G7 to meet on Afghan deadline, evacuation put on ‘war footing’
U.S. President Joe Biden is set to come under pressure at a G7 meeting on Tuesday to seek more time to evacuate thousands of people hoping to flee from Afghanistan as fears grow that...
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Taliban takeover prompts fears of a resurgent al-Qaida
The lightning-fast changes in Afghanistan are forcing the Biden administration to confront the prospect of a resurgent al-Qaida, the group that attacked America on Sept. 11, 2001, at the same time the U.S. is...
China both worries and hopes as US departs Afghanistan
In the U.S. departure from Afghanistan, China has seen the realization of long-held hopes for a reduction of the influence of a geopolitical rival in what it considers its backyard. Yet, it is also...
NATO pledges to speed evacuations from Afghanistan as criticism mounts
More than 18,000 people have been flown out of Kabul since the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital, a NATO official said on Friday, pledging to redouble evacuation efforts as criticism of the West’s handling...
Italy pushes for extraordinary G20 summit on Afghanistan -media
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is working to organise a summit of the Group of 20 major economies on the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover at the weekend, newspapers La Repubblica and...
Why Biden is getting it wrong on Afghanistan
The American withdrawal has attracted criticism worldwide for how it left its Afghan allies in the lurch. For Joe Biden, it became a catch22 situation – Damned if you do and damned if you...
Taiwan would not collapse like Afghanistan, says premier
Taiwan would not collapse like Afghanistan in the event of an attack, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Tuesday (Aug 17), offering an indirect warning to powerful neighbour China not to be “deluded” into thinking...
The World Fails Afghanistan
Afghanistan has had a long and troubled history of domination by foreign conquerors. It has managed to survive through various strifes among internally warring tribes and clans over centuries now. Afghanistan has witnessed many...
New Zealand’s Ardern implores Taliban to uphold human rights
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand on Monday implored Taliban leaders to uphold human rights in Afghanistan by allowing women to continue in work and education and to let foreigners and Afghans who...
National Defense Strategy of United States (2008)
A new National Defense Strategy for the United States was announced by the Secretary of Defense in June’2008. This strategy is a cogent departure of the previous strategies as it affirms a shift against...
