Deputy information and culture minister Zabihullah Mujahid on Wednesday said the caretaker government of Afghanistan was ready to resume talks with the US in Qatar and welcomed all dialogues on Afghanistan for promotion of security and economic stability…
The US special envoy to Afghanistan says the United States is preparing for the next round of talks with the Taliban in Doha and had consulted NATO representatives about recognition of Afghan caretaker government. Tom West, the US…
The US will streamline immigration procedures for recent Afghan arrivals to speed up their resettlement, the Department of Homeland Security says. Some 70,000 Afghans have landed in the United States as part of "Operation Allies Welcome," launched amid…
The Taliban will not be allowed access to Afghan central bank’s assets in America, says a senior US official. Deputy US Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo ruled out the possibility on Tuesday after calls from the Taliban for unfreezing…
The US State Department has appointed Elizabeth Jones, a former US diplomat, as coordinator for the resettlement of Afghan evacuees. According to reports, US State Department spokeswoman, Ned Price said on Tuesday that Elizabeth Jones had previously served as…
A number of Afghan evacuees in various states of the US are being moved from camps to settle in their new homes. After the Taliban captured Kabul on August 15, the US and its allies evacuated tens of…
Acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday said he met with a US delegation in Doha to discuss respect for Afghanistan's territorial integrity and non-interference in each other's affairs and talked about positive communication and interaction. A…
The United States and the Taliban will hold their first talks since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the State Department said. The US delegation will meet Saturday and Sunday in the Qatari capital Doha with senior Taliban representatives,…
US Department of Homeland Security has said that US will start shifting Afghans who are temporarily evacuated to the country’s military bases abroad. Thousands of Afghans who had worked with foreigners were evacuated to foreign countries through Kabul…
Economists have slammed the US move to freeze Afghanistan’s assets as unfair and politically motivated. They want the Biden administration to reverse the decision and the new Afghan government to take immediate steps to prevent a looming economic…
The United States voiced its concern soon after the Taliban announced a 33-man new caretaker government on Tuesday evening. The State Department said it was assessing the announcement of the interim cabinet, led by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund,…
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…
A number of people at gatherings and on social media have expressed their happiness over the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan as they believe a major factor of war has ended and now Afghans should get ready…
Former head of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), Shaharzad Akbar says that the US should respond to credible reports about civilian casualties caused by international forces in Afghanistan. In a tweet, Akbar on Monday said, “Everyone is…
Germany, Turkey, the US and Taliban have discussed keeping the Kabul airport open beyond August 31 deadline to evacuate more Afghans from Afghanistan. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told the media on Monday that leaders of G7 member…
The Taliban on Monday warned that the US will face a serious reaction if failed to withdraw from Afghanistan until the given deadline. This comes as US president Joe Biden a few days ago had said that the…
A senior Taliban leader and head of Islamic Daawat and Command Commission, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has said that the US economic pressure, sanctions and provoking other countries against Afghanistan are moral crimes. He made the statements in an…
The US has frozen nearly $9.5 billion in assets belonging to the Afghan central bank and stopped shipments of cash to the nation. The action was aimed to keep a Taliban-led government from accessing the money, a US…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Chinese, Pakistani, Indian, Russian foreign ministers and NATO secretary general on the telephone. During the phone talk, Blinken expressed appreciation for China's participation in the Doha…
US relations with any government in Afghanistan are linked to its actions, says Department of State. Department spokesperson Ned Price said the US and its allies would be “watching closely” the situation in Afghanistan. Price’s statement comes after…
As fierce fighting rages across the country, the Taliban have warned the Biden administration against further interference in Afghanistan. Naeem Wardak, spokesman for Taliban’s political office in Doha, said in an interview: "We are warning against the US…
The Biden administration has urged Pakistan to keep the Durand Line open for Afghan refugees, a media report said on Thursday. Dawn quoted a senior State Department official as saying: “So, in a place like Pakistan, it’ll be…
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin has said the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan will be completed by end of August, but they had tasks to accomplish in the war-torn country. The tasks include protecting US…
In order to save Afghanistan from again becoming a safe haven for terrorists, the US embassy in Kabul on Thursday asked the Taliban to end violence and fully join peace talks. The US Embassy in Kabul tweeted that…
