Senior Taliban officials met in Kabul on Sunday with the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, who promised to maintain assistance for the Afghan people, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, head of the Taliban’s political office and other officials

The USA should withdraw all troops and contractors by the existing August 31 deadline, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said at a press conference in Kabul on Tuesday. Afghanistan citizens will not be allowed to leave the country via the ongoing U.S. evacuation

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that other countries “must not impose their values” on Afghanistan, and that as the Taliban now control most of the country, “we need to accept that it’s a reality”. He adds that he hopes the Taliban will

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held into a third day on Sunday as mediators spoke to all sides about extending the period of calm after the worst outbreak of fighting in years. Egyptian mediators have been shuttling between Israel and the