Europeans considering a joint mission in Afghanistan: Macron
The French president says opening of a joint mission was being considered but ruled out recognising the Taliban rulers.
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France evacuates more than 300 people from Afghanistan
France and Qatar jointly operated humanitarian mission while also delivering food and winter supplies to Kabul.
France, Europeans working to open joint mission in Afghanistan - Macron
Several European countries are working on opening up a joint diplomatic mission in Afghanistan that would enable their ambassadors to return to the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said on…
In Afghanistan, ‘Who Has the Guns Gets the Land’
A decades-long fight over land has been reinvigorated as Taliban leaders look to reward their fighters with property, even if that means evicting others.
A rare conversation at a NATO meeting shows how the alliance is trying to figure out what it does after Afghanistan
NATO leaders see Russia and China as future challenges and think keeping a "technological edge" is vital for competing with them.
U.N. seeks record $41 bln for aid to hotspots led by Afghanistan, Ethiopia
The United Nations appealed on Thursday for a record $41 billion to provide life-saving assistance next year to 183 million people worldwide caught up in conflict and poverty, led by a tripling of its…
The rescue of Parwana: 9-year-old sold into child marriage in Afghanistan is taken to safety
Driving through a snow-capped mountain pass, the young mother huddles together with her six children in the backseat of a car after leaving their makeshift camp in northwestern Afghanistan.
U.N. Seats Denied, for Now, to Afghanistan’s Taliban and Myanmar’s Junta
A powerful United Nations committee deferred a decision on applications by the ruling authorities of both countries, widely regarded as pariahs, to replace envoys of the governments they had toppled.
U.N. pushes cash handouts to avert mass poverty in Afghanistan
The United Nations said on Wednesday that a program to pay $300 million a year in cash to Afghan families with children, elderly or people with disabilities is the best way to target increasing…
Where Afghanistan’s New Taliban Leaders Went to School
Darul Uloom Haqqania in Pakistan argues that the madrasa and its graduates have changed. Some worry they could be the source of new radicalism.
Kim Kardashian West helps fly Afghanistan women's soccer team to safety in London
Members of Afghanistan's women's youth soccer team were flown to London with the help of a New York rabbi, Leeds and Kim Kardashian West.
Afghans say the Taliban is too busy policing women to prevent a humanitarian disaster that could leave half of Afghanistan hungry this winter
Three months into Taliban rule, half of the population of Afghanistan faces acute food insecurity between now and March, the UN says.
Graham grills Mayorkas on border, Afghanistan at Senate hearing
Sen. Lindsay Graham reminded Mayorkas that he was testifying under oath and asked how many people were vetted before they boarded planes bound for the US.
5 things to know for November 16: Capitol riot, China, Russia, Covid-19, Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Deadly explosion hits mainly Shia suburb of Kabul
Explosion goes off in a minivan in Dasht-e Barchi area in the west of Afghan capital, officials say.
Qatar agrees to represent U.S. interests in Taliban-led Afghanistan
Qatar will take on a role similar to the one Switzerland plays for U.S. interests in Iran.
Taliban: Bomb hits mosque in Afghanistan, wounds at least 15
A Taliban spokesman says a bomb exploded in a mosque during Friday prayers in a town outside the eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad, wounding at least 15 people
Blinken says Qatar to act as U.S. diplomatic representative in Afghanistan
The United States and Qatar signed an accord on Friday for Qatar to represent U.S. diplomatic interests in Afghanistan, an important signal of possible future direct engagement between Washington and…
Qatar to Represent U.S. Interests in Afghanistan, Blinken Says
The Gulf nation will also help process visas for thousands of people trying to flee the Taliban.
Qatar to act as US diplomatic representative in Afghanistan
US Secretary of State Blinken and Qatar Foreign Minister Al Thani sign ‘strategic dialogue’ agreements in Washington.