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United States' Khalilzad to meet Taliban in Qatar, visit India, Pakistan

WASHINGTON, May 7: The U.S. special envoy on Afghanistan is on a mission to press Taliban negotiators in Doha and officials in India and Pakistan to support reduced violence, speeding up intra-Afghan peace talks and cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, the State Department said on Wednesday.

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US concerned by TTP threat to Pakistan's security

Top US military commander has said United States is concerned by threat posed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

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US designates AQIS, TTP leaders as global terrorists

The United States has designated four terrorists of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan

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Security concerns leave Afghan evacuees stuck in Balkan camp

For some Afghans who were evacuated as their country fell to the Taliban last summer, the journey to the United States has stalled and perhaps ended

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Afghan students in fear of returning home under Taliban regime

Many Afghan students studying at United States universities through scholarship programmes say they are unable to return home

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Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain IS

The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the United States to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan

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Taliban celebrate defeating the United States

KABUL, August 31 : The Taliban joyously fired guns into the air and offered words of reconciliation on Tuesday, as they celebrated defeating the United States and returning to power after two decades of war that devastated Afghanistan. The last of 6,000 US troops who oversaw a desperate evacuation effort flew out of Kabul airport on Monday night, ending the war that has diminished the United States' status as a superpower. Taliban fighters quickly swept into the airport and fired weapons into the sky in jubilation, an astonishing return after US forces invaded in 2001 and toppled the hardline Islamists for supporting Al-Qaeda. "Congratulations to Afghanistan... this victory belongs to us all," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told reporters hours later from the runway of the airport. Mujahid said the Taliban's victory was a "lesson for other invaders". However the Taliban have repeatedly promised a more tolerant and open brand of rule compared with their first stint in power, and Mujahid continued that theme. "We want to have good relations with the US and the world. We welcome good diplomatic relations with them all," he said. Many Afghans are terrified of a repeat of the Taliban's initial rule from 1996-2001, which was infamous for their treatment of girls and women, as well as a brutal justice system. - Terror threat - The withdrawal came just before the end of an August 31 deadline set by President Joe Biden to call time on America's longest war -- one that ultimately claimed the lives of more than 2,400 US service members. The early finish followed a threat from the regional offshoot of the Islamic State group, rivals of the Taliban, which was seeking to attack the US forces at the airport. Thirteen US troops were among more than 100 people killed when an IS suicide bomber late last week attacked the perimeter of the airport, where desperate Afghans had massed in the hope of getting on board an evacuation flight. More than 123,000 people were evacuated from Kabul aboard the US-led airlift operation, which began just after the Taliban swept into the capital on August 14. Biden said he would address the nation on Tuesday in Washington, as his critics continued to savage him for his handling of the withdrawal. "We can't fight endless wars, but the scope & consequence of Biden's failure here is staggering," Republican Senator Rick Scott said. "President Biden has brought great shame on the American people," added congressman Richard Hudson. Biden's top diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, was able to offer little more than stern words for the Taliban. "Any legitimacy and any support will have to be earned," Blinken said, as he announced the United States had suspended its diplomatic presence in Kabul and shifted its operations to Qatar. - Airport uncertainty - All eyes will now turn to how the Taliban handles its first few days with sole authority over the country, with a sharp focus on whether it will allow other foreigners and Afghans to leave the country. Blinken said a small number of US citizens remained in the country -- "under 200" but likely closer to just 100 -- and wanted to leave. Many thousands of other Afghans who had worked with the US-backed government and fear retribution also want to get out. Western allies have voiced heartbreak in recent days that not all Afghans who wanted to flee could get on the evacuation flights. The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Monday, requiring the Taliban to honour a commitment to let people freely leave Afghanistan in the days ahead, and to grant access to the UN and other aid agencies. But they did not agree to call for the creation of a "safe zone" in Kabul, as envisaged by French President Emmanuel Macron. Talks are ongoing as to who will now run Kabul airport.  The Taliban have asked Turkey to handle logistics while they maintain control of security, but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not yet accepted that offer.  It was not immediately clear which airlines would agree to fly in and out of Kabul. - Civilian deaths - The regional Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) group had posed the biggest threat to the withdrawal after it carried out the devastating suicide bombing outside the airport last week. On Monday, they also claimed to have fired six rockets at the airport. A Taliban official said the attack was intercepted by the airport's missile defence systems. And in an echo of the tragedies of civilian deaths that plagued the war and cost the United States local support, a US air strike in Kabul targeting a purported IS car bomb on the weekend appeared to have killed children. The United States said Sunday it had carried out a drone strike against a vehicle threatening the Kabul airport.  Members of one family told AFP they believed a fatal error had been made, and that 10 civilians were killed. "My brother and his four children were killed. I lost my small daughter... nephews and nieces," Aimal Ahmadi told AFP.

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No new Afghan government until last US soldier leaves: Taliban sources

KABUL, Aug 23 . The Taliban will not announce the makeup of its government until the United States completes its troop withdrawal, two sources in the movement told AFP Monday. “It has been decided that the formation of the government and cabinet will not be announced as long as a single US soldier is present […] The post No new Afghan government until last US soldier leaves: Taliban sources appeared first on Aarthiknews:: A leading business & economic news portal from Nepal.

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Taliban vows to have ties with all countries, denies kidnapping of foreigners at Kabul airport

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US struggles to speed Kabul airlift despite Taliban, chaos

The United States is struggling to pick up the pace of American and Afghan evacuations at Kabul airport, constrained by obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to paperwork problems.

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Johnson, Biden vow to work together on Afghan situation after Taliban takeover

Just over a week, the Taliban, which the United States overthrew in 2001, went from winning control of its first provincial capital to taking over Kabul, capital of the war-torn Asian country. LONDON, Aug. 17: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke via phone Tuesday evening about the current situation in Afghanistan following Taliban takeover, Downing Street said in a statement. The two leaders welcomed their countries' cooperation in recent days to help evacuate their nationals, current and former staff, and others from Afghanistan, it said. "They resolved to continue working closely together on this in the days and weeks ahead to allow as many people as possible to leave the country," it added. Johnson and Biden also agreed on the need for the global community to come together to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Britain's plans include increased humanitarian aid to the region and resettlement of refugees, it said. Britain's Home Office said on Tuesday night that up to 20,000 Afghan refugees will be offered a route to set up homes in Britain over five years. In their phone conversation, the two leaders also agreed to hold a virtual Group of Seven (G7) leaders' meeting in the coming days to discuss the Afghanistan situation. In a televised speech on Monday, Biden stood by his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan while acknowledging Kabul's collapse to the Taliban came much sooner than Washington had anticipated. Just over a week, the Taliban, which the United States overthrew in 2001, went from winning control of its first provincial capital to taking over Kabul, capital of the war-torn Asian country. Johnson said on Sunday that the U.S. decision to pull out of Afghanistan has "accelerated things."

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