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Afghanistan’s former president on Sunday called a White House order to unfreeze US$3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the US for families of September 11 victims an atrocity against the Afghan people.At a packed news conference, Hamid Karzai sought the help of Americans, particularly the families of the thousands …

Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani on Thursday described fleeing the Taliban’s victory march on Kabul, saying the decision had been taken in “minutes” and that he did not know he was leaving the country until he was taking off. Ghani told BBC’s Radio 4 “Today” programme that on the morning …

For their part, the Taliban strategy revolved largely around encircling and capturing key strongpoints Few events in recent years have been quite as unexpected as the Taliban conquest of Afghanistan in summer 2021. Though the insurgency against the United States had proven extraordinarily resilient, the American withdrawal was expected to …

Former president Ashraf Ghani, who fled the country last month as the Taliban entered Kabul, apologised on Wednesday to the Afghan people, as “he could not make it end differently”. In a statement on Twitter, Ghani said that he left at the urging of the palace security in order to …

BADIN: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has categorically said that Pakistan could not dictate Afghan Taliban but can only advise them on the formulation of an inclusive government in the land-locked country. “Pakistan wants peace and stability in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Imran Khan, earlier in his speech …

Afghanistan may be governed by a ruling council now that the Taliban has taken over, while the movement’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, would likely remain in overall charge, a senior member of the group told Reuters. The Taliban would also reach out to former pilots and soldiers from the Afghan …

Afghanistan‘s former president Ashraf Ghani is in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), its foreign ministry confirmed in a statement Wednesday. “The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation can confirm that the UAE has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani and his family into the country on humanitarian grounds,” the statement …

BERLIN: A German military plane is waiting for the United States to grant it permission to fly to Afghanistan to help with the evacuation of foreign nationals and local Afghan staff, the defence minister said on Tuesday. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer told Germany’s ARD television that she hoped that an air bridge …

KABUL: The Taliban’s stunning and rapid takeover of Afghanistan was the result not only of their battlefield strength, but also a sustained push to force surrenders and cut deals. The insurgents mixed threats and lure with propaganda and psychological warfare as they took city after city — some with barely …

AMMAN/ DUBAI: Saudi Arabia on Monday urged Taliban insurgents who seized Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, completing a sweep across the country, to preserve lives, property and security as stipulated by “Islamic principles”. “The kingdom stands with the choices that the Afghan people make without interference,” the foreign ministry of Saudi Arabia …