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Afghan capital

Germany to cut Kabul embassy staff to 'absolute minimum'
World

Germany to cut Kabul embassy staff to 'absolute minimum'

  • "We will reduce personnel of the German embassy in Kabul in the coming days to the operative absolute minimum," he told reporters. "We will send a crisis support team to Kabul to help us boost security precautions" during the evacuation.
Published 13 Aug, 2021 11:31pm
Afghan forces kill 50 Taliban fighters in fresh clashes
World

Afghan forces kill 50 Taliban fighters in fresh clashes

  • "The towns and cities the Taliban have targeted are of strategic importance given their proximity to Kabul as some are on supply roads to the capital," said Kabul-based security analyst Bari Arez.
  • "The setbacks suffered by Afghan forces also indicate that they had not expected such Taliban offensives so soon" after the US military started the final withdrawal, he added.
Published 25 May, 2021 10:12am
Pakistan will not support the return of Afghan Taliban to power, says Ashraf Ghani
World

Pakistan will not support the return of Afghan Taliban to power, says Ashraf Ghani

  • “Pakistan’s army, in utter clarity, announced that the revival of Islamic Emirate is not in Pakistan’s national interest,” Ghani said.
  • Concerns are growing about the Afghan military's ability to defend the capital and other areas under its control without the support of the international troops. Over the last few days, the Taliban have overrun a major military base and also captured a strategic district close to Kabul.
Published 13 May, 2021 10:03pm