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US exit from Afghanistan gives Taliban access to several weapons including guns, ammunition, helicopters and more
Fp Staff •With US troops all but gone, the Taliban now find themselves flush with American-supplied tools, without having to raise a single penny
China blames 'hasty' US military withdrawal for Afghanistan crisis, but says it is ready to work with America
•China says it's willing to hold talks with the US to promote a “soft landing” in Afghanistan, while heavily criticizing Washington and again demanding that the Biden administration halt its attacks on China
Striking photo of Aghans crammed into flight surfaces as US military officials question evacuation pace
Fp Staff •The photo obtained by US defence and security news site Defense One shows more than 600 people crowding into the US air force’s C-17 Globemaster III as they left their home country after Kabul fell to the Taliban.
Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani meets Sushma Swaraj, discusses bilateral, regional issues
•External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday called on Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, ahead of his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on promoting security and stability in the war-torn nation.
Afghan president Ashraf Ghani arrives in New Delhi; bilateral ties, infrastructure development may feature on agenda
Fp Staff •Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday for a daylong visit to India
President Ashraf Ghani in New Delhi on Tuesday: Review of India-Afghanistan bilateral relationship on cards
Ians •Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani will come on a daylong working visit to India on Tuesday during the course of which he will meet his Indian counterpart, Ram Nath Kovind and hold delegation-level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the external affairs ministry announced on Monday.
Pakistan wants peace, stability in Afghanistan, says Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif
•Pakistan wants peace and stability in Afghanistan and will contribute to initiatives to achieve that, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said, a day after Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani called for normalising bilateral ties.
Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani reaches out to Pakistan, offers comprehensive negotiations
•Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani in his Eid al-Adha message has reached out to neighbor Pakistan offering "comprehensive negotiations" to bring peace to their troubled relationship.
Donald Trump's new Afghanistan strategy: Kabul welcomes US president's decision to send more troops
•Afghanistan on Tuesday welcomed President Donald Trump's speech clearing the way for thousands more US troops to be deployed in the country, backtracking on his election promise rapidly to quit America's longest war.
Afghanistan-India air corridor: President Ashraf Ghani inaugurates first direct-route between the countries that bypasses Pakistan
•Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has inaugurated the first Afghanistan-India air corridor during a ceremony at the Kabul International Airport — a direct route that bypasses Pakistan and is meant to improve commerce.