Posts Tagged: afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Massoud Says He Will Not Surrender to Taliban: Report
The son of Ahmad Shah Massoud, who was one of the main leaders of Afghanistan's anti-Soviet resistance in the 1980s, said he will not surrender...
Putin, Erdogan Agree to Strengthen Coordination on Afghan Issues
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan discussed the situation in Afghanistan during a phone call and agreed to strengthen bilateral coordination on Afghan...
Greece Completes Border Wall Extension to Deter Potential Afghan Migrants
Greece said on Friday it had completed a 40-km fence on its border with Turkey and a new surveillance system was in place to stop...
EU Says No Recognition of Taliban, No Political Talks
The European Union has not recognized the Taliban, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday, nor is it holding political talks with...
Little Enthusiasm in the Middle East for the Taliban Victory
Though the Hamas leadership is certainly happy over the sweeping Taliban victory in Afghanistan, the response in its media sites only faintly registered it. Felesteen,...
Afghanistan’s Fall Is a Message to US Allies
As the scenes of Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban continue to unfold following the US decision to withdraw its 2,500 remaining troops -- and the...
Jewish Groups Sound Alarm on Afghanistan, Warn of Taliban’s Misogyny, Disregard for Human Rights
Major Jewish organizations expressed "horror" at the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in recent days, pointing to the Islamist group’s long record of misogyny and human...
Who Are the New Taliban? No One Really Knows
To be fair, the Taliban -- despite controlling all of Afghanistan since Sunday, including the capital Kabul -- have yet to announce a government and...
We Must Hasten the Rescue of Afghan Refugees
The United States of America has long served as a beacon of hope for those "huddled masses yearning to breathe free." Since the 1800s, millions of...
Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan Stokes Fears of Renewed Terrorism Against Israel, Western Allies
As the Taliban pledged a policy of no "internal or external enemies" on Tuesday following its seizure of the Afghan capital Kabul, Israel and Western...
Merkel Says Germany May Need to Rescue 10,000 People From Afghanistan
Germany must urgently evacuate up to 10,000 people from Afghanistan for whom it has responsibility, Chancellor Angela Merkel told party colleagues, warning that the fallout...
Taliban Report No Clashes in Afghanistan Day After They Capture Kabul
Taliban officials said on Monday they had received no reports of any clashes from across Afghanistan a day after the militants seized the capital, Kabul,...
US Focused on Securing Kabul Airport After Chaos
The United States will focus on securing the Kabul airport and additional US forces will flow into the airport on Monday and Tuesday, US Deputy...
Former Israeli Ambassador Warns: Fall of Afghanistan Shows Israel Must Rely on Itself
A former Israeli ambassador sounded a warning on Sunday in the wake of the Taliban’s lightning takeover of Afghanistan, saying it shows that Israel must...
