In a recent statement, China has said that it is ready to deepen "friendly and cooperative" relations with the Taliban after its takeover of Afghanistan. "China respects the right of the Afghan people to independently determine their own destiny and is willing to continue to develop... friendly and cooperative relations with Afghanistan," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.

China says ready to deepen "friendly and cooperative" relations with the Taliban

A female anchor from ToloNews interviewed a top Taliban official in the studio today, which was unimaginable when the Taliban governed Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.

Afghanistan female TV anchors defy Taliban by continuing to present on news channel

According to National Centre for Seismology, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan's Fayzabad area on Tuesday morning. The quake reportedly took place at 6:08am(local time) in northeast Afghanistan.

4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan's Fayzabad

A total of 127 people landed in Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu on Tuesday from Afghanistan including 118 Nepalis and nine Indians. All evacuees have been taken to an isolation center in Kathmandu.

127 people, including 9 Indians, land in Kathmandu from Afghanistan

Taliban are racing to restore some form of normalcy in the capital Kabul asking the government staff to return to work. But on the streets of the Afghanistan capital, there is panic.

Afghanistan: Taliban race to restore normalcy in capital city Kabul

Kabul has fallen and most of Afghanistan is under the Taliban's control. Thousands of Afghans are making desperate attempts to leave the country. Top Afghan leaders have also fled. However, the big question is where is Ashraf Ghani? Earlier reports mentioned that Ghani had left for Tajikistan following the Taliban's capture of Kabul.

Reports: Tajikistan refused permission to Ashraf Ghani's aircraft

As the Taliban set up checkpoints at Kabul, people flooded the Hamid Karzai international airport as reports claimed people clung to the top of aircraft to get out of Afganistan.

640 Afghans in US cargo plane; Afghans fall off flying plane in desperate attempt to flee Taliban - Watch

Afghanistan is now in a bad shape since the militant group Taliban has taken control over the law and order of the nation. With shocking visuals coming from the landlocked nation, of people trying to flee the country, we wonder what will happen to their beautiful and culturally rich entertainment industry.

The art and cinema we risk of losing in Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security against the backdrop of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The Cabinet Committee on Security is the apex government body that deals with the issues of national security.

Afghan crisis: PM chairs meeting with Doval, Foreign Secretary Shringla; India completes evacuation of diplomats

Russia's embassy in Kabul said that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had fled the country with four cars and a chopper full of cash and some money was left lying on the tarmac.

Russian Embassy: Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan with four cars, chopper full of cash

Barely a day after it took over Kabul, the Taliban is controlling the streets of Afghanistan's capital. WION's Correspondent Anas Mallick captured what Kabul looks like after the Taliban takeover.

Gravitas | Kabul after Taliban Capture: Through the eyes of a WION Correspondent

Afghans are now paying for America's mistakes. In a desperate bid to flee, Afghans tried to cling to a US Air Force plane. A horrifying video shows at least two people falling from the sky after the plane took off. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas | The Afghanistan crisis: Afghans are paying for America's mistakes

The United States insists that the mission in Afghanistan was a success, even after the Taliban's blitz to Kabul. Did the US downplay the threat of Taliban invasion? Or was it disconnected from the ground reality? Molly Gambhir tells you.

Gravitas: America's capitulation hands Kabul to Taliban

What security challenges does the Taliban's return pose for India? How should New Delhi deal with the Taliban? Molly Gambhir gets you a report.

Gravitas: How should India deal with the Taliban?

What does the Taliban's return mean for the people of Afghanistan? For women, it spells the end of all liberties. Molly Gambhir gets you a report.

Gravitas: The return of the Islamic Emirate

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday that more than 40 thousand wounded during Afghanistan fighting have been treated since June at health facilities supported by it.

Afghanistan: More than 40,000 wounded treated since June, says Red Cross

The Taliban is establishing its "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan". What options does the global community have? Molly Gambhir discusses with a special panel of guests.

Gravitas | The Afghan Crisis: What's the way forward

The Russian Kalashnikov AK-47 and its derivatives have long been the assault rifle of choice for militant groups because of their rugged design, but some Taliban fighters are trading them in for captured U.

As Taliban takes over, some swap iconic AK-47s for made-in-America rifles

What is Utopia? In other words, a highly perfect society? We have various definitions based on our own perspectives. Some would say it is about everyone having enough money to do whatever they want, others would drift towards having freedom of thought.

Will such images of happy women in Afghanistan be a thing of the past?

Zakia Khudadadi, a 23-year-old athlete from Herat, would have been the first woman ever to represent Afghanistan at the Paralympics but now, her dreams have been shattered as she won't be able to participate due to the ongoing political crisis in the country.

Zakia Khudadadi's dream of becoming first Afghan female Paralympian shattered due to Taliban takeover chaos

A day after the Taliban took control of Kabul, videos appearing to show Taliban militants atop crashing cars have gone went viral on social media. A Taliban militant was purportedly seen with a gun while sitting on the bumper car.

WATCH : Fun amid chaos - Taliban fighters ride in bumper cars with guns; ride horses in merry-go-round in Kabul- Watch

Women in Afghanistan dread the return of the Taliban’s repressive rule in the country. Afghan women fear that they would have to live through those harrowing “same dark days” of Taliban rule from 1996-2001.

Spiralling violence in Afghanistan puts women at risk

The fate of women in Afghanistan under Taliban control has been one of the most discussed issues in recent days, especially since it became obvious that the insurgents will take over the nation.

'Waiting for Taliban to kill me and others like me', says Afghanistan's first woman mayor

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