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France on Tuesday urged all its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country due to security concerns, the French embassy in Kabul said, as the Taliban continued a blowing offensive while foreign forces completed their withdrawal. "The government will set up a special flight on the morning of July 17, departing from Kabul, to…

The Taliban on Tuesday warned Turkey against extending its troop presence in Afghanistan as US-led forces leave the country, insisting the decision was "reprehensible". "The decision ... is poorly recommended, a violation of our sovereignty and territorial integrity and of our national interests," the group said in a statement,…

The Taliban claimed on Friday that they control 85 percent of Afghanistan after seizing important border crossings with Iran and Turkmenistan, part of a sweeping offensive launched as US troops withdraw from the war-torn nation. Hours after President Joe Biden issued a strong defense of the US withdrawal, the Taliban said its fighters had seized the two major…

Somalia participates in condemnation of the lethal terrorist assault in Afghanistan MOGADISHU, Somalia - The federal authorities of Somalia has joined the entire world in condemning a terrorist assault in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, the Asian nation that has struggled with instability for 20 years after the 9/11 assaults in the USA. Afghan officers stated on Sunday that the…

US General: Afghans need US troops to counter the Taliban Afghanistan's military forces need US assistance to successfully counter the Taliban, the top general of the US Special Operations Command said to Congress on Thursday in the midst of the debate over whether US forces should remain in the country beyond May 1. General Richard Clarke also reiterated the sentiments of other…