Afghanistan

A new report published by the Biden administration concludes that the chaotic exit from Kabul is due to a lack of planning by the previous White House following the withdrawal plan Trump had agreed upon with the Taliban.

The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a “precision” strike in the centre of Kabul, the Afghanistan capital, President Joe Biden said, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.

The Taliban have issued an ominous warning to the United States after backlash surrounding the appointment of its interim “terrorist” government.

Paris, which started evacuating Afghans and staff in May, had ‘more dispassionate’ assessment of same intelligence

US President Joe Biden has said US troops may stay in Afghanistan beyond his withdrawal deadline, as armed Taliban fighters kept desperate evacuees from reaching Kabul's airport

In a brief statement, the UAE Foreign Ministry announced that the country has taken in Ashraf Ghani and his family “on humanitarian grounds” after the ousted president fled Afghanistan on Sunday as the Taliban approached Kabul.

Chaotic conditions have been reported outside Kabul airport as European governments rush to bring home their citizens as well as Afghan colleagues.

The Taliban say they will rule Afghanistan according to a strict interpretation of Islam's legal system called Sharia law.

A race to aid Afghan allies, even as the Taliban seek to reassure the world.

The Taliban are establishing themselves after sweeping into Kabul unopposed on Sunday.

Australia’s former ambassador to Israel has hit out at US President Joe Biden’s response to the tragic events unfolding in Afghanistan.

President largely blames fall of government on country’s military; ‘I stand squarely behind my decision’

Mass evacuations follow the insurgents’ capture of Kabul after a rapid sweep of the country

Donald Trump has issued a statement calling for Joe Biden to “resign in disgrace” over the Taliban’s advances in Afghanistan.

Joe Biden went on holiday during the crisis in Afghanistan. Now he’s finally set to speak to the American people about the deteriorating situation.

Tragic scenes continue to emerge from Kabul as terrified residents go to desperate lengths to flee Afghanistan. WARNING: Distressing

The Western-backed former Afghan leader, Ashraf Ghani, departed his country with so much money that it couldn’t all fit on his helicopter, and he was forced to leave some cash at the airport, the Russian Embassy in Kabul has said.

The Taliban's advance in Afghanistan. Image: FDD's Long War JournalThe Taliban has seized two more cities in Afghanistan and claims to have “completely conquered” another, as the US shows signs of panic.

The Taliban fighters we meet are stationed just 30 minutes from one of Afghanistan's largest cities, Mazar-i-Sharif.

Some of the children killed outside a secondary school in Kabul on Saturday have been buried - as other relatives are still searching for the missing.