Taliban capture Afghan border crossing with Iran
KABUL: Taliban fighters seized control on Thursday of a key district in western Afghanistan that includes a major border crossing with Iran, according to Afghan security officials, as the militia continued their rapid military advances around the country. In the last week, the Taliban have overrun areas bordering five countries — Pakistan, China, Iran, Tajikistan […]
Trump announces suits against Facebook, Twitter and Google, claiming bias
Former United States president Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he is filing suits against three of the country’s biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google, as well as their CEOs. Trump said he was serving as lead plaintiff in the class-action suits, claiming he has been wrongfully censored by the companies. “We’re demanding an end […]
Oxygen emergency in Indonesia
JAKARTA: Indonesia said on Tuesday it was importing emergency oxygen from neighbouring Singapore as hospitals crumbled under the weight of Covid-19, with the Delta variant continuing to wreak havoc around the globe. Faced with the threat of the highly infectious strain which continues to exact a heavy toll in human tragedies and to disrupt sports […]
Taliban seize key Kandahar district after fierce fighting
The Taliban have captured a key district in their former bastion of Kandahar — the latest area to be seized since US troops began their final withdrawal — after fierce night-time fighting with Afghan government forces, officials said on Sunday. The insurgents have pressed on with their campaign to capture territories across Afghanistan’s rural areas […]
Biden says ‘no’ final pullout in next few days
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday said there is no plan for an imminent withdrawal of the final US troops in Afghanistan. “No. We’re on, we’re on track exactly as to where we expect to be,” he told reporters at the White House, following growing speculation the final contingents were due to leave within the […]
Complete withdrawal imminent as last US troops leave biggest air base in Afghanistan
All US and Nato troops have left the biggest air base in Afghanistan, a US defence official told AFP on Friday, signalling the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country was imminent after two decades of war. Bagram Air Base served as the linchpin for US operations in the rugged country, where the long war against the Taliban […]
Most European troops exit Afghanistan quietly
BERLIN: Most European troops have already pulled out of Afghanistan, quietly withdrawing months before the US-led mission was officially expected to end part of an anticlimactic close to the forever war that risks leaving the country on the brink of civil war. Germany and Italy declared their missions in Afghanistan over on Wednesday and Poland’s […]
Taliban fighters launch attack on Ghazni
GHAZNI: Taliban fighters have launched an attack on Ghazni, clashing with Afghan forces and using explosives in an attempt to seize the central Afghan city, local officials said on Tuesday. The assault on Ghazni, on the highway linking the capital Kabul with the southern province of Kandahar, ramps up the Taliban’s offensive against the government […]
Covid curbs reimposed in Moscow as Delta variant fuels outbreak
MOSCOW: Work-from-home restrictions were re-imposed in Moscow on Monday as Russia tried to contain a deadly coronavirus wave fuelled by the Delta variant, while several Asian nations also tightened curbs to contain growing outbreaks. While many wealthy countries have brought down infections through rapid vaccinations, outbreaks are still raging from Bangladesh and Indonesia to South […]
Taliban take key Afghan district, adding to string of gains
KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban fighters took control of a key district in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province Monday and encircled the provincial capital, police said, as the insurgent group added to its recent battlefield victories while peace talks have stalemated. The Taliban’s gains came as the Pentagon reaffirmed the U.S. troop withdrawal was still on pace […]
