Shock, terror, grief,rage and fear are among emotions that members of the Afghan community in the United States are experiencing as they watch the Afghan government come apart over the last few days
China stands poised to take part in post-war reconstruction in Afghanistan after U.S. troops ended a 20-year occupation, leaving the capital Kabul to be taken over by the Taliban, state media reported on Monday
The United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan is chaired by T.S. Tirumurti India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of August
Afghanistan’s war has escalated and entered a more deadly phase. The fighting has now spread to the cities, where the majority of the people resides
As the US deploys approximately 3,000 troops to help evacuate the majority of its diplomats from the US Embassy in Kabul, experts believe the US’s 20-year withdrawal from Afghanistan might have a long-term impact on America’s international position
Some refugees believe their escape from probable death has left them with an unknown and uncertain future as Taliban forces take control of much of Afghanistan
As the Taliban takes over more territory in Afghanistan, tens of thousands of people have fled the violence in search of safety. Many people have left everything behind.
Panic gripped northern Afghanistan’s famed city Mazar-e-Sharif Monday on news of a Taliban advance. According to VOA’s Ayesha Tanzeem in Kabul, the Taliban have taken control of Six northern and northeastern capitals since Saturday.
As a protest against the Taliban’s attacks on some Afghan cities, people in Afghanistan chanted “Allahu Akbar,” which means “God is Great.” This report narrated by Roshan Noorzai was filed by VOA’s Sayed Hasib Maududi
Some Afghans who worked on US-funded programes and projects in Afghanistan are praising the US State Department’s Priority 2 programme, which allows specific Afghans and their families to enter the US Refugee Admissions Program. Other Afghans, though, are concerned that the scheme may hasten the country’s brain drain