US President Biden exits race for White House
In the wake of a disastrous debate performance, US President Joe Biden has announced his exit from this year’s race for the White House.
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Haqqani scorns Biden’s remarks on disunity among Afghans
Anas Haqqani, a high-ranking member of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), has called US President Joe Biden’s recent remarks about Afghanistan a proud part of the country’s history.
Will continue to support Afghans, says President Biden
On the second anniversary of its chaotic withdrawal, the United States says it does not need a permanent troop presence in Afghanistan. On August 31, 2021, the last American soldier, Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the US…
US to supply Ukraine cluster bombs
President Joe Biden has approved the supply of US cluster bombs to Ukraine to help it contain the Russian onslaught, a media report said on Saturday. Given the risk of civilian harm from such unexploded munitions, the White…
Biden, Modi call for inclusive political structure in Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have stressed the need for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan. Both the leaders discussed Afghanistan situation in addition to other issues during a meeting, White…
Biden calls Afghanistan a God-forsaken place
US President Joe Biden has described Afghanistan as a “God-forsaken place”, caught in multiple problems. “A lot of you have been to Afghanistan. I’ve been to every part of it. It’s a God-forsaken place,” Biden said in a…
US promises Ukraine advanced air defense systems
The Biden administration has promised Ukraine continued US security assistance, including advanced air defense systems, CNN reports. President Joe Biden held out the assurance in a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday. During the…
War on ISIS, other terrorists redoubled, says Biden
The US president says his administration has redoubled its relentless global campaign against ISIS and other terrorists threatening Americans. Joe Biden said this on Friday, a year after 13 US service members and more than 100 Afghan civilians…
Biden to Congress: Help Afghans become US citizens
President Joe Biden has urged Congress to help tens of thousands of Afghan refugees become legal permanent residents of the United States. The American leader issued the call in a proposal included in the supplemental budget request sent…
No nuclear war with Russia, Biden tells Americans
President Joe Biden has asked Americans not to be concerned about a nuclear conflict over Ukraine. Reuters reported that Biden ruled out the possibility of a nuclear face-off on Monday, a day after his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin…
Kabul rally asks US to reconsider decision on Afghan reserves
Some Afghan sports persons on Wednesday staged a protest rally in capital Kabul against US President Joe Biden’s decision on Afghanistan reserves, saying the US president has no authority to take such a decision. Tens of Afghan youth…
Russia to invade Ukraine next week, claims Biden
US President Joe Biden says he is convinced that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine next week. However, the American leader also insisted room for diplomacy was still there to defuse growing tensions over…
Kabul women condemn Biden’s order on Afghanistan assets
The Afghan Women's Organization for Peace and Freedom has termed the US President Joe Biden’s decision regarding Afghanistan's foreign exchange reserves as unjust. President Joe Biden has moved to freeze about $7bn in assets held in US financial…
US president’s decision on Afghanistan’s assets unfair: Women activists
Afghan women organizations in an open letter to US President Joe Biden termed his decision regarding Afghanistan assets as unfair and warned this step will further deteriorate Afghanistan’s economy. The letter is dispatched on behalf of over 4000…
Biden-Putin call fails to ease tensions over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden have held a phone conversation amid tensions over Ukraine. The Russian president reminded his counterparts that the West had not done enough to force Ukraine to perform the…
Biden’s order on Afghanistan’s capital draws reactions
Former and current Afghan officials have strongly reacted to US President Joe Biden’s executive order to freeze about $7bn in assets held in US financial institutions by the Afghan central bank. The US president vowed to direct $3.5bn…
Biden wants Taliban to release US Navy veteran
US President Joe Biden has called for the release of an American navy veteran who was kidnapped in Kabul two years back. Biden issued the call on Sunday on the second anniversary of the kidnapping of Mark Frerichs,…
Biden vows switch from wars to diplomacy
US President Joe Biden has promised his administration will rely on intense diplomacy instead of relentless wars to address global challenges. Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, he claimed credit for ending two decades…
Al-Qaeda could stage comeback, says Biden
Now that the United States has no military presence in Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda could stage a comeback, President Joe Biden says A ramp-up in militancy from Al Qaeda, blamed for the Sept. 11 attacks, was likely, he admitted. On…
Biden stops at all three attack sits to commemorate 9/11
US President Joe Biden will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States on Saturday by visiting each of the sites where hijacked planes crashed in 2001, seeking to honor the victims of…
52pc of Americans want Biden to stand down
A majority of Americans want President Joe Biden to stand down over the precipitous and chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey found that a 52 percent of Americans wants Biden to resign…
