The Year In Review 2021 – August – The Fall of Kabul & Hurricane Ida. The month saw US troops leave Afghanistan and the Taliban take back over, marking the…
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Pakistani Taliban refuses to extend ceasefire with government
TRT World says Taliban militants in Pakistan declared an end to a month-long ceasefire arranged with the aid of the Afghan Taliban.
Taliban: Several Iranian guards dead after Nimroz border clashes
Arab News says Taliban authorities said on Thursday that Iranian forces had suffered at least nine casualties during clashes on the Afghanistan-Iran border.
Afghanistan might become tourist destination in future under ‘Taliban 2.0’ says Britain’s defence chief
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.
Taliban victory sparks hopes of peace in rural 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.
Senior Taliban commander killed in response to IS group attack on Kabul hospital
France24 says A Taliban military commander was killed when his men responded to an Islamic State suicide bomb and gun attack on a hospital in the Afghan capital.
‘The Taliban has a kill list’ for the Afghan LGBT community, NGO says
France24 says since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan at the end of August the persecution of the country’s LGBT+ community has ramped up.
Dominic Raab was repeatedly warned about swift Taliban takeover of Kabul, diplomatic cables show
The Independent says The British ambassador to Afghanistan repeatedly warned Dominic Raab that Kabul would swiftly fall into Taliban hands, diplomatic cables have revealed.
US: Taliban won't get access to Afghan central bank reserves
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.
Pakistan Airlines suspends Afghanistan flights amid Taliban row
Aljazeera says Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suspended flights to Kabul after what it called heavy-handed interference by Taliban authorities.
Afghan girls football team will be allowed to resettle in UK after fleeing Taliban
Arab News says Afghanistan’s girls football team will be allowed to resettle in the UK after fleeing the Taliban to Pakistan where they currently hold temporary visas.
Taliban thugs hang corpses of ‘criminals’ from diggers in shocking photos from Afghanistan
The Sun says TALIBAN thugs have hung the corpses of alleged criminals from diggers in shocking new photos from Afghanistan.
Taliban killed 13 members of Hazara ethnic group: Report
Aljazeera says the Taliban killed at least 13 members of the Hazara ethnic group, including a 17-year-old girl, in the central province of Daykundi.
Prices soar at opium market in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
France24 says while the economy teeters on the brink of collapse, vendors at an opium market in southern Afghanistan say prices for their goods have skyrocketed.
Italy rules out recognising a Taliban government in Afghanistan
Aljazeera says Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio has said the Taliban government in Afghanistan could not be recognised.
‘Necessary for security’: veteran Taliban enforcer says amputations will resume
‘Necessary for security’: veteran Taliban enforcer says amputations will resume
Several killed as attackers target Taliban in eastern Afghanistan
TRT World says attackers have struck Taliban vehicles in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least two fighters and three civilians in the latest violence since the group’s takeover.
Taliban ask to address UN general assembly after Afghanistan takeover
The Guardian says the Taliban have challenged the credentials of Afghanistan’s former United Nations ambassador and are asking to speak at the UN general assembly
Pakistan says no rush to recognize Afghanistan’s Taliban government
Arab News says Pakistans’s foreign ministers say they are in no rush to recognise the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Taliban leaders ‘major row’ at presidential palace - report
There has been a reported “major row” between leaders of the Taliban, just days after they set up the new Afghanistan government, according to sources who spoke to the BBC.
Pakistan, Russia to ‘coordinate’ positions on Afghanistan
Pakistani PM Imran Khan and Russia’s Vladimir Putin hold talks ‘focused on the need for peace and stability’ in Afghanistan.
Questions in Kabul as two top Taliban leaders ‘missing from public view’
The Guardian says two senior Taliban leaders have gone missing from public view, leading some Afghans to question whether the group’s supreme leader and new deputy prime minister are alive.
Taliban says women can study in gender-segregated universities
Aljazeera says women in Afghanistan can continue to study in universities, but classrooms will be gender-segregated and head coverings will be compulsory.
Taliban government makes protests illegal over ‘security’ concerns
Arab News says demonstrations without permission have become illegal in Afghanistan after the appointment of an interim Taliban government.
Ashraf Ghani: Former Afghan president apologies for fleeing country
Afghanistan’s former President, Ashraf Ghani, has apologised to the people of Afghan after fleeing the country to take refuge in the UAE whilst the Taliban took over.
Afghanistan: Protesters run in panic as Taliban fire bullets to disperse resistance supporters in Kabul
The i says videos and pictures have emerged on social media of Taliban soldiers firing shots into the air to disperse crowds of protesters marching through Kabul.
Taliban claims it now controls whole of Afghanistan 'after taking Panjshir province'
The Taliban claims it now has full control of the whole of Afghanistan after completing the take over of Panjshir province, the last area being held by resistance forces.
Several rockets fired at Kabul airport as evacuation winds down
Multiple rockets were fired at Kabul’s international airport but were intercepted by a missile defense system, a US official told Reuters citing initial information.
US blew up last CIA base in Kabul to keep equipment, data away from Taliban: Report
The US destroyed Eagle Base, the last CIA base in Kabul, to keep equipment and information from falling into the hands of the Taliban, US officials told the New York…
Biden adamant on Aug. 31 withdrawal from Afghanistan but asks for contingency plans
The US president asked the Pentagon and State Department to draw up contingency plans to alter the timeline “should that become necessary.”
Iran resumes a crucial lifeline to Afghanistan: Fuel
Taliban told Iran to continue exports of petroleum products which the latter had paused over safety concerns.
Taliban declares victory in Afghanistan as thousands fight to flee country
A senior Taliban official has claimed victory in a speech from inside the Presidential Palace as thousands of Afghan nationals and foreigners desperately try to get out of the country.
Afghans chant ‘Allahu Akbar’ in defiant protests against Taliban
Aljazeera says Ahmadullah Azadani climbed on the roof of his house and awaited something that would have been unthinkable in the city even a week earlier.
Afghan forces bomb Taliban in bid to halt advance on cities
Aljazeera says Afghan forces fought fierce street battles and bombed Taliban positions as the group’s fighters swarmed major cities amid an intensifying offensive.
UN Afghanistan Official Warns Over Taliban Gains
The head of the United Nations Afghanistan aid operation expressed strong concerns Tuesday over military gains by the Taliban insurgents as US and coalition forces pull out of the country..…
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