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Afghans with valid visas and passports can take evacuation flights: Taliban

Speaking from Qatar, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also said the Taliban have given assurances of safe passage for all seeking to leave Afghanistan with proper travel documents.

China denies report of Taliban's plan to hand over Bagram airbase to it

China on Tuesday termed as pure fake news a report that the Taliban plans to hand over Afghanistan's key Bagram airbase vacated by the US troops to it.

Mullah Hasan to head Taliban govt, Mullah Baradar to be his deputy: Report

Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the chief of the Taliban's powerful decision-making body 'Rehbari Shura', has been named as Afghanistan's new head of state

'Death to Pakistan' chants as Afghans rally in support of Massoud

Videos on social media showed crowds chanting "death to Taliban, long live Afghanistan" as people marched in the dark streets on Monday night.

US Secretary of State Blinken says US working with Taliban on flights

Blinken says the State Dept is working with the Taliban to facilitate additional charter flights from Kabul for people seeking to leave Afghanistan after the American military and diplomatic departure

Afghanistan: The warlords who will decide whether civil war is likely

The Taliban will be on uncertain ground as they declare legitimacy, but no pretender to Afghanistan's troubled throne is likely to offer a national alternative

Taliban claim control of Panjshir, oppn says resistance will continue

However, Massoud remained defiant and said his force, drawn from the remnants of the regular Afghan army as well as local militia fighters, was still fighting

Focus on Afghanistan as PM Modi chairs BRICS summit on Thursday

This is the second time Prime Minister Modi will be chairing the BRICS summit

China mum on reports of Taliban's invite to attend govt formation ceremony

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday did not respond to a media report claiming that the Taliban has invited China, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, Iran and Qatar to attend the new govt formation ceremony

Pakistan activates satellite air bases near Afghan and India borders

Indian agencies are continuously monitoring Pakistani activities

Taliban says Panjshir 'captured'; ISI chief holds meet with Baradar

Won't allow Pakistan to interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs: Taliban

No time to lose on Afghanistan

In the aftermath of the fall of Kabul, India did not explore the options of reaching out to the erstwhile government, currently headed by Vice-President Amrullah Saleh

No country to be allowed to interfere in Afghan's internal affairs: Taliban

The Taliban on Monday asserted that it will not allow any country, including Pakistan, to interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs

War in Afghanistan now over, will announce govt in few days, says Taliban

Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid on Monday said that the war in Afghanistan is over and an announcement about the formation of the new government will be made in the next few days

Taliban leader Mullah Hasan Akhund nominated as head of Afghanistan

After days of consultations, the Taliban have nominated Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund as the new head of state, according to senior leaders, a media report said.

Afghan Resistance leader is safe, will soon 'give message': Spokesperson

Afghanistan's National Resistance Front (NRF) leader Ahmad Massoud is safe and will soon make a statement, NRF spokesperson Ali Nazary said on Monday."My leader and brother Ahmad Massoud is safe and will be giving a message to our people very soon!" Nazary tweeted.This comes hours after NRF denied the Taliban's claims that the Panjshir, the last resistance stronghold in the country, has been captured. The NRF said that the resistance forces are present at all strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight.They further assured the people of Afghanistan that the struggle against the Taliban and their partners will continue. However, the Twitter acount from where the information was shared, was unverified."Taliban's claim of occupying Panjshir is false. The NRF forces are present in all strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight. We assure the people of Afghanistan that the struggle against the Taliban & their partners will continue until justice ...

Afghanistan: Ahmad Massoud is safe, to soon give message, says Spokesperson

Afghanistan's National Resistance Front (NRF) leader Ahmad Massoud is safe and will soon make a statement, NRF spokesperson Ali Nazary said on Monday."My leader and brother Ahmad Massoud is safe and will be giving a message to our people very soon!" Nazary tweeted.This comes hours after NRF denied the Taliban's claims that the Panjshir, the last resistance stronghold in the country, has been captured. The NRF said that the resistance forces are present at all strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight.They further assured the people of Afghanistan that the struggle against the Taliban and their partners will continue. However, the Twitter acount from where the information was shared, was unverified."Taliban's claim of occupying Panjshir is false. The NRF forces are present in all strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight. We assure the people of Afghanistan that the struggle against the Taliban & their partners will continue until justice ...

Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghanistan province

The province was the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in the country and the only province the Taliban had not seized during their sweep last month

Around 1000 US citizens, others wait for evacuation from Afghanistan

The Taliban are preventing around 1000 people including dozens of American citizens and Afghans holding visas to the US or other countries, from leaving Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Open to peace talks with Taliban, says Resistance Front leader

Ahmad Massoud said he supported a plan, put forward by religious clerics, for a negotiated settlement, and called on the Taliban to end their offensive