Taliban

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud hold a joint news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 3, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
World+Biz

Taliban government behaviour 'not encouraging', says EU foreign policy chief

Turning to the region, he said the EU was ready to pursue trade deals with Gulf countries, saying the bloc supported Saudi Arabia's modernisation drive

An Afghan girl goes to a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 18, 2021. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

Afghan girls stuck at home, waiting for Taliban plan to re-open schools

A view shows the Afghanistan pavilion at the Dubai 2020 Expo world fair, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 1, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Afghan pavilion at Dubai world fair stays shut after Taliban takeover

An Afghan refugee stands outside temporary housing at Fort McCoy US Army base, in Wisconsin, US, September 30, 2021. Barbara Davidson/Pool via REUTERS
South Asia

Afghans are leaving US military bases before resettlement

In its Thursday news briefing, the Pentagon took note of the rapidly evolving situation in the frontiers of Afghanistan and said that the US will continue to conduct drone strikes. (File Photo / REUTERS)
World+Biz

US has ‘honest concerns’ about Pakistan being a safe haven for terrorists

Afghan refugee Murad Sharifi poses for a picture in Budapest, Hungary, September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
South Asia

Exiled painter depicts 'slow disappearance' of Afghan women under Taliban

Men are pictured as Afghanistan's Taliban-controlled central bank seizes a large amount of money in cash and gold from former top government officials, including former vice president Amrullah Saleh, in Afghanistan, in this handout obtained by Reuters on September 15, 2021. Da Afghanistan Bank/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo
Global Economy

Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell: Document

US Marines provide assistance during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021. Lance Cpl. Nicholas Guevara/U.S. Marine Corps/via REUTERS/File Photo
USA

Afghan army collapse 'took us all by surprise,' US defense secretary

A view of ruins of destroyed ancestral home of Nangarhar provincial official Ajmal Omar in Kodi Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, September 23, 2021, in this image obtained by REUTERS.
South Asia

The Taliban vowed no revenge. One Afghan family tells a different story

Moral compulsions might necessitate engaging in Afghanistan again, using different methods. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

How should the world engage with the Taliban? And how should Bangladesh?

About 100 US citizens, permanent residents still waiting to leave Afghanistan -official
USA

About 100 US citizens, permanent residents still waiting to leave Afghanistan -official

Photo: Collected
South Asia

ICC prosecutor seeks authorisation to resume Afghanistan war crimes investigation

PHOTO: REUTERS
World+Biz

Taliban ban barbers from trimming beards in Afghanistan's Helmand province