Kabul

Russia says it's establishing 'full-fledged partnership' with Afghan Taliban

Russia sees a need to work with Kabul as it faces a major security threat from Islamist militant groups based in a string of countries from Afghanistan to the Middle East.

Taliban security personnel climb barefoot up a steep and sandy mountainside on a weekend at the Sayad area of Reg-e-Rawan in Kapisa province on April 24, 2026.
Residents gather as heavy machinery clears the rubble of a damaged police post after a car bombing in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan May 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

Fourteen Pakistani police officers killed in car bombing, ambush in Bannu

People carry the coffins of victims, who died in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre, during a mass burial, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026.

Taliban, Pakistan declare Eid al-Fitr ceasefire in conflict that has killed hundreds

A view of destruction following reported Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 17, 2026. Afghan officials said the strikes allegedly hit a drug rehabilitation center in the capital, causing civilian casualties.

Kabul rehab center bombed by Pakistan, death toll rises, families search for survivors


Afghan hold-out Panjshir province can resist Taliban rule - ambassador

Afghan First Vice President Saleh said he was the "legitimate caretaker president" of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country as Taliban insurgents took Kabul.

 A person holds an Afghanistan's flag during a protest against support for the Taliban, in Berlin, Germany, August 17, 2021; illustrative.

Activist banned by Knesset speaker for saying firing squad should kill MK

Meretz MK Gaby Lasky was told yesterday she should be killed after advocating for Israel to take in Afghan refugees.

 Israeli lawyer Gaby Lasky is seen at the supreme court for hearing in Jerusalem on September 14, 2020.

US forces fire crowd control measures at Kabul airport

US troops sent to assist with the evacuation of personnel in Afghanistan fired shots at Hamid Karzai International Airport. No one was injured.

 People climb a barbed wire wall to enter the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from a video.

Thousands of diplomats, civilians evacuated from Afghanistan

In addition, Britain has managed to remove around 1,000 people a day from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country.

 TALIBAN FORCES patrol a street in Herat, Afghanistan, August 14, 2021

Evacuation efforts from Kabul continue

The Dutch sent another plane to assist with evacuations

 A horde of people run towards the Kabul Airport Terminal, after Taliban insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul, August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media

Iran says its embassy in Kabul remains open

The report came as many countries evacuated their embassy staff from Kabul due to concerns over the security situation after Taliban insurgents seized the city.

 A horde of people run towards the Kabul Airport Terminal, after Taliban insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul, August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media

UK's Boris Johnson to host virtual G7 meeting on Afghanistan

Following the successful invasion of Kabul, the Taliban has declared the war in Afghanistan as over.

US President Joe Biden walks from Marine One in the falling rain as he arrives at Fort McNair on his way back to the White House to deliver a statement on Afghanistan, in Washington, U.S., August 16, 2021.

Afghanistan: German evacuation plane lands in Kabul - report

The first of three German planes sent to evacuate personnel in Afghanistan has landed in Kabul.

 A military helicopter lands at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, January 16, 2013.

US seeks to secure Kabul airport after chaos

Countries all over the world prepare evacuation efforts as Afghans climb US airplanes in desperation to flee Taliban.

 CH-46 Sea Knight military transport helicopter flies over Kabul, Afghanistan

Kabul disaster isn’t like Saigon, where US saved thousands in 1975

The scenes at the Kabul airport are being compared to the Evacuation of Saigon in 1975.

 People try to get inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul