Biden says Kabul’s fall to Taliban not inevitable
Adds that the US did not go to Afghanistan to nation-build and that the Afghan people alone should determine their future, reports
China Wants a Taliban Govt in Afghanistan
For long, the Chinese have wanted to play a leading role in Afghanistan, buoyed by support from neighbouring Pakistan, and with the
US Military Mission in Afghanistan to End on Aug 31
President Biden has assured his Afghan counterpart, Ashraf Ghani, that the US will continue to provide civilian and humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
US govt considers visas for vulnerable Afghan women
Human rights groups are calling for up to 2,000 visas specifically for vulnerable women and women’s advocates, reports Asian Lite News The
Taliban can’t make govt surrender in next 100 years: Ghani
“Taliban and its supporters are solely responsible for the current bloodshed and destruction in the country,” said Ghani…reports Asian Lite News Afghanistan
US completes more than 90% of troop withdrawal process
This comes in the backdrop of the rapid increase in violence in the country amid the Taliban’s continuing stride in the country…reports
Will Taliban takeover give TAPI gas pipeline project a formal burial?
The ambitious 1,814 km trans-country natural gas pipeline project is important not only for India but also for Turkmenistan…reports Mahua Venkatesh As
After troops exit, safety of US Embassy in Kabul top concern
A US Embassy spokesperson said that security assessments are frequent these days….reports Asian Lite News As the end to America’s “forever war”
Bagram exit was coordinated, says Pentagon
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby says “final conversations” with the Afghans took place 48 hours prior and there had been a general understanding,
Pakistan Again Betrays Afghans and the World
Not a single item or transport vehicle sent by the American government or NATO was allowed to travel from the ports in