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Pakistan 'does not finance the Taliban' says ambassador to EU

Pakistan's Ambassador to the European Union, Zaheer A Janjua, spoke to Euronews on the regional impact of a Taliban administration, and the accusation, increasingly made by the former Afghan government, that Pakistan has funded the militant group.

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Evacuations continue in Kabul

As the evacuations continue in Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans are still trying to flee the country. Tension remains high at Kabul airport, while many are queueing up near foreign embassies.

Tech News

Facebook 'banned' the Taliban from WhatsApp. They kept using it

Social media companies are struggling to shut down accounts linked to the sanctioned group which took the Afghan capital Kabul last weekend.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan updates: I was 'forced to leave' country, says president

An anti-Taliban protest was violently broken up in the east on Wednesday, while Western evacuations continued from Kabul. Afghanistan's ousted President Ghani has addressed his people from the United Arab Emirates.

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United Kingdom

UK unveils scheme to take in 20,000 Afghan refugees over coming years

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will introduce the scheme to MPs on Wednesday but it has already been criticised for not going fr enough by multiple lawmakers.

World News

Borrell: EU stops development aid to Kabul until it talks with Taliban

The EU's foreign policy chief says dialogue is necessary as the Taliban have "won the war" but does not imply formal recognition of the new Afghan regime.

Travel News

The 22-year-old British student who flew to Kabul has been evacuated

Miles Routledge is no longer in Afghanistan after he was able to get a space on a British army flight, along with hundreds of others fleeing the country.

Afghanistan

Afghans eligible for evacuation say getting to airport is 'too risky'

An Afghan national eligible to go to Holland said foreign missions need to make alternative arrangements as it's impossible to get to Kabul Airport and the US is not allowing flights to land.

Afghanistan

Taliban will 'respect women's rights within Islamic law'

At their first news conference in Kabul since taking power, the Taliban sought to give assurances on women's rights, the safety of Afghan workers, and media freedom.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Macron demands 'robust' EU plan against illegal migration

Macron warned in a televised address on Monday that "the destabilisation of Afghanistan also risks leading to irregular migratory flows towards Europe".

USA

Joe Biden: Decision to leave Afghanistan 'the right one for America'

In a defiant address the US President defended the US troops pullout despite the Taliban's takeover, saying that keeping a US presence in Afghanistan was no longer a US national security interest.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan in context: What's the background to today's crisis?

A look at Afghanistan's tumultuous history.

Travel News

Meet the British student who flew to Afghanistan and is now stuck

Miles Routledge has been branded a 'disaster tourist' online for flying into Kabul last Friday, just days before the Taliban captured the city.

Afghanistan

Afghans cling to departing US military plane as desperation grows

Hundreds of people could be seen running alongside a U.S. Air Force transport plane before takeoff, in a widely shared video that captured the sense of desperation.

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Chaos as thousands flee Afghanistan after Taliban takeover

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.

Afghanistan

'NATO's biggest debacle': Afghanistan troop withdrawals slammed

On Monday the head of Angela Merkel's conservative party and possible successor to the German chancellor called the pullout NATO's "biggest debacle" since its creation.

USA

US responds to criticism of Afghanistan withdrawal

Critics of Joe Biden say his decision to withdraw has undone two decades of work in the country and jeopardised the safety of the Afghan people.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Who are the leaders of the Taliban?

Little is known about the leadership of the militant group but here's a look at the four men at the top.

Afghanistan

'I stand squarely behind' US troops pullout of Afghanistan, says Biden

The US President speaks out following Monday's scenes of panic at Kabul airport as thousands of desperate Afghans tried to secure a place on a flight out of the country.

Afghanistan

EU, US and UK call for 'safe passage' out of Afghanistan

The call from the more than 70 countries came hours after Talian insurgents stormed capital Kabul.