Fall of Kabul
Russia hosts Afghan talks, calls for an inclusive government
Russia hosted talks on Afghanistan on Oct. 20 involving senior representatives of the Taliban and neighboring nations, a round of diplomacy that underlined Moscow's clout in Central Asia.
US Russian Top military Meet in Helsinki discuss Risk mitigation in Afghanistan after US Pullout
The top U.S. military officers from United States and Russia held six hours of talks in Helsinki on Wednesday, in the first face-to-face meeting between them since 2019 as both nations adjust to the U.S. pullout and Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
Int'l community should continue to interact with Taliban: Turkish FM
The international community should continue to engage with Afghanistan, Turkey's foreign minister said on Sept. 22.
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and his counterparts exchanged opinions on irregular migration and the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan as part of a virtual G20 foreign ministers meeting hosted by the Italian chair of the intergovernmental forum.
Kabul International Airport Officially Resumed Operations
Kabul International Airport has officially announced that it is open for domestic and international flights, Khaama Press reported, citing a source from the Civil Aviation Authority.
As a result of the terrorist act of August 26, the runway was severely damaged.
Technical experts from Qatar and Turkey helped resume operations at the international airport.
Taliban Have Formed First Government
The Taliban are finally beginning to consolidate power in Afghanistan.
The group is appointing government ministers as it attempts to form a functional apparatus.
The first appointment was an open mockery to the United States - Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir as a Defense Minister.
Zakir is a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner between 2001 and 2007.
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The Taliban are holding Americans hostage at the airport?
It is not clear why the Taliban do not allow people to fly to the rescue, and the official explanation is that the planes are full of Afghans who do not have passports and visas, and that is the only reason why they cannot leave the country.
Biden defends US pullout from Afghanistan as Taliban celebrate
President Joe Biden on Aug. 31 mounted a fierce defense of his exit from Afghanistan as the "best decision for America," the day after the U.S. military withdrawal celebrated by the Taliban as a major victory.
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"The end"; Why do Russians share one photo en masse? VIDEO / PHOTO
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.
Last Foreign Troops Leave Afghanistan, Taliban Celebrate
The hardline Islamist Taliban celebrated their total return to power on Tuesday with gunfire and diplomacy, after the last US troops flew out of Afghanistan to end two decades of war.
The United States' longest military conflict drew to a close on Monday night when its forces abandoned Kabul's airport, where it had overseen a frenzied airlift that saw more than 123,000 people flee.
Pilot from Serbia for TV Prva re: the chaos in Kabul: We took off without permission
As he pointed out, he was in the operational center of the company where he worked, and around 11, 12 o'clock, they received information that the Taliban entered Kabul on August 15 without firing a bullet.