Ghulam Farooq Wardak is the former Afghan Minister of Education. He is one of thousands of Afghans who fled the nation after the US military’s loss and Taliban takeover. “It’s good to be back home,” Wardak tells state-run Bakhtar news agency. Ghulam Farooq Wardak, the former Afghan Minister of Education, returned to Afghanistan on Wednesday, … Read more
MEDYKA – After leaving Afghanistan a year ago, Ajmal Rahmani believed he had found a haven of peace in Ukraine. This week, he and his family had to flee again — this time to Poland to the sounds of Russian bombs. “I run from one war, come to another country and another war starts. Very … Read more
TEL AVIV – When Israeli lawyer Inbar Nacht saw pictures last year of Afghans desperately trying to escape their homeland, she thought of her relatives who were murdered in the Holocaust and knew she had to act. She and her husband Marius had founded a charity in 2020 that has worked on a range of … Read more
ISTANBUL: Private Turkish and Qatari companies have agreed to jointly operate five airports in Afghanistan, although they are still waiting to reach a final deal with the Taliban, officials said on Tuesday. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that a “memorandum of understanding” had been inked in Doha earlier this month, covering Kabul and … Read more
Hundreds of people braved sub-zero temperatures in Kabul to queue outside the passport office on December 20 morning, a day after the Taliban government announced it would resume issuing travel documents. Many began their wait the previous night and most stood patiently in single file, some desperate to leave the country for medical treatment, others … Read more
MOSCOW: Russia will evacuate more than 380 Russian and foreign citizens from Afghanistan, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Zvezda broadcasting service reported Thursday. “On behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu organized the evacuation of more than 380 citizens from Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Ukraine, and Afghanistan from Afghan territory,” it said, … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to resume flight operation to Kabul on Monday. PIA will recommence its flight operation to Kabul on September 13 as the first flight will leave for Afghanistan capital on Monday at 7:30 am. The civil aviation authority of Afghanistan permitted Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to land at the Kabul airport. According … Read more
Thousands of Afghans trying to flee the country are now running towards borders. A complete evacuation of the U.S after the Taliban’s takeover left foreign benefactors uncertain of how to respond to an approaching humanitarian crisis. Due to the Kabul airport’s being unworkable, private efforts to help Afghans fearful of Taliban retaliations focused on positioning … Read more
The Taliban has stated that the group will clamp down on Islamic State attacks and anticipates them to end once foreign forces have left the country. “We hope that those Afghans who are influenced by IS… will give up their operations on seeing the formation of an Islamic government in the absence of foreigners,” Taliban … Read more
KABUL: All the gates of Kabul airport were closed early Friday following Thursday’s deadly attack, and the crowds outside the airport have been cleared, as per reports. “I drove a group of people to the airport early morning. We failed to reach the airport as Taliban foot soldiers did not allow vehicles to approach the … Read more
An over-the-top increase in food product prices at the Kabul Airport has been witnessed by citizens of the country that are trying to flee from Afghanistan. A private news agency claimed that an Afghan national Fazl-ur-Rehman stated that the price of each water bottle and plate of rice is being sold at $40 and $100 … Read more
There were at least two explosions near Kabul’s airport amid a huge evacuation effort from Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Thursday, with civilians and US service members among the casualties, Reuters reported. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said one blast occurred near the airport’s Abbey Gate and the other close to the nearby Baron Hotel. Two … Read more
KABUL/WASHINGTON: A firefight broke out between unidentified gunmen, Western security forces and Afghan guards at Kabul airport on Monday, Germany’s armed forces told Reuters, as thousands of Afghans and foreigners thronged the airport, seeking to flee Taliban rule. One Afghan guard was killed and three were wounded in the battle at the airport’s north gate, … Read more
The U.S. Air Force says it is investigating human organs found on the side of the wheel of one of the 17-C planes flying from the Afghan capital, Kabul. According to the details, pictures circulating on social media earlier this week showed Afghans eager to leave Kabul running towards the C-17 plane and clinging to … Read more
KABUL: Evacuation flights carrying diplomats and civilians from Kabul continued as of Tuesday afternoon, a witness confirmed. “The military flights are continuing in Kabul airport. Roughly at 3:28 p.m. (local time), a huge cargo plane took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport,” witness Farhad Mohammdi who lives near the Kabul airport told Xinhua. “This is … Read more
The United States has spent $83 billion over 20 years to build a modern Afghan army, which is Rs. 35.95 trillion and 1.6 million in Pakistani rupee. According to the French news agency AFP, the United States provided the Afghan army with warplanes, helicopters, drones, armoured vehicles, goggles that see in the dark, in recent … Read more
Former US President Donald Trump has demanded the resignation of Biden, saying that the victory of the Taliban is the worst defeat for the United States adding that it is time for Biden to resign over this humiliation. Donald Trump sharply criticized Joe Biden, saying that if he had been president at the time, the … Read more
At least five civilians have been reported killed due to the direct firing of the US military at Kabul airport. The airport has been closed for all flights amid tensions. A mob of people seeking to leave Afghanistan stormed the runway of Kabul Airport on Monday morning. Five people were reported killed in the chaos, … Read more
The Afghan capital, Kabul, has seen an unusual rush of people seeking travel abroad from the country’s largest airport since the Taliban took control last night, following reports of a security situation there. U.S. airport security personnel conducted aerial firing to control the chaotic rush. Seeing the situation getting out of control, the management of … Read more
