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UN chief following developments in Afghanistan with deep concern: Spokesman

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is following with deep concern the developments in Afghanistan and hopes that the discussions between the Afghan government and the Taliban will restore the pathw

Taliban takes over Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-biggest city

The Taliban has taken over over Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-biggest city, Sputnik reported citing regional authorities.The city was reportedly seized on late Thursday as the Taliban continues to step up their offensive amid US troops' withdrawal. The pullout was stipulated in the deal the Taliban and the US agreed upon in Doha in February last year.According to FDD's Long War Journal, the Taliban have claimed the seizure of more than 10 out of 34 administrative centers of Afghan provinces.Taliban on Thursday claimed to have captured the police headquarters in Herat in western Afghanistan and the country's third-largest city. It also captured strategically important Ghazni City, the capital of a southeastern Afghan province with the same name.The Taliban began its offensive in May and swiftly began seizing key districts. More than 160 districts have fallen, in addition to an estimated 73 districts that were controlled by the Taliban before the offensive began, Long War Journal ...

Canada to evacuate its citizens from war-torn Afghanistan: Report

Canada is preparing to evacuate its citizens from war-torn Afghanistan through its military as the Taliban is worsening the situation in the Asian nation, a media report said on Thursday.

Kabul urges Taliban for peace as 10th provincial capital falls

A second negotiator, Ghulam Farooq Majroh, said the Taliban had been given an offer about a "government of peace" without providing more specifics

Indians advised to leave Afghanistan through commercial means: MEA

India has issued an advisory for Indian nationals to leave Afghanistan through commercial means and there is no formal evacuation mechanism, Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday

Pakistan blames India, Afghanistan for terror attack on Chinese engineers

Pakistan on Thursday alleged that India and Afghanistan were behind last month's suicide attack on a shuttle bus in the country's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that killed 13 people

US sees Pakistan useful only for clearing mess in Afghanistan: Imran Khan

Taking a dig at the US, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Washington sees Pakistan as "useful" only for clearing the "mess" it has left behind in Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting

Taliban move closer to Afghanistan capital after taking Ghazni city

Two Afghan officials and the Taliban say the militants have seized the provincial capital of Ghazni. The capture Thursday marks the 10th provincial capital seized by the insurgents in the last week. Fighting was still ongoing on the outskirts of the city. However, officials say the Taliban were raising their flag and the city had calmed after hours of heavy fighting. The Afghan central government in Kabul and the security forces did not immediately acknowledge the capture of Ghazni. Ghazni is some 130 kilometers (80 miles) southwest of Kabul.

US keeping distance as Afghan forces collapse in front of Taliban

Afghan government forces are collapsing even faster than US military leaders thought possible just a few months ago when President Joe Biden ordered a full withdrawal

Taliban could take Afghanistan capital in 90 days: US intelligence

The Taliban now control 65% of Afghanistan

Afghan FM quits, leaves nation; three more capitals fall to Taliban

Group now controls nine of 34 provincial capitals amid US withdrawal

Afghanistan officials: 3 more provincial capitals fall to Taliban

Some civilians who have fled Taliban advances have said that the insurgents imposed repressive restrictions on women and burned down schools.

Afghan crisis intensifies, India pulls out citizens from Mazar-e-Sharif

A total of 50 Indian nationals, including diplomats, left the Mazar-e-Sharif and reached New Delhi on Wednesday

Farah province capital falls to Taliban; 400,000 Afghans displaced

Taliban group now controls 65% of Afghan territory; 400,000 Afghans displaced

India advises its citizens in Afghanistan to return amid rising violence

According to government data, around 1,500 Indians are currently staying in Afghanistan.

Govt to evacuate staff, Indian citizens from Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif

This comes amid the ongoing Taliban offensive in Afghanistan

US Defense Secy, Pak Army Chief discuss situation in Afghanistan

The top defense officials of the United States and Pakistan during a phone conversation discussed the ongoing situation in Afghanistan as well as regional security

US envoy for Afghanistan leaves for Doha to hold talks on Afghanistan

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has left for Qatari capital Doha to hold talks on Afghanistan and urge the Taliban to stop the offensive.

As Taliban capture cities, US says Afghan forces must fend for themselves

Fighter jets and helicopter gunships would have responded in force, beating back the Islamist group or, at the very least, stalling its advance

Taliban captures sixth Afghan provincial capital as govt forces reel

It is the sixth provincial capital to have fallen in a matter of days as Taliban forces, emboldened by the departure of U.S. troops from the country, have sped up their campaign across Afghanistan