Former Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani’s brother, Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai, has reportedly announced his support for the Taliban. According to media reports, Hashmat pledged his support in the presence of Taliban leader Khalil-ur-Rehman and religious scholar Mufti Mahmood Zakir. Earlier, Hashmat had made a statement in which he had said that his brother Ashraf Ghani was مزید پڑھیں

China has played a constructive role in promoting peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan and is welcome to contribute to the rebuilding of the country, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen told Chinese state media. The Taliban seized control over the weekend in an upheaval that sent thousands of civilians and Afghan military allies fleeing for safety. Many مزید پڑھیں

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that US troops won’t leave any Americans behind in Afghanistan, even if it means staying in Taliban-controlled Kabul for longer than agreed. In his first interview since the Taliban seized the Afghan capital, sparking a panicked exodus by foreigners and Afghan allies, Biden told ABC News that “chaos” had been مزید پڑھیں

At least three people were killed as the Taliban violently broke up a protest in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, quashing a rare public show of dissent even as they met with Afghan officials from the Western-backed government they toppled. Witnesses said the deaths in Jalalabad took place when local residents tried to install Afghanistan’s national مزید پڑھیں

The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that it had “welcomed President Ashraf Ghani and his family into the country on humanitarian grounds”. It remained unclear whether Ghani flew directly to the UAE or was at another location since he left Kabul on Sunday, just as the Taliban approached Kabul. The statement carried by the مزید پڑھیں

Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has announced that they will not allow Afghanistan soil to be used against any country. While addressing the first press conference after the Kabul takeover, the Afghan Taliban spokesperson said that everyone has witnessed that they liberated Afghanistan from foreign occupation after a long war of 20 years. He said مزید پڑھیں

President Joe Biden said on Monday he stood “squarely behind” his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan despite searing images of chaos in Kabul that exposed the limits of U.S. power and plunged him into the worst crisis of his presidency. Breaking his silence on the U.S. pullout after scenes of bedlam dominated television مزید پڑھیں

The Taliban announced a “general amnesty” for all government officials Tuesday, two days after the group captured Kabul and completed their hold over the country after a lightening offensive. “A general amnesty has been declared for all… so you should start your routine life with full confidence,” said a statement from the Taliban. As per مزید پڑھیں

The spokesperson for the Afghan Taliban on Monday declared that the war in the country is over, saying that the group desires peaceful relations with the world. The statement comes a day after the Afghan Taliban entered Kabul as President Ashraf Ghani left the country, saying he wanted avoid bloodshed and conflict. The group respected مزید پڑھیں

Three Afghan citizens were killed Monday after falling off a United States aircraft as it took off from the Hamid Karzai Airport, British media reported Monday. As per the reports, three Afghan citizens hung on to the aircraft as it was about to take off from the runway. However, they fell down as soon as مزید پڑھیں