Tag Archives: Afghanistan

Moscow, Russia | XINHUA |  The imposition of external values on Afghanistan is an irresponsible policy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday during a press conference following talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Moscow. “It is necessary to end the irresponsible policy of imposing one’s external values from the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo has said that no decision has yet been made to host Afghan refugees in the country. Odongo was on Thursday appearing before Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee where several MPs tasked him to explain the government’s reported plan …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | A Taliban member in charge of security outside Afghanistan’s Kabul airport on Thursday announced to a crowd outside the airport that only people with traveling documents will be allowed access to the airport. “A man who claims to be in charge of airport security told us that …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday in an interview with ABC News that he did not see a way to withdraw from Afghanistan without “chaos ensuing.” Biden, who is facing mounting criticism from the public over the chaotic evacuation, defended his decision to withdraw U.S. …

Dubai, UAE | Xinhua | Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani claimed on Wednesday night that he was forced to leave Kabul in order to prevent bloodshed. Ghani made the statement, addressing his compatriots in their native language Pashto, during a live Facebook broadcast from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ghani said, …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | The Taliban did not want to have any internal or external enemies, and intended to form an inclusive government in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said on Tuesday. At its first press conference since the Taliban’s takeover of most parts of Afghanistan on Sunday, the group’s spokesman Zabihullah …

  Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The White House is finding itself in a new crisis after a botched withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, overwhelmed by withering criticism from home and abroad. A viral video clip shows a crowd of Afghans running alongside a U.S. military transport aircraft, with some …

London, UK | Xinhua | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke via phone on Tuesday evening about the current situation in Afghanistan following Taliban takeover, Downing Street said in a statement. The two leaders welcomed their countries’ cooperation in recent days to help evacuate their nationals, …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | Normality has returned to Kabul, capital of Afghanistan as the Taliban on Tuesday urged the government employees to return to work, two days after the group took control of the capital. Declaring a general amnesty, the Taliban urged all to start routine life with confidence. It also …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | Military planes evacuating diplomats and civilians from Afghanistan started taking off from Kabul airport on Tuesday morning, after the airport runway and tarmac were cleared of crowds, media reports said. The airport was shut down on Monday after crowds of people surged onto the runways, leading to …