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Afghan media says officials left for Islamabad today

FO spokesperson says monitoring situation; Pakistani embassy active, assisting nationals in Afghanistan

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

Matters of mutual interest will be discussed during the visit, says Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan

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

Raise concerns about impact on economies in region, particularly Pakistan

Passengers fleeing war worry that Taliban could close the country’s airspace at any moment

Qatari FM urges insurgents to pull back their offensive in Afghanistan during a meeting between the top officials

Britain, Germany, Denmark and Spain have announced the withdrawal of personnel from their respective embassies

Biden administration says it will still equip Afghan military that appears on the verge of collapse.

Dr Yusuf says 65% BOT activity against Pakistan operated from Afghan and Indian accounts

Official notice asks staffers to reduce the amount of items which could be ‘misused in propaganda efforts’

Afghan security forces in the major city are escaping towards the border, says provincial council

Fighters from group walked into offices of Azizi Bank in Kandahar and ordered nine women working there to leave

'Huge tragedy for the people of Afghanistan'

UN 'will not support the establishment of any government in Afghanistan imposed through military force'

Amid Taliban’s swift advances, Pentagon to send extra troops to help secure drawdown of embassy personnel

Disturbances broke out after Afghan traveller died of heart attack as he waited in dusty heat to enter Afghanistan

Proposal allows Taliban to share power in return for a halt in violence in country, says the source

Turkey offers to deploy troops at Kabul airport after NATO withdraws

Militant group establishes bridgehead within 150 km of Kabul

Recent archives are full of notions like Taliban barbarism and cruelty

Embassy’s ability to assist US citizens in war-torn country is extremely limited even within Kabul, notice says

Turkey says still keen to run Kabul airport despite precarious security

Ahmad Wali Massoud says soldiers haven’t been fed properly amid months-long delay in salaries

Taliban capture 7th regional capital in about a week, US president says he does not regret his decision to withdraw

Urges Pakistan and India to resolve IIOJK issue through negotiations

Ghani lands in Mazar-i-Sharif to rally its defenders as Taliban forces close in on the biggest city in the north

The cultural hub of Afghanistan, unlikely to easily succumb to a group that is rooted in the south and the east

Many of the Afghan cities and even whole districts fall in recent weeks without a fight

UN rights chief expresses concerns over ‘deeply disturbing reports’ of summary execution of government troops

New Delhi urges its diplomats and citizens to take the special flight home

The publication says Ghani feels isolated, only solution is to unite and rally groups opposed to the Taliban

Insurgents advances, including seizing 6 capitals, may appear startling but were not unexpected in Washington

On Monday, insurgents overrun Aybak, capital of the northern province of Samangan

The insurgents have taken dozens of districts and border crossings in recent months

14 bodies, including women, children taken to the hospital: health officials

The pilot, Hamidullah Azimi, died when a sticky bomb attached to his vehicle detonated, officials say

US citizens asked to 'immediately' avail commercial flights, govt offers repatriation loan

The statement came after the group killed govt’s senior media officer in Kabul.

Kandhar shadow governor says crossing will remain closed for all types of commuting, including transit and trade

Taliban able to capture city because of lack of reinforcements from government, says Nimroz police spokesperson

Interior ministry official says ‘the savage terrorists killed’ Dawa Khan Menapal during Friday prayer

UN 'deeply concerned about safety of tens of thousands of people trapped in the city'

Taliban lack resources to take over major cities including Kabul, says senior official

Taliban stepped up campaign to defeat US-backed government as foreign forces complete their withdrawal

Taliban spokesperson says his group targeted minister's residence as an important meeting was underway there

Fighting has been particularly heavy around Herat, Lashkar Gah, and Kandahar.

Addressing extraordinary session of parliament, Ghani says US, international community support new security plan

10 civilians killed, 85 wounded in Lashkar Gah in past three days