Peace negotiator Nader Nadery tells WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay that Pakistan is yet to make "any positive contribution" in Afghanistan's peace process.

Gravitas: Peace negotiator: Pakistan yet to make a positive contribution in Afghan peace process

President Joe Biden gave a significant policy speech on Afghanistan on Thursday, saying that the US had achieved its objectives in the country and that now was the right time to leave.

US achieved its goals, Afghans must decide own future: President Joe Biden

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Friday that its forces have captured a key border crossing with Turkmenistan. "The important Torghundi border port has been fully captured," Zabihullah said even as the Afghan government added that its forces are trying to recapture the area.

Taliban controls two-thirds of Afghan-Tajik border: Russia

The Taliban is gaining strength in Afghanistan. The group claims it now controls 85% of Afghanistan. The Taliban is now offering protection to Beijing for Chinese investment projects. What are India's options?

Gravitas: Taliban claims it controls 85% of Afghanistan

Amid violence in Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has visited Iran & Russia. The Taliban was holding talks at the same time in both countries. Was it a coincidence or an indication of India's backchannel talks with Taliban?

Gravitas: India's backchannel talks with Taliban

The Taliban says it briefly took control of Qala-e-Naw in Badghis, the province is crucial as it borders Turkmenistan. They have even taken control over central prisons setting all the inmates free.

Taliban retakes capital of northwest Afghan province of Badghis

Joe Biden administration is considering an expedited visa path for vulnerable Afghans including women journalists, activists and politicians who may be targeted by the Taliban.

US to consider visas for vulnerable Afghan women after military exit

President Joe Biden defended the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, saying it was 'not inevitable' that the country would fall to the Taliban, and confirmed that military exit would be completed by August 31.

Biden amplifies Afghan pullout justification says Taliban takeover 'not inevitable'

Taliban official Shahabuddin Delawar declared in Moscow on Friday that the Taliban control 85 per cent of Afghanistan's territory. After nearly two decades of fighting, foreign forces, including the US, are retreating, emboldening Taliban insurgents to try to take new territory in Afghanistan.

Taliban controls 85% of Afghan territory, Taliban official says

In Pics | The return of Taliban in Afghanistan, and the US retreat

President Joe Biden strongly defended his decision to pull US military forces out of Afghanistan, saying the Afghan people must decide their own future. He also added that the Afghan military has the ability to repel the Taliban.

Biden says Afghan military is capable to repel Taliban

May 1997. The Taliban militia, backed by Pakistan, were moving swiftly to take control of Afghanistan. About two-thirds of the country was under its control and the rest under the Northern Alliance or Jumbish-e-Islami, a coalition of militias loyal to General Abdul Rashid Dostum, the Hizb-e-Wahadat of Karim Khalili and the Jamiat-e-Islami of Prof Burhanuddin Rabbani & Ahmed Shah Masood, the Lion of Panjshir .

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Afghan defence ministry said on Thursday that the governemnt forces had wrested back control of a provincial capital city from the Taliban The ministry said that some fighting was continuing on the outskirts of Qala-e-Naw, capital of Badghis province.

Afghan forces retake provincial capital from Taliban

Smoke covered the provincial capital in Afghanistan on Thursday as fighting went on between Afghan forces and the Taliban. The fighting is going on for a second straight day.

Afghan govt sends commandos as Taliban surround Afghan city

Biden administration is considering an expedited visa path for vulnerable Afghans including women journalists, activists and politicians who may be targetted by the Taliban, Reuters cited US officials as saying.

US mulls visas for vulnerable Afghan women after military exit

Afghanistan is descending into chaos and violence. After taking control of more than 190 districts, the Taliban today stormed the capital of a province. WION's Palki tells you what this means for the Civilian Government of Afghanistan

Gravitas: Taliban storms capital of northwestern Afghan province

India's External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will visit Iran today and meet the country’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. The main focus of the meeting will be the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban continue to make significant gains.

With Afghanistan in focus, India's Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar to land in Iran today

General Mir Asadullah Kohistani, the new commander of the Bagram airfield has said that his forces are getting ready for an offensive against the Taliban even as the militants make rapid advances in the country.

Exclusive: Getting ready for offensive against Taliban, says General Asadullah, Bagram airfield's new commander

As the Taliban launched fresh attacks in Qala-i-Naw, the capital of Badghis located in the northwestern Afghan province, Afghan special forces carried out operations in Kunduz city with several districts under the control of the militant group.

Afghan forces launch attacks in Kunduz as Taliban pounds northwestern province

Taliban has attacked a dam built by India in Afghanistan. India could reportedly bring back expats. Tajikistan has deployed 20,000 troops at the Afghan border & Russia is conducting military exercises.

Gravitas: India's fears come true: Taliban targets Indian project

Taliban on Wednesday launched an attack on Qala-i-Naw, capital of Badghis, as it continued its assault with US troops leaving Afghanistan. The militants have been gaining a foothold in the north which wasn't their traditional stronghold amid fierce fighting with Afghan troops.

Taliban launches fresh attack on northwestern Afghan province

Afghanistan government delegation held a meeting with Taliban representatives in Tehran. The highly anticipated talks come as Afghanistan faces the domino effect of American troops exit from the country.

Afghan delegation meets Taliban in Tehran: Iran foreign minister

Taliban and Afghan delegation hold meeting in Tehran

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said that the Taliban cannot make the Afghan government surrender even in the next one hundred years. The Khaama Press reported that Ghani in a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace of Afghanistan also said that the Taliban and its supporters are solely responsible for the current bloodshed and destruction in the country.

Ghani says Taliban cannot make Afghan government surrender, even in 100 years

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