Category: Asia

Mon 09 August 2021: Even as Taliban tightened their grip on Afghanistan, German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer ruled out sending soldiers back to the country on Monday. After the Taliban took the city of Kunduz province on Sunday, where Germany stationed hundreds of troops until July, she rejected calls to reconsider the withdrawal. “Reports coming […]

Mon 09 August 2021: The Taliban has captured the sixth province in Afghanistan in four days. The armed group’s spokesman on Monday morning sent messages to the media, claiming it has overtaken Aibak, the capital of the northern province of Samangan. Samangan’s deputy provincial governor confirmed the takeover to the AFP news agency. The Taliban […]

Mon 09 August 2021: Despite the Taliban capturing more cities in Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden plans to evacuate American forces from the country will continue, according to a report released on Sunday. The New York Times report, titled “Biden is not changing the US withdrawal plan, officials say,” cites unnamed senior officials as saying […]

Sun 08 August 2021: The Taliban have taken control of Taleqan, the capital of the northern Afghan province of Takhar, according to a Taliban spokesman. Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter that the Islamist movement captured the capital of Takhar and gained control over all the vital buildings. The Afghan TOLOnews broadcaster, in turn, reported that […]

Sun 08 August 2021: Nearly 29,000 people in the Japanese prefecture of Chiba near Tokyo have received evacuation orders due to typhoon Mirinae approaching the country’s eastern coast, national media reported on Sunday. As of early on Sunday, the tropical storm is southeast of the prefecture and will continue to move northeast at about 25 […]

Sun 08 August 2021: The northern Afghan city of Sar-e-Pul has reportedly fallen to the Taliban, just hours after the insurgents claimed to have captured another provincial capital, Kunduz. “The Taliban have surrounded an army battalion on the outskirts of the city. All other parts of the city are under Taliban control,” Mohammad Hussein Mujahidzada, […]

Sat 07 August 2021: On Saturday, US B-52 Stratofortress bombers launched attacks on Taliban forces in Sheberghan, the capital of the Jawzjan province in northern Afghanistan, inflicting heavy damage on the Taliban, according to Afghan defense ministry spokesman Fawad Aman. “Taliban’s gathering was targeted by B-52 in #Shebergan city, Jawzjan province today evening at 6:30pm […]

Sat 07 August 2021: Within the last 24 hours, the Taliban has captured a second Afghan provincial capital. The deputy governor of the captured Sheberghan city in Jawzjan confirmed the situation. “The (government) forces and officials have retreated to the airport,” Jawzjan deputy governor Qader Malia told AFP. The city is home to notorious warlord […]