Browsing: Afghanistan

The Independent says The head of the British military has insisted that it is too early to say whether the West was defeated in Afghanistan.

France24 says In the villages that once bore the brunt of Afghanistan’s frontline fighting, the Taliban victory has broken a cycle of air strikes, gun battles and funerals.

Thousands of Afghan refugees housed temporarily in British hotels have faced increasing harassment by far-right groups, according to organisations monitoring…

Afghanistan on brink of collapse because of frozen assets that the US will not release to allow the country to…

The Independent says The British ambassador to Afghanistan repeatedly warned Dominic Raab that Kabul would swiftly fall into Taliban hands, diplomatic cables have revealed.

TRT World says the Taliban, who regained power in August after the collapse of the US-backed government, will not be allowed to access Afghan central bank reserves.

TRT World says the Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed in a botched US drone attack in Afghanistan in August.

Aljazeera says Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suspended flights to Kabul after what it called heavy-handed interference by Taliban authorities.

TRT World says G20 leaders have gathered for a virtual summit focused on addressing the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

The Guardian says Afghanistan’s junior female football team and their immediate families are to relocate to Britain from Pakistan.