Afghanistan

Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Killed in US Drone Strike in Afghanistan

Zawahiri, an Egyptian surgeon who had a $25 million bounty on his head, helped coordinate the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks…

2 years ago

Afghanistan: Girls’ Despair as Taliban Confirm Secondary School Ban

Teenage schoolgirls in Afghanistan have told the BBC of their growing desperation as they continue to be excluded from school…

3 years ago

Fearful US Residents in Afghanistan Hiding from Taliban

Every night in yet another house in Afghanistan’s capital, a U.S. green card-holding couple from California take turns sleeping, with…

3 years ago

As West Ponders Aid for Afghanistan, China and Pakistan Quick to Provide Relief

As international donors gather in Geneva on Monday to discuss humanitarian relief for Afghanistan under Taliban rule, neighbours China and…

3 years ago

UN Warns Afghanistan at Risk of ‘Total Breakdown’

The United Nations has warned that Afghanistan is at risk of “total breakdown” of the international community does not find…

3 years ago

Taliban to Ban Women’s Sports in Afghanistan

Australia’s SBS TV has quoted a Taliban spokesperson as saying that women’s sports — and women’s cricket specifically — will…

3 years ago

Taliban Interim Government Agrees to Let Foreigners Leave Afghanistan

Two hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan are set to depart the war-ravaged country on charter flights…

3 years ago

al-Qaeda May Seek Comeback in Afghanistan, Pentagon Chief Says

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the al-Qaeda extremist group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack…

3 years ago

US Tally Misses Hundreds Left in Afghanistan, Rescue Groups Say

Veteran-led rescue groups say the Biden administration's estimate that no more than 200 U.S. citizens were left behind in Afghanistan…

3 years ago

USA Will Not Abandon Nigeria Like Afghanistan- Trending With Ojy Okpe

Mary Leonard, the United States ambassador to Nigeria, on Monday, attempted to quell the Anxiety many Nigerians have expressed over…

3 years ago

Biden Defends Departure from ‘Forever War’ in Afghanistan, Praises Airlift

A defensive President Joe Biden called the U.S. airlift to extract more than 120,000 Americans, Afghans and other allies from…

3 years ago

Nigeria Can’t End Up Like Afghanistan, US Envoy Says

The United States is assuring that Nigeria will not end up like Afghanistan, that's been taken over by the Taliban. US ambassador…

3 years ago

Taliban Says Afghanistan ‘Free Nation’ as It Hails US Exit

The Afghan group says the US defeat is lesson for everyone else, and says it wants ‘good relations’ with the…

3 years ago

Last US Military Flight Departs Afghanistan, Ending America’s Longest War

The last US military flight has left Kabul airport, marking the end of a 20-year presence in Afghanistan and America's…

3 years ago

Rockets Target US Troops as Afghanistan Withdrawal Enters Final Stage

U.S. anti-missile defences intercepted as many as five rockets that were fired at Kabul’s airport early on Monday, a U.S.…

3 years ago

Biden Travels to Air Base to Honour Troops Killed in Afghanistan

U.S. President Joe Biden arrived at Dover Air Force Base on Sunday to honor members of the military killed in…

3 years ago

Kabul Airlift in Final Phase as US Warns of More attack; Taliban Ready to Take Over Airport

U.S. forces are in the final phase of leaving Kabul, ending two decades of involvement in Afghanistan, and just over…

3 years ago

US Airstrike Kills ‘Islamic State Planner’ in Afghanistan Following Deadly Kabul Attack

Acting swiftly on President Joe Biden's promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the U.S. military…

3 years ago

Taliban Planning ‘Inclusive Caretaker Government’ in Afghanistan: Al Jazeera

The Taliban says it is planning an inclusive caretaker government in Afghanistan after the group toppled the Western-backed administration in…

3 years ago

Taliban Says Hundreds of Fighters Heading to Holdout Province

The Taliban has said “hundreds” of its fighters were heading to the Panjshir Valley, one of the few parts of…

3 years ago