Afghanistan
REUTERS China's foreign minister Wang Yi said the United States and its allies have more of a duty to supply economic and humanitarian aid to Afghanistan than any other country, according to a statement from the foreign ministry on W..
REUTERS German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas expressed concern on Wednesday about the composition of the provisional government established by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The cabinet list announced on Tuesday was entirely filled with leaders of t..
REUTERS China said on Wednesday it is ready to maintain communication with the leaders of the new Taliban government in Afghanistan, calling its establishment a "necessary step" in reconstruction. Foreign ministry spokespers..
REUTERS A group of Afghan women crouched on the side of a Kabul street and took cover after armed members of the Taliban fired shots into the air to disperse hundreds of protesters. One of them spoke rapidly at the camera filming them. "..
Members of an all-female Afghan robotics team evacuated from Afghanistan to Qatar are to continue their education through scholarships at Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Education City, jointly funded by Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD). The team, ..
REUTERS In one of the only known photographs of Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, he stares directly at the camera - an expressionless face between a white turban and a long, grey beard. As the Islamist movement unveiled its n..
REUTERS U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was certain China would try to work out an arrangement with the Taliban after the Islamic insurgents seized power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15. Asked if he was worried that China would fund the g..
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the Taliban had reiterated a pledge to allow Afghans to freely depart Afghanistan following his meeting with Qatari officials on accelerating evacuations. The Taliban told the United S..
Qatar expects to have Kabul’s airport "operational very soon” and has urged the Taliban to help facilitate the evacuation of Afghans stranded after the end of a massive US airlift staged as its last troops left the country...