Taliban have won judgement of sword and guns and are responsible for protecting countrymen's honour, says president

We don't want anybody bilaterally recognising the Taliban, says PM Johnson

We are working closely with all the relevant authorities to ensure the safe operation, says airline spokesperson

The 7.2-magnitude quake, followed by a series of aftershocks, had a depth of 10 km

Torrents of water tossed cars and heaps of debris, destroyed buildings, bridges

Insurgents spokesperson says group would protect the rights of women, as well as freedoms for media workers, diplomats

For a whole generation of Afghan women who entered public life there's much to lose

Some provincial governors asked forces to surrender in order to avoid bloodshed as defeat inevitable, say US officials

Indian PM says the plan will help boost productivity of industries and create 'thousands of jobs'

Fall of Jalalabad gives insurgents control of a road leading to Peshawar, one of the main highways into Afghanistan