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Announces amnesty, urges women to join government

He described the images coming out of Afghanistan as "gut-wrenching" but said: "I've learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw US forces.

The girl, whose identity is unknown, seems to control her tears in order to make the video

The company says it has a dedicated team of Afghan experts to monitor and remove content linked to the group, the BBC reported

Sources said Indian Air Force's transport aircraft C-17 with 150 passengers has left the Kabul airport for India

In the morning, some schools were open due to the ongoing examinations, but were advised to close until the situation gets better

After I finish my education, I will be asked to leave for Afghanistan. We hope the Government of India will help us, says an Afghan student

We cannot absolve the US and Pakistan of the mess, and the erstwhile Soviet Union too

"Since the borders of India are very strong, I don't see the any impact of the takeover by Taliban across the border on the Indian side," he said.

It appears that desperate Afghans were clinging on to either the undercarriage of the C-17 or the landing gear of the transport plane when they got flung out due to the huge G-force exerted during take-off.

Given the deteriorating security situation, we support, are working to secure, and call on all parties to respect and facilitate, the safe and orderly departure of foreign nationals and Afghans who wish to leave the country

Failure of Istanbul conference reflects Pak’s inability to persuade Taliban

Kabul: Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of Kabul on Sunday while panicked workers fled government offices and helicopters landed at the US Embassy in the Afghan capital as the militants’ further tightened their grip on the country. Three Afghan officials told The Associated Press that the Taliban were in the districts of Kalakan, Qarabagh and […]

Ghani's last public appearance was on Wednesday in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, where the insurgents launched a multi-pronged attack early Saturday.

In addition, they say, Taliban commanders have demanded that communities must hand over unmarried women to become "wives" for their fighters a form of sexual violence, human-rights groups say, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Marco Mendicino, Canadian Immigration Minister said Friday the program will welcome 20,000 Afghans, targeting those who belong to groups vulnerable to persecution by the Taliban.

Talks with the Taliban will mean that India has begun to distinguish between good and bad terrorists

The Pentagon's massive task of removing service members and equipment out of Afghanistan is nearly complete and the US military mission is slated to end by August 31.

The Taliban has re-imposed repressive laws and retrograde policies on Afghan women that defined its 1996-2001 rule when they enforced their version of Islamic Sharia law.

Over the last few weeks, the Taliban captured several districts in Afghanistan including Takhar, the country's northeastern province.