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Lashkargah

Timeline: the Taliban's sweeping offensive in Afghanistan

Published 15 Aug, 2021 10:40am

KABUL: The Taliban have taken more than a quarter of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals in less than a week as...

Factbox: What to watch for as the Taliban inch closer to Kabul

Updated 14 Aug, 2021 07:48pm

US officials have said the insurgents could make a move within days on the city, whose population of 5 million people has been swollen with thousands fleeing other parts of the country

Taliban near gates of Kabul as embassies prepare for evacuations

Published 13 Aug, 2021 07:36pm

Evacuation orders come as the Taliban took control of Kandahar -- the nation's second-biggest city -- in the insurgency's heartland, leaving only Kabul and pockets of other territories in government hands

Iran calls for safety of diplomats in Taliban-seized Herat

Published 13 Aug, 2021 07:34pm

TEHRAN: Iran's foreign ministry called Friday for security guarantees for its diplomats in Herat, after Taliban...

UK defence minister says on Afghanistan: al Qaeda will probably come back

Published 13 Aug, 2021 11:49am

I'm absolutely worried that failed states are breeding grounds for those types of people, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told

Taliban capture Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand: police official

Published 13 Aug, 2021 10:45am

Government and senior armed forces officials flew by helicopter out of the government's last stronghold in the town at about midnight on Thursday, said the official

Young Afghan general takes fight against Taliban to social media

Published 12 Aug, 2021 09:35am

He and the 20,000 men under his command have garnered thousands of followers, with their Twitter accounts awash with images of the general among the troops, posing for selfies with young civilians, and meeting local shopkeepers

US says it is up to Afghans to defend country as Taliban take more territory

Published 10 Aug, 2021 12:14pm

Thousands were trying to enter Kabul, even after the city has witnessed attacks in diplomatic districts

Afghan army warns people to flee homes in besieged city

Published 04 Aug, 2021 10:07am

No group has yet claimed the attack, but Washington pointed the finger at the Taliban

Commandos deployed as Afghan forces battle Taliban for control of cities

Published 02 Aug, 2021 12:39pm

Fighting has intensified since early May, with the insurgents capitalising on the final stages of the withdrawal of US-led foreign forces after almost 20 years

Rockets hit Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan

Updated 01 Aug, 2021 12:21pm

An official at the civil aviation authority in Kabul confirms rocket attack

Afghan forces battle to thwart Taliban assaults on key cities

Published 01 Aug, 2021 10:37am

After seizing large tracts of rural territory and capturing key border crossings, the Taliban has now started to besiege provincial capitals

Taliban fighters enter provincial capital, clash with Afghan forces

Updated 30 Jul, 2021 07:35pm

Afghan security forces have thus far held back the Taliban's attempt to take the city with the help of the Afghan air force, but operations were hampered by the presence of civilians in the area

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