Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Zabi Karimi) By The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban swept into Afghanistan’s capital Sunday after the government collapsed and the embattled president joined an exodus of his

Taliban militants waving a Taliban flag on the back of a pickup truck drive past a crowded street at Pashtunistan Square area in Jalalabad, Afghanistan in this still image taken from social media video uploaded on August 15, 2021. Social media website/via REUTERS By Reuters KABUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents entered Kabul on

President Joe Biden speaks about prescription drug prices and his “Build Back Better” agenda from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By CGTN, Maitreya Bhakal “War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography,” as a popular saying goes. Perhaps nowhere does this apply more than

A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies over the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Helicopters are landing at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul as diplomatic vehicles leave the compound amid the Taliban advanced on the Afghan capital. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) By The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters entered the outskirts

By Anadolu Agency The US is negotiating with the Taliban to prevent the group from attacking its troops during the evacuation of American personnel at the Kabul Embassy in the Afghan capital, according to the Washington Post on Saturday. A report by the newspaper covering the latest situation in Afghanistan said the US administration has

Zambia’s incumbent president Edgar Lungu casts his vote at a polling station in Lusaka on August 12, 2021, as they country holds presidential and legislative elections: Credit AFP/Patrick Meinhardt By Daily Nation Zambian President Edgar Lungu has declared Thursday’s presidential and parliamentary election “not free and fair” after incidents of violence in three provinces. President

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks at the parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer By Reuters KABUL, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani held urgent talks with local leaders and international partners on Saturday as Taliban rebels pushed closer to Kabul, capturing a town south of the capital that is one of

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani speaks in Doha, July 21, 2017. (AP Photo) By AFP Thieves, one of them armed, broke into the Qatari emir’s mansion near the French Mediterranean resort of Cannes, stealing watches and other luxury items, a source close to the case said Friday. The emir, Sheikh Tamim

Tunisian President Kais Saied raises his fist to bystanders as he stroll along the avenue Bourguiba in Tunis: Credit Associated Press By Reuters The U.S. deputy national security adviser met Tunisia’s president on Friday and discussed the urgent need to appoint a prime minister designate to form a capable government, the White House said. The

Zarmina Kakar a women’s rights activist cry during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. Kakar was a year old when the Taliban entered Kabul the first time in 1996, and recalled a time when her mother took her out to buy her ice cream, back when the Taliban