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Hebatullah Akhundzada set to head Taliban govt in Afghanistan

The Taliban are all set to announce the formation of a new govt in Kabul on the lines of the Iranian leadership

Food stocks in Afghanistan could run out as soon as this month

In recent days, the UN has flown medical supplies into the Mazar-i-Sharif airport in nort Afghanistan, while some 600 metric tonnes of food were delivered by trucks coming over the border from Pak

Taliban preparing to reveal new Afghan govt amid economic turmoil

The Islamist movement's supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, is expected to have ultimate power over a governing council, with a president below him, a senior Taliban official said last month

Anti-Taliban resistance based in Panjshir will defend all Afghans: Ex VP

Underlining the aim of resistance forces to defeat the Taliban, former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has said the resistance is "based in Panjshir" but will defend the rights of all citizens

Will run out of food stocks in Afghanistan by month-end: senior UN official

The United Nations' food stockpiles in Afghanistan could run out this month and there is a critical need for $200 million to provide food to the most vulnerable, a senior UN official has warned

China trying to take Bagram air force base, use Pak against India: Haley

In the aftermath of the Taliban regaining power in Afghanistan, a former senior American diploma Nikki Haley t has said there is a need to closely watch China

Blinken thanks Qatar FM for supporting US evacuation process in Afghanistan

Blinken, spoke with Qatari Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and thanked him for effort to assist with the safe transit of evacuees from Afghanistan

No hurry to recognise or to establish official relations with Taliban: EU

The European Union is in no hurry to recognise the Taliban nor to establishing official relations with the group, said Gunnar Wiegand, the European Commission's managing director for Asia and Pacific

Biden defends US withdrawal from Afghanistan; says it's 'best decision'

President Joe Biden vigorously defended the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of conflict

With Kabul airport closed, fearful Afghans rush for the border

The Taliban is talking with Qatar and Turkey over how to run Kabul's airport, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said

Afghan crisis: Taliban will unveil govt with Akhundzada pulling strings

Consultations on forming an inclusive Afghan govt end in 'consensus'

Afghans face hunger crisis, adding to challenges of Taliban rulers

Food stocks in Afghanistan could run out this month, a senior UN official warned Wednesday, threatening to add a hunger crisis to the challenges facing the country's new Taliban rulers

Omar asks Union govt whether it considers Taliban a terror organisation

A day after India officially talked to the Taliban, former J&K CM Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asked the Union government to clarify whether or not it considered the outfit a terror organisation

With Kabul airport closed, fearful Afghans rush for the border

Thousands seen at border crossings with Pakistan, Iran; crowds gather at banks in Kabul

Biden defends leaving Afghanistan, says it's 'best decision' for America

President Joe Biden vigorously defended the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of conflict, describing it as the best and the right decision for America

Afghanistan crisis: UK in talks with Taliban over further evacuations

The UK is reportedly in talks with the Taliban over furthering the evacuation process and securing a safe passage out of Afghanistan for British nationals and Afghans who remain there

Japanese government considers moving embassy in Afghanistan to Qatar

The Japanese government is considering transferring the functions of its embassy in Kabul to Qatar due to the tense situation in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said

Real decision on Afghanistan was between leaving and escalating: Biden

After the US troops left Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden said that the real decision was between leaving and escalating and he was not going to extend a "forever war or extend a forever exit"

EU to ensure humanitarian aid reaches vulnerable population in Afghanistan

The European Union said that it will continue to coordinate with the UN and its agencies on the stabilisation of Afghanistan

US will continue to support Afghan people through diplomacy, aid: Biden

US President Joe Biden on Tuesdaysaid that the United States will continue to support the Afghan people through diplomacy, international influence, and humanitarian aid.