WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday once again defended his administration's handling of withdrawal from Afghanistan, denying America's allies questioning the country's credibility over the ongoing chaotic evacuation. "This is one of the largest, most difficult air...

KABUL, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political chief of Afghanistan's Taliban, said the Taliban intends to have economic and trade ties with all countries around the world. "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan wants diplomatic and trade ties with all countries, particularly with...

A small group of Afghan women protested near the presidential palace in Kabul on Friday, demanding equal rights from the Taliban as Afghanistan's new rulers work on forming a government and seeking international recognition. The Taliban captured most of the country in a matter of days last month...

When Ezmarai Ahmadi returned home from work on Sunday evening in Kabul, the usual gaggle of squealing children were waiting to greet him -- his sons and daughters, and a slew of nieces and nephews. His brother, Aimal Ahmadi, said Ezmarai pulled his white sedan into the driveway of a modest house...

KABUL, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Afghans are expecting peace and harmony, and wish everything to get back on track after the pullout of the last U.S. troops from the country. "The Taliban firing on the air woke me up at midnight. Then I found it was the celebratory firing after the U.S. troops pullout....

As the final five U.S. military transport aircraft lifted off out of Afghanistan, they left behind up to 200 Americans and thousands of desperate Afghans who couldn't get out and now must rely on the Taliban to allow their departure. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. will continue...

Children are seen at a border crossing point between Pakistan and Afghanistan, in southwest Pakistan's Chaman, on Aug. Pakistan has been facilitating the evacuation of people from Afghanistan including members of the international community. Pakistan's Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasti

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Spain said Friday that it has ended its evacuation operations out of Kabul following the arrival of "the last two Spanish flights" in Dubai, just over a week after it began airlifting its citizens in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. "A military A400 plane arrived in Dubai from...

Britain said Friday that it plans to complete its evacuations out of Afghanistan "in a matter of hours". "We will process those people that we have brought with us, the 1,000 people approximately inside the airfield now," British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told Sky News. "And we will seek a...

President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett have postponed their White House meeting as Biden focused his attention on dealing with the aftermath of deadly explosions near the Kabul airport that targeted U.S. troops and Afghans seeking to flee their country after the Taliban...

President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite the deadly suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport. He also promised to avenge the deaths, declaring to the extremists responsible: "We will hunt you down and make you pay."...

Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover. The attacks killed at least 60 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops, Afghan and...

Germany said Wednesday it has received assurance from a Taliban negotiator that Afghans who have the right documents will still be allowed to leave Afghanistan after the United States' withdrawal deadline on August 31. Germany's envoy Markus Potzel said on Twitter he had met with Taliban deputy...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that as many as 1,500 Americans may be awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan, a figure that suggests the U.S. may accomplish its highest priority for the Kabul airlift — rescuing U.S. citizens — ahead of President Joe Biden's Tuesday deadline....

Afghans gather near a gate of Kabul airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2021. Seven Afghan civilians were killed amid chaos near the Kabul airport as people swarmed the area in hopes of boarding an evacuation flight following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Britain's Ministry of Defense sai

The Afghan crisis is being felt by most NATO member states across Europe, with some predicting a new migrant crisis and others desperately trying to evacuate as many people as possible from Kabul before August 31. Anticipating a new refugee crisis, Turkish authorities are reinforcing their border...

US President Joe Biden said Sunday he was still planning to finalize the dramatic evacuation from Afghanistan by August 31, but left the door open to extending the deadline if necessary. In a televised address from the White House on the chaotic exit, Biden said his "hope is we will not have to...

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