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Joe Biden’s popularity drops more than that of any other US leader since end of WWII: Poll

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The approval rating of President Joe Biden went down in his first nine months of presidency more than that of any other US president since 1945, a new Gallup poll revealed.

Afghanistan: Islamic State-Khorasan claims responsibility for Kandahar mosque blasts

Kabul/UNI: The Islamic State-Khorasan has claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings at a Shiite mosque in Kandahar that killed 62 worshippers and left 75 others injured, many of them critically, during Friday prayers.

Afghanistan crisis worsening as temperatures drop, warns UNHCR

New York: The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening and funding for emergency aid is urgently needed to help 20 million people there, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.

Former Taliban commander charged with killing American troops in 2008: US Secretary of State

A federal grand jury in New York unsealed a superseding indictment today charging an Afghanistan national with federal terrorism-related offenses spanning approximately 2007 to 2009 and stemming from his role as a Taliban commander in Afghanistan, US State Department has said.

Afghanistan: Humanitarians call for greater support as winter approaches

New York: UN humanitarian agencies and their partners on Wednesday urged countries to honour their pledges to Afghanistan, as they rush to scale-up delivery of lifesaving aid ahead of the coming winter season there.

Taliban hang 4 bodies on public display, call it a lesson in 'kidnappings'

Herat: The Taliban killed four kidnappers during a shoot-out in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Saturday and hung them on a crane for public display in various places, according to media reports.

US better equipped, more resilient against terror attacks than 20 yrs ago: Biden at UNGA

New York/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that his country was better equipped and more resilient compared to 2001 when terrorist attacks or more commonly known as the 9/11 attacks shook the country.

US opening an 'era of relentless diplomacy' after Afghanistan: Joe Biden at UNGA session

New York/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said his country is now opening an 'era of relentless diplomacy' as it ended the 20 years of conflict in Afghanistan with the withdrawal of the troops.

Taliban allows resumption of secondary school lessons only for male students

Kabul/UNI: Since taking power over a month ago, the Taliban has been imposing restrictions on women’s education in universities and schools in Afghanistan. 

CIA-trained Afghan collaborators receive death threats from Taliban: Reports

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Members of the Afghan special forces' elite group trained by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who helped the US evacuation operation in Kabul received death threats from the Taliban (banned in Russia), The Washington Post reported, citing US officials familiar with the matter.

9/11 Redux: Looming Towers and a Forever War

On her maiden trip to New York City, Shabarni Basu spends an emotionally draining morning at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum as the horrors of that day exactly two decades ago come to haunt us again amid an unfolding Afghanistan tragedy

US and its allies led to new crisis in Afghanistan: Vladimir Putin at BRICS

Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed the United States and its allies for the 'new crisis' that developed in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of troops by the Joe Biden administration.

Afghan journos beaten and tortured by Taliban for covering women's protest

Kabul: Shocking images of injured Afghan journalists, who had covered women's protests against Taliban-Pakistan nexus, once again proved that the global concerns over the ruthless and barbaric rule are real.

Taliban take over Norwegian embassy in Kabul, smash ambassador's wine collection, destroy children's books

Kabul/UNI: Bearded, gun-toting members of the Taliban militia have taken over the Norwegian embassy in Kabul and smashed wine bottles and destroyed children’s books, the Norwegian Ambassador Sigvald Hauge has said.

'End of anarchy': China welcomes Taliban govt in Afghanistan

Beijing: China has welcomed the caretaker Taliban government in Afghanistan, announced on Tuesday, and said its establishment marked the end of "three weeks of anarchy" in the country.