Tag: Afghanistan

Afghanistan/USA. US Launches Airstrike Against IS Individual in Afghanistan (VoA)

Steve Herman The U.S. military launched a drone strike Saturday targeting a member of an Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate. The Central Command said the strike...

Afghanistan. ‘The Taliban Are Looking for Me’ (HRW)

Patricia Gossman Yesterday’s bombing at Kabul’s international airport has drastically curtailed evacuation flights for at-risk Afghans. The effort was already winding down, after getting out some human...

Afghanistan/China. Afghanistan’s China Town reopens, not disrupted by the deadly blasts in Kabul airport: sources (Global Times)

File photo shows an Afghan vendor prepares food ahead of Eid-al-Fitr festival in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.Photo: Xinhua The China Town in Afghanistan's capital of...

Afghanistan/BRI/China. If the Taliban seek to ‘build Afghanistan,’ the BRI may be key (Global Times)

Wang Cong With the chaotic evacuation of the US and its allies from the Kabul airport still underway and profound political and security uncertainty still...

Afghanistan. Afghanistan Faces Complex Web of Economic Crises (VoA)

Rob Garver Steering Afghanistan's economy would be a formidable task for anyone, which is why economists and other experts expressed dismay this week when the...

Afghanistan. Crowds Return to Kabul Airport After Bombings (VoA)

Crowds of people desperate to leave Afghanistan returned to Kabul’s airport Friday as evacuation flights out of the country resumed, a day after horrendous...

Afghanistan. Hundreds of displaced Afghan families seeking food and shelter (Al Jazeera)

Hundreds of Afghan families who have been camping in searing heat at a Kabul park after the Taliban overran their provinces are begging for...

Afghanistan. Taliban planning ‘inclusive caretaker gov’t’ in Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

Osama Bin Javaid The Taliban says it is planning an inclusive caretaker government in Afghanistan after the group toppled the Western-backed administration in a stunning...

Afghanistan/USA. Biden vague on whether US gave Taliban list of vulnerable Afghans (Al Jazeera)

US President Joe Biden said “there may have been” a list of names of vulnerable Afghans given to the Taliban in an effort to...

Afghanistan/Turkey. Turkey holds first talks with the Taliban in Kabul (Al Jazeera)

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey held its first talks with the Taliban in Kabul, adding Ankara was still assessing the armed...

Afghanistan. How Dangerous Is Afghanistan’s Islamic State Group? (VoA)

By Associated Press The Islamic State offshoot that Americans blame for Thursday's deadly suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport coalesced in eastern Afghanistan six years ago...

Afghanistan/USA – Who Are Afghan Refugees Coming to US? (VoA)

By Reuters Thousands of Afghans have arrived in the United States since the hurried evacuation of Afghanistan began in mid-August, including many who helped U.S. forces...

Afghanistan. Biden Vows Vengeance on Kabul Airport Attackers  (VoA)

Steve Herman U.S. President Joe Biden is vowing vengeance on those responsible for Thursday's deadly attacks outside the Kabul airport that killed at least 13 American...

Afghanistan/USA. Here’s how Biden could mitigate damage done by the Afghan withdrawal (Defense News)

Hans Binnendijk and Robert Bell Historians will have time to sort through the evidence and apportion blame for the tragic end to America’s 20-year military intervention in Afghanistan. There is enough blame to...

Afghanistan/China. Why China is best positioned to help Afghanistan reconstruction (Global Times)

While the shock over the US' astonishing failure in Afghanistan continues, global attention has been shifting to the newly empowered Taliban's plan to rebuild...

Afghanistan/China. Taliban takeover is bad news for China (East Asia Forum)

Michael Clarke, UTS and ANU The withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan has prompted much breathless commentary, including on the implications for China’s role...