The Taliban has surrounded the only remaining province resisting its rule since the fall of Kabul. The valleys of Panjshir has been the only province to hold out against the group. The Taliban has called for the national resistance front who defend Panjshir to lay down their arms.

Afghanistan: Taliban claim to surround Panjshir valley

In Afghanistan the Taliban showcased a parade on the streets of Kandahar city. Taliban fighters drove US armoured vehicles with fighters perched on the humvees carrying guns and showing off the military equipment captured during their takeover of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Taliban showcased a parade on the streets of Kandahar city

Pakistani Minister Sheikh Rashid has admitted on a TV show that the Imran Khan-led government was actually the guardian of the Talibani leaders, after the Taliban referred to Pakistan as their "second home.

Watch: Taliban leaders 'born and trained' in Pakistan, says Imran Khan's Minister Sheikh Rashid

US’ former envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley has urged the American President Joe Biden to get in contact with its allies such as India, Taiwan, Ukraine, Australia and Japan and ensure that the US will stand by them in times of need.

Nikki Haley warns Biden against China trying to take over Bagram air force base

Vatican’s Pope Francis criticised the 'forever war' in Afghanistan and blamed west’s two-decade long involvement in it. He expressed his emotions by quoting words of Vladimir Putin, but incorrectly attributed them to the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel.

Pope quotes Putin on Afghan crisis, attributes it to Germany's Merkel

According to reports, the Taliban is set to unveil the new government in Afghanistan. Ahmadullah Muttaqi, the chief of the multimedia branch for the cultural commission of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has said the country's ministry of information and culture has made arrangements for ceremonies at the Presidential palace.

Taliban set to unveil new government; Sheikh Haibatullah may become key figure

The west may have exited the war-torn nation Afghanistan, but they continue to maintain close watch. Israel Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan was the right move but was carried out poorly.

Israel says US Afghan withdrawal 'right move, badly done'

The 25-year-old Fanoos Basir was a former player in Afghanistan women's soccer team. But, now, she is in France after fleeing from her homeland. She says that she saw no future for herself under the rule of the Taliban. WION brings you a report.

Former women soccer player Fanoos Basir escaped Afghanistan after Taliban took over

Veteran Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah has called out those in India who have been celebrating the Taliban's return in Afghanistan. In a video, that has now been shared widely on social media, Shah stated that the Taliban's return to Afghanistan is rather dangerous and drew distinctions between 'Hindustani Islam' and how it is practiced in other parts of the world.

Watch: Naseeruddin Shah has a message for Indian Muslims who are 'celebrating Taliban's return'

Female TV anchor, Beheshta Arghand, who made history by interviewing a Taliban spokesman on air has left Afghanistan fearing Taliban retribution. Arghand had been in her studio when a Taliban official had shown up reportedly uninvited and demanded that he be interviewed.

Female TV anchor who interviewed first Taliban spokesman leaves Afghanistan

As Taliban become new reality in Afghanistan, what's next in the Indo-Afghan ties? Watch this show to know more.

Afghanistan Dialogues: What's next in Indo-Afghan ties?

India held talks with the Taliban in Doha. This is the first official meeting between the two. One of the major topics discussed was the safe return of stranded Indian nationals in the country.

India holds talks with Taliban in Qatar's capital Doha

When the Taliban stormed Kabul last month, they seized control of the country's most prestigious private university, the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF).

A symbol of US soft power, Afghanistan’s American University in shambles, its students left in lurch

Hamdullah Nomani the newly appointed mayor of Kabul imposed Sharia law in the Afghan capital, Afghan news reports said as the Taliban set about consolidating its control over Afghanistan.

Taliban's newly appointed Kabul mayor imposes Sharia law

They came, they fought, they lost. As the United States ended its longest war by withdrawing all its troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban is back in power. Is this a defeat for the western world?

A defeat for the western world? Two superpowers bite the dust in Afghanistan

A video of Taliban piloting one of the several Black Hawk helicopters left behind by US forces in Afghanistan has gone viral on the internet. A person can also be seen hanging from the helicopter in the video.

Viral video: Taliban pilot a US Black Hawk helicopter with a body hanging from it

While the US President Joe Biden addresses the world to defend his decision of withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban were preparing a showcase.

Taliban shows off its might by carrying out parade with US army's weapons

Battle for Panjshir is raging. Intense clashes are going on between Taliban & resistance forces.

WION Live Broadcast: 7 Taliban fighters killed, several wounded in 2 days

The Panjshir Valley is the only province to not have fallen to the Taliban. It has become Afghanistan's bastion of resistance.

Panjshir Valley becomes Afghanistan's bastion of resistance

Supreme commander Hibatullah Akhundzada has confirmed that the Taliban is in the final stages of announcing a new Cabinet that was expected to include all members of its current leadership council.

Taliban to announce new cabinet, Hibatullah Akhundzada to approve final cabinet

China has said that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of conflict signals that the country has turned a new page. The statement comes a day after the US concluded its evacuation operation and withdrawal from Afghanistan.

China: US withdrawal signals Afghanistan has turned a new page

As the US forces left Afghanistan, reports have been coming in about people who have been left behind by the Biden administration. The latest addition to this growing list of allies left in Afghanistan is an old interpreter of US President Joe Biden, according to local media house Wall Street Journal.

'Don't forget me here': Biden's former interpreter left in Afghanistan

Defending Britain's withdrawal from Afghanistan after the Taliban swept across the country, UK foreign minister Dominic Raab said intelligence assessment indicated that Kabul's fall this year was unlikely.

Intelligence said Kabul will not fall this year; UK's Raab defends handling of Afghan evacuation

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