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Voice of America: What’s next in Afghanistan

VOA’s Ayesha Tanzeem talked with many Taliban fighters in the streets of the Afghan capital Kabul this month.
Voice of America

Voice of America: NATO defense ministers to discuss Afghanistan, Russia tensions

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in Brussels for a meeting of NATO defense ministers on Oct. 21-22 to talk about security issues in Afghanistan, …
Voice of America

Associated Press: Russia hosts Afghan talks, calls for inclusive government

MOSCOW — Russia hosted talks on Afghanistan on Oct. 20 involving senior representatives of the Taliban and neighboring nations, a round of diplomacy …
Associated Press

Voice of America: Afghan women lose businesses as Taliban bar them from work

Afghan businesswomen say that they have been forced to close their businesses as the Taliban have imposed a ban on women working outside.
Voice of America

Reuters: Taliban get aid promise but not recognition on eve of Moscow talks

MOSCOW – Russia, China, and Pakistan are willing to provide aid to Afghanistan, the Russian foreign ministry said on October 19, but Moscow said it …
Reuters

Yasmeen Serhan: The Taliban is just as bad as it always was

From the moment when scores of Afghans were filmed clinging to an American aircraft in a desperate bid to escape Taliban rule to the day of the …
Yasmeen Serhan

Associated Press: Many Afghans pack their bags, hoping for the chance to leave

KABUL – As their flight to Islamabad was finally about to take off, Somaya took her husband Ali’s hand, lay her head back, and closed her eyes. …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Uzbekistan holds talks with Taliban

Uzbek officials have met with representatives of Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government to discuss cooperation in trade, border security, and …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Voice of America: Mass funeral for victims of Afghan mosque attack

Shiite community members in the Afghan southern province of Kandahar held a mass funeral ceremony for the victims of the suicide bombing of a Shiite …
Voice of America

Voice of America: World donors seek ways to help Afghans, not Taliban

Experts say the Taliban takeover has delivered massive economic shock; the international community demands humanitarian aid for the Afghan people.
Voice of America

Al Jazeera: Ex-Taliban commander pleads not guilty to killing US troops

The lawyer for an ex-Taliban commander charged with killing American troops in Afghanistan in 2008 has said it is “preposterous” to charge his client …
Al Jazeera

Deutsche Welle: Deadly blast hits packed Kandahar mosque in Afghanistan

At least three suicide bombers detonated at a Shiite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on October 15, killing at least 37 people, …
Deutsche Welle

Reuters: Russia says it doesn’t expect breakthrough at talks with Taliban

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special representative on Afghanistan said on October 15 he did not expect any major breakthrough at talks …
Reuters

BBC: Merkel warns against descent into chaos

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned the international community not to let Afghanistan descend into chaos. Read more here.
BBC

BBC: US, Taliban discuss aid in first direct talks since US exit

The U.S. has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, the country’s Taliban rulers say. Read more here.
BBC

UkrInform: Russia tried to disrupt evacuation of Ukrainians from Afghanistan

Russian intelligence agencies tried to disrupt the evacuation of Ukrainian citizens from Afghanistan, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the …
UkrInform

RFE/RL: 10 stories you need to read (or watch)

What’s behind fresh tensions on the Iran-Azerbaijan border? Read more here.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

BBC: US and Taliban hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal

US officials have met Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban for their first face-to-face talks since Washington pulled its troops from the country in August.
BBC
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