Afghanistan

Ljubljana – A group of five Afghans who worked with the EU delegation in the country has arrived in Slovenia along with their family members, the Foreign Ministry has confirmed for the STA. In all, 19 Afghans have thus arrived in Slovenia after withdrawing from the country in the wake of the Taliban taking over.

The U.S. is "working closely" with its allies in Turkey and Qatar on quickly reopening Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sept. 3.

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"We're working closely with our partners Qatar and Turkey to help get the airport in Kabul up and running as quickly as possible," he told reporters at the State Department.

Bled – Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the first Indian foreign minister to visit Slovenia, indicated in an interview with the STA on the sidelines of the Bled Strategic Forum that Indian companies might be interested in cooperating with Slovenia’s automotive and pharmaceutical industries, and the IT sector.

The defense ministers discussed the issue of introducing Rapid Reaction Corps at Brdo near Kranj, but the plan is difficult to implement.

Afghans were still awaiting the formation of a new government on Friday, days after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US troops.

A Taliban spokesperson told AFP that no inauguration ceremony was planned until Saturday at the earliest, while previous announcements indicated that it could take place after Friday prayers.

Last month, after the Taliban took power, Turkey evacuated more than 1,400 of its citizens from Afghanistan, the spokesman for Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) said on Sept. 2.

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There was also talk about how the return of the Taliban to power will affect relations in the Middle East and whether a new wave of migrants is threatening Europe.

Fighting between Afghanistan's resistance forces and the militants of the Taliban radical movement (outlawed in Russia) is raging on in various regions of the Panjshir, Parwan, and Baghlan Provinces, the Ashwaka news agency reported on Wednesday, citing sources. 

European Union justice and home affairs ministers are meeting Tuesday to discuss the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and the flow of refugees and migrants it is expected to produce.

The meeting comes the day after the last U.S. forces flew out of Kabul's international airport, ending America's longest war.

In addition to this photo, which will probably mark history, a picture from February 15, 1989 is being shared en masse on social networks.
It shows General Boris Gromov, Commander of the 40th Army of the USSR, crossing hand in hand with his son over the Friendship Bridge from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan. He was the last Soviet soldier to leave the country.