt formation ceremony

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday did not respond to a media report claiming that the Taliban has invited China, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, Iran and Qatar to attend the new govt formation ceremony

Pakistan activates satellite air bases near Afghan and India borders

Indian agencies are continuously monitoring Pakistani activities

Taliban says Panjshir 'captured'; ISI chief holds meet with Baradar

Won't allow Pakistan to interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs: Taliban

No time to lose on Afghanistan

In the aftermath of the fall of Kabul, India did not explore the options of reaching out to the erstwhile government, currently headed by Vice-President Amrullah Saleh

No country to be allowed to interfere in Afghan's internal affairs: Taliban

The Taliban on Monday asserted that it will not allow any country, including Pakistan, to interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs

War in Afghanistan now over, will announce govt in few days, says Taliban

Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid on Monday said that the war in Afghanistan is over and an announcement about the formation of the new government will be made in the next few days