Tag: Kabul
6 Killed In Kabul Prison Suicide Bombing
At least six people were killed and eight others wounded after a suicide bomber struck a vehicle carrying prison employees in the capital on Wednesday, officials said.....
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Massacre Of 27 Sikhs In Kabul
The Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) has claimed responsibility for the terror attack on a Gurudwara in central Kabul in which at least 27 members of the Sikh community were killed on Wednesday.....
US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Accelerated Things: PM Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that the US decision to pull out of Afghanistan has "accelerated things," noting "no one wants Afghanistan to become a breeding ground for terror" as the Taliban entered the Afghan capital. ....
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Had Reason To Fear For His Life
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani had a reason to fear that his life was in danger as Taliban forces closed in on Kabul, an analyst told Al Jazeera. ....
End Of Afghan Republic, 1st Night Under Islamic Emirate
Hours after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani along with his close aides and the first lady left Kabul for Tajikistan, the Taliban entered the Presidential Palace, also known as the Arg. ....
Thousands of people packed into the Afghan capital's airport on Monday, rushing the tarmac and pushing onto planes in desperate attempts to flee the country after the Taliban overthrew the Western-backed government. US troops fired warning shots at the Kabul airport as they struggled to manage the chaotic evacuation. The Taliban swept into Kabul on Sunday after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, bringing a stunning end to a two-decade campaign in which the US and its allies had tried to transform Afghanistan. Have a look at some of the mo....
NIA Team Visit To Probe Kabul Gurdwara Blast 'delayed Indefinitely'
Almost a year after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a case in connection with the blast at a Kabul gurdwara in which 27 people, including an Indian Sikh was killed, a team of anti-terror probe agency was yet to visit the country, and now with the Taliban takeover, this has been "delayed indefinitely". ....
As Taliban With Kalashnikovs Roam Kabul, Dress Code Turns To Salwar Kameez
The rush at the Kabul airport and the strong push to get out was one indicator of peoples anxiety about life under the Taliban. Another was a change in the dress code. Most of the men were dressed in salwar kameez. Hardly anyone wore jeans and T-shirts, which was a common sight a week ago, VOA reported. ....
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani Fled Kabul With $169 Million In Cash
Afghanistan's Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mohammad Zahir Agbar, has claimed that President Ashraf Ghani had "taken $169 million with him" when he fled Afghanistan. ....
5 Days After Taliban Invasion, Streets Of Kabul Almost Devoid Of Women
Five days after the quick and unexpected invasion of Kabul by the Taliban, the streets of the Afghan capital are almost entirely devoid of women, The Guardian reported. ....
