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          Taliban

          Read the latest news about the extremist group governing Afghanistan after American-led coalition forces withdrew in 2021

          Ahmad Massoud, son of Afghanistan's slain anti-Soviet resistance hero Ahmad Shah Massoud, said he is willing to make a deal with the Taliban. Reuters

          Ahmad Massoud readies for war while negotiating with Taliban

          AsiaAugust 19, 2021
          Hundreds of people gather at the perimeter of the international airport in Kabul on August 16, 2021. AP

          Afghanistan: UK ambassador stays put to help evacuate citizens

          AsiaAugust 19, 2021
          Civilians prepare to board a plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. US Marine Corps/Handout via Reuters

          US accelerates Afghanistan relocation operations as evacuee number hits 12,000

          USAugust 19, 2021
          The site of the giant Buddha statues that were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province. AFP

          Unesco calls for preservation of Afghan artefacts

          ArtAugust 19, 2021
          Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks in a video message from the UAE days after the Taliban took over Kabul. AFP

          Who is Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani?

          AsiaAugust 19, 2021
          The hotel in South Yorkshire where the boy fell to his death. Courtesy: The OYO Sheffield Metropolitan Hotel

          Afghan boy who fled Taliban falls to his death from UK hotel window

          AsiaAugust 19, 2021
          Taliban fighters in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, August 19, 2021. AP

          Four people killed in shooting and stampede in Afghan city

          AsiaAugust 19, 2021
          A group of Afghans after disembarking from a Spanish Air Force Airbus A400M at Torrejon de Ardoz airbase, 30km from Madrid, on August 19. The aircraft carried Spaniards and the Afghans and their families who helped the Spanish in Afghanistan. AFP

          Taliban prevent some people from reaching Kabul airport

          WorldAugust 19, 2021
          Afghanistan sits on significant deposits of oil, gas, copper, iron, gold and coal as well as a range of precious gems such as emeralds and rubies. Getty Images

          Taliban now sit on Aghanistan's vast mineral wealth vital to clean energy pivot

          EconomyAugust 19, 2021
          The IMF will withhold funds to Afghanistan amid uncertainty over the status of the leadership in Kabul. AFP

          IMF prevents Afghanistan from accessing funds after Taliban seize power

          EconomyAugust 19, 2021
          Taliban leaders in Afghanistan. Turkey has set its sights on mediating between the militant group and Western powers.

          Turkey emerges as link between Taliban and the world

          MENAAugust 19, 2021
          European and Afghan nationals disembark from a French military plane at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport from Kabul via Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. EPA

          UK media outlets write to PM Johnson urging protection for Afghan journalists

          UKAugust 18, 2021
          Members of the Taliban at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday. Reuters

          Taliban face critical need for international aid

          AsiaAugust 18, 2021
          People gather outside Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport, seeking flights out of Afghanistan. Reuters

          Thousands of Afghans struggle to access Kabul airport as evacuation flights resume

          AsiaAugust 18, 2021
          Ashraf Ghani's made a video statement shared on Facebook.

          Ashraf Ghani 'left Afghanistan with salwar kameez and one waistcoat' but plans to return

          AsiaAugust 18, 2021
          Taliban members patrol the streets of Jalalabad city, Afghanistan, as the Taliban took control of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. Getty

          Taliban shoot at crowds of protesters in Jalalabad

          AsiaAugust 18, 2021
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