Afghanistan
Afghans clinging to side of US military aircraft as it prepares to take off
In the videos, a number of people are seen apparently sitting on the side of the US military transport plane as it moves down the runway, while crowds run alongside, BBC reported. According to some reports, which have also not been confirmed, at least two people were killed after falling from a plane after it had taken off.
Afghan Prez fled with 4 cars and a helicopter filled with cash
Nikita Ishchenko, a spokesman for the Russian Embassy in Kabul, was quoted as saying by RIA: "Four cars were full of money, they tried to stuff another part of the money into a helicopter, but not all of it fit. And some of the money was left lying on the tarmac." Ischenko confirmed his comments to a global news wire, citing "witnesses" as the source of his information, Al Jazeera reported.
Afghans in Delhi feel 'stateless', 'homeless'
The Embassy was guarded by Delhi Police and paramilitary forces since morning on Monday. Sadaf Habib, an Afghan national, said, she and her family are "living in India as asylum seekers." Her mother was tortured by the Taliban, she lost five teeth and got a fractured nose, adding, "this is a testimony to Taliban violence. It really hurts me to see my country in this situation."
Media decries Biden's statement on Afghanistan as one of the most shameful in history
As the Taliban closed in on Kabul, Biden sent a confirmation of US abandonment that absolved himself of responsibility, deflected blame to his predecessor, and more or less invited the Taliban to take over the country, the editorial board of WSJ said. With that statement of capitulation, the Afghan military's last resistance collapsed. Taliban fighters captured Kabul, and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar is the face of insurgent victory
While Haibatullah Akhundzada is the Taliban's overall leader, Baradar is its political chief and its most public face.In a televised statement on the fall of Kabul on Sunday, he said the Taliban's real test was only just beginning and that they had to serve the nation. The story of his adult life is the story of the country's unceasing, pitiless conflict. He fought in the Afghan Mujahideen against the Soviets in the 1980s.
Rashid Khan is worried, can't get his family out of Afghanistan: Pietersen
Commercial flight operations from around the world have been closed at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul due to the ongoing crisis. No flight can fly over the Afghan airspace since the Taliban took over the country on Sunday. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has resigned and left the country.
Commercial flights from Kabul airport cancelled
"All the flights from Kabul airport have been temporarily cancelled and the passengers should not come to the airport until informed," the statement said. The cancellation of the flights took place in the wake of Kabul's fall to the Taliban on Sunday and the mass migration of Afghans amid fear, reports Xinhua news agency.
Gunfire at Kabul airport kills 3 as Afghans flee Taliban rule
Witnesses reported seeing the bloodied bodies lying on the ground just outside the terminal building, according to the report. Officials at the US Central Command weren't immediately available for comment. The US military has taken over security of the Kabul airport to execute the massive airlift of foreign diplomats and citizens after the Afghan government collapsed on Sunday.
Afghanistan's fall to Taliban doesn't augur well for India: Punjab CM
"Afghanistan's fall to Taliban doesn't augur well for our country. It'll strengthen the Sino-Pak nexus against India (China has already sought militia's help on Uyghur). The signs are not at all good, we need to be extra vigilant now at all our borders," he tweeted. The Taliban has declared that the war in Afghanistan is over after its fighters swept into the capital, Kabul, and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday.
End of Afghan Republic, 1st night under Islamic Emirate
Afghan media reported the retreat of Afghan national police from their outposts around the capital left the city in chaos and allow the city to be looted and plundered easily. Though the Taliban earlier on Sunday had said that there is no plan to enter the Afghan capital militarily, the security vacuum in Kabul city made them decide to direct their fighters to enter Kabul and occupy the empty police outposts and police districts.
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