President Joe Biden vowed on Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite a deadly suicide bomb attack at Kabul airport which took the lives of more than a dozen US service members and many Afghans.

Biden vows complete Afghan evacuation despite Kabul airport blast, avenge US deaths

In Afghanistan the situation has now gotten much worse. In the Kabul airport blast, 13 US troops and at least 90 Afghan civilians have been killed. The deadline of August 31 is fast approaching. US President Joe Biden has vowed to hunt down those responsible for the twin explosions at the Kabul airport. But what will happen to all the Afghan civilians who are left behind?

Afghans worried about families, friends under Taliban rule

Bill Smullen has served as the Chief of staff to Colin Powell, he was the US Secretary of State when the country invaded Afghanistan. In a conversation with WION Smullen blamed the Afghan forces for the Taliban takeover.

'Don't blame US intel, Afghan forces were unwilling to defend their country', says Bill Smullen

At least 90 Afghan civilians and 13 US service members have died following the twin bomb blasts in Kabul. Two explosions had occurred outside Kabul airport on Thursday.

News Alert: United States ramps up Afghan evacuation efforts

According to reports, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) chief Abdullah Abdullah are under house arrest in Kabul after the Taliban took away their security teams.

Report: Taliban puts Hamid Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah under house arrest

President Joe Biden remains undeterred from the US' mission to evacuate thousands of American and Afghan civilians from Afghanistan despite the Kabul airport blast.

Joe Biden reaffirms August 31 troop pullout deadline despite Kabul airport blast

The deadly attack on the Kabul airport is being blamed on ISIS-K which is mainly active in Central Asia. Watch this report to know more about this organization.

Reports: ISIS-K behind Kabul blasts

As the Afghanistan crisis worsens, there are reports surfacing that claim the US officials had provided the Taliban with a list of names of American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies.

Kill list? Biden says US troops 'may' have handed a list of American citizens to Taliban

The UK's defence chief promised Friday to “get to the bottom of” a security lapse that saw documents identifying Afghan staff members and job applicants left behind at the abandoned British Embassy in Kabul.

Afghanistan staff details left behind at UK Kabul embassy: Report

On Thursday (August 26), at least 72 people were killed and over 140 injured in a series of explosions that shocked Kabul. The twin blasts were reported from outside the crowded Kabul airport on Thursday evening, whereas more followed suit later.

Rashid Khan left heartbroken as Kabul rocked with devastating blasts, says 'stop killing Afghans please'

Twelve days into the rush evacuation from Kabul and five days before its scheduled completion deadly suicide attacks have rocked Kabul airport but US President Joe Biden remains undeterred from the US mission to evacuate thousands of Americans and Afghan civilians from the country.

Joe Biden remains undeterred from the US evacuation mission

The Taliban urged Afghan preachers to emphasise the importance of obeying rulers in their sermons during Friday prayers, according to Reuters, citing a statement issued by the Islamist hardline group.

Preach about importance of obeying rulers at Friday prayers: Taliban to Afghan imams

Since the Taliban started taking control over Afghanistan, there have been nothing but stories and images that depict the sadness and the catastrophe that has taken over the country.

Yellow and smiles: Young Afghan girl seen skipping out of happiness after leaving Taliban regime

Pentagon has said that the threat persists after ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the deadly double attack at Kabul airport. An attack in Kabul claimed by Islamic State killed 12 US troops on Thursday and wounded 15 others, a top US general said, adding US forces were prepared for more attacks even as the evacuation continued.

Pentagon says threat persists after suicide bombings at Kabul airport

Medical staff at Kabul`s Emergency Hospital worked through the night into Friday treating casualties from the twin blasts that tore through crowds waiting outside the airport.

Exhausted Kabul hospital staff fear more attacks may come

Islamic State struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport in a suicide bomb attack on Thursday, killing scores of civilians and at least 13 US troops, disrupting the airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans desperate to flee.

Why is Kabul airport attack worst US loss in Afghanistan since 2011?

The exact number of Indians still in Afghanistan is unknown, according to the ministry of external affairs on Friday. However, it stated that it had evacuated the majority of those who wished to return.

Don't know exact number of Indians left in Afghanistan, most evacuated: MEA spokesperson 

Top Bangladeshi Sufi leader Syed Tayabul Bashar Maizbhandary has said that "Taliban doesn't represents Islam" and "scholars need to make it loud and clear". Speaking exclusively to WION's Principal Diplomatic Correspondent, Sidhant Sibal, Maizbhandary said, "anyone who sees what is happening in Afghanistan and rise of Taliban as revival of Islam, they are absolutely wrong, perspective is wrong and nothing to do with Islam.

'Taliban do not represent Islam,' says top Bangladeshi sufi leader Syed Tayabul Bashar Maizbhandary

Pakistan's National Security Advisor, Moeed Yusuf interacted virtually on Thursday (August 26) with a wide spectrum of British leadership as he opened up on the ongoing Taliban crisis, stating Afghanistan is at risk of a "security vacuum" without an international push for an "inclusive government".

Pakistan's NSA wants the West to 'engage' with Taliban for 'inclusive government'

Afghanistan evacuations: Latest situation on the ground

The world is eyeing the kabul international airport in the aftermath of the twin blasts and a humanitarian crisis unfolding foreign countries continue to evacuate their nationals and Afghans. Spain is the latest country to end their evacuation process in Afghanistan.

Spain Govt: Last two military flights have landed

World leaders have reacted to the coordinated explosions at Kabul airport. United States President Joe Biden expresses heartbreak. The site of the explosion continues to be flocked by the thousands who are still hoping to board flights to safety.

World leaders react to the coordinated explosions at Kabul airport

The Taliban has pledged that women's rights will be protected as they remain within the boundaries of Sharia Law but reports from the ground paint a completely different picture altogether. Afghanistan's former Minister of Mines and Petroleum Nargis Nehan speaks exclusively to WION over the situation in the war-torn country.

People are scared of Taliban rule in Afghanistan: Nargis Nehan, Former Afghan Minister

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey has held its first talks with the Taliban in Kabul, adding that Ankara was still assessing the Islamist group's offer to run the Afghan capital's airport.

Turkey holds first talks with the Taliban in Kabul: Erdogan

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