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Millions face starvation this winter after the withdrawal of foreign aid after the Islamist group took power
Zalmay Khalilzad blames exiled Afghan president for allowing Islamists to march into Kabul
Ashraf Ghani surfaces in the UAE but insists he wants to return to resume his ‘efforts for justice’
Washington has blocked access to reserves in US banks as IMF puts hold on $460m in pandemic funding
Local media reports anti-Taliban demonstrations have occurred in a handful of provinces
Occupying militants call for ‘open, inclusive Islamic government’ as 20-year US military project comes to chaotic end
Joe Biden’s miscalculation will haunt the rest of his presidency
Insurgents have outmanoeuvred the Afghan army and are demanding the president’s surrender
Kabul is bracing itself for a siege as the Islamist insurgents try to choke the government into submission
Assault comes as Taliban tightens grip on Afghanistan ahead of US withdrawal
Power-sharing accord with rival raises prospect of united front in Taleban talks
Secretary of state cites ‘real progress’ with Taliban during unscheduled visit to Kabul
Ghani agrees four-day truce with Taliban despite fighting in Ghazni
Move signals Kabul’s willingness to make concessions for an end to the 17-year war
Kabul steps up effort to bring militants to negotiating table with no-strings promise
The plan mooted by the Trump administration has enraged state department officials
While the battle against the Taliban wages, Kabul is threatened by an old danger
Attack by Islamist militants on military base leaves more than 100 casualties
Attack on Afghan military base is most deadly to date
Explosion near government security agency signals group’s networks in Afghan capital have survived
A surge in Isis-claimed attacks suggests the ideology is extending its influence to Asia
Militant resurgence threatens fragile Ghani administration
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