Ankara, 25 August 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkey has started evacuating its troops from Afghanistan, the National Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. “Turkish Armed Forces is returning to our homeland with the pride of successfully fulfilling the task entrusted to them,” a ministry statement said. Since 2002, the Turkish Armed Forces have operated in Afghanistan under...

Kabul, 24 August 2021 Close sources confirmed Taliban leadership nominated couple of cabinet members and heads of national institutions. As per the source, following are nominated for their awaited government in Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan : Najeeb Ullah - Intelligence Chief Sadar Ibrahim - Acting Interior Minister Gul Agha - Acting Finance Minister Sakha Ullah...

Ankara, 23 August 2021 (Anadolu News) Though the Taliban's ultimate decision-making body is a 26-member leadership council, or Rahbari Shura, six figures stand out for their top positions in the insurgent group. The Taliban have come under increasing international scrutiny recently after they captured most of Afghanistan, including the capital Kabul on Aug. 15, announcing...

Ankara, 23 August 2021 (Anadolu News) China can play a significant role in rebuilding Afghanistan, a spokesperson for the Taliban said Friday. Suhail Shaheen emphasized the importance of the rebuilding process and said China is a big country with a giant economy and capacity. Stating that the group needs support from all countries, Shaheen encouraged...

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19 August 2021, AlJazeera News By Marwan Bishara Although the war and the occupation have ended and the dust is finally settling in Afghanistan, there is little clarity as to what the future holds for the Afghan nation or for the main protagonists, the United States and the Taliban. Judging by their initial official statements...

Ankara, 20 August 2021 (Anadolu News) Prof. Fazl Hadi Wazin, teaching in Kabul University and contested for Vice President last year warns that isolating Afghanistan means pushing 35 m people to terrorism.  He called on the international community and regional powers to give the Taliban a chance to run Afghanistan for the sake of peace...

Ankara, 20 August 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkey is ready to hold talks with the Taliban if necessary, the country’s president said on Friday. “If there is a knock on our door, we will open it for dialogue,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters after Friday prayers in Istanbul. He criticized the Western world and Islamic states...

Islamabad, 17 August 2021 Federal Minister for Information of Pakistan, Fawad Chaudhry said today that Pakistan will not take unilateral decision in recognition of Taliban government in Afghanistan. He was briefing the media after Pakistan's federal cabinet meeting which reviewed developments in neighboring Afghanistan. He said that Pakistan was a responsible part of the international...

Washington, 16 August 2021 President Joe Biden on Monday in his address to the US nation at the White House East Room said he 'stood squarely behind' his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan and rejected broad criticism of the chaotic withdrawal that is posing a crisis for him. Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, the...