As the last US military flight carrying troops left the Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) in Kabul, the United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, ending a two-decade-long war ignominiously, with the Islamist Taliban in full control.
ISIS claims responsibility behind rocket attack on Kabul airport
Kabul/IBNS: The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on Kabul airport on Monday, as US troops are racing to complete their troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan and evacuate allies from the war-torn country.
Two Tibetans detained for protesting against use of Chinese language
Police in China’s Qinghai province have arrested two Tibetan youth for allegedly opposing the use of the Chinese language as the only medium of instruction in Tibetan schools, media reports said.
Chinese police arrest 60 Tibetans with Dalai Lama's picture
Sichuan: Chinese police in Sichuan province recently arrested 60 Tibetans as they were found with photos of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
Pakistan created Taliban to counter India: Ex-Afghanistan envoy
A former Afghan envoy has cited ex-Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf to say that Pakistan created the Taliban in an attempt to counter India.
Four Chinese vessels enter Japan's waters: Reports
Tokyo: Japanese Coast Guards have warned that four Chinese government vessels entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands on Monday, media reports said.
Switzerland ready to negotiate with all sides in Afghanistan, including Taliban : Official
Geneva/UNI/SPUTNIK: Switzerland is ready to hold negotiations with all the sides, including the Taliban, to contribute to achieving peace in Afghanistan, but recognizes only nations, not governments, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Pierre-Alain Eltschinger told Sputnik on Monday.
Afghanistan: female anchor flees country after interview with Taliban leader
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: Beheshta Arghand, a female Afghan TOLOnews anchor, fled the country after an interview with a Taliban leader, CNN reported on Monday.
Diana Penty kickstarts the prep for her upcoming project, shares the first glimpse
Mumbai: Diana Penty never fails to amaze us be it with her phenomenal performance on screen or impeccable fashion game of the camera. The leading actress has this time caught our attention with her latest Instagram post and how!
Afghan children ‘at greater risk than ever’, top UNICEF official warns
New Yok: With the needs of Afghan children greater than ever before, the world “cannot abandon them now”, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday after concluding a visit to the country.
Pakistan witnessing rise in violence against women: Report
Islamabad: The Board of Trustees of Transparency International Pakistan recently expressed concern over the increase in violence against women in the country, media reports said on Sunday.
Haqqani Network is now running Kabul following Taliban takeover, warns geopolitical expert
Kabul: Haqqani Network, a group which has been designated by the US as a terror body, is now a part of the government in Afghanistan post the Taliban takeover of the country which has been ravaged by war for the past several decades.
Afghanistan: Kabul witnesses protests over bank closure for several days
Kabul: Scores of people protested in Kabul city against the closure of the central bank, private banks, and money-changing markets across Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
'ISKP responsible for deadly Kabul blasts is a clever creation of Pakistan's ISI'
A leading newspaper in its opinion piece has described the terror group Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP), which is responsible for the recent blasts in Afghanistan's Kabul airport that left over 150 people dead, as a 'clever creation' of Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Afghanistan: US Air Defense activated after multiple rockets fired at Kabul Airport
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: At least five rockets were fired towards the Hamid Karzai International Airport in the Afghan capital of Kabul, a US official told ABC News.