G7 leaders will also discuss how to improve access for evacuees to Kabul airport, Maas told reporters in Berlin, adding Germany has been looking at options for keeping the airport running beyond Aug 31 for days.
The Taliban, infamous for an ultra-strict interpretation of Sharia law during their initial 1996-2001 rule of Afghanistan, have repeatedly vowed a softer version this time
Defence Minister General Bismillah Mohammadi, who has vowed to resist the Taliban, says in a tweet that the districts of Deh Saleh, Bano and Pul-Hesar in the neighbouring province of Baghlan to the north of Panjshir have been taken
The meeting will bring together ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to OIC to discuss the rapidly changing situation in Afghanistan, apprises OIC Secretary General in conversation with FM Qureshi
In a speech and answering questions from reporters, US president dismisses criticism that the administration misjudged the speed with which the Taliban would take over Afghanistan
A photograph showing the Afghan civilians - some clutching luggage, others bottle-feeding infants - on the C-17 cargo aircraft has gone viral on social media
The C-17 Globemaster III can carry 134 passengers, including 54 on side seats and 80 on pallets on the floor