Tag: Taliban

Biden Admin Faces Bipartisan Criticism Over Collapse of Afghanistan

Republican lawmakers were on the offensive on Sunday and questioned why President Joe Biden hasn’t issued any public statements on Afghanistan essentially being captured by the Taliban terrorist group after it took Kabul. “Why is Joe Biden in hiding? He should immediately address the nation and answer for the catastrophic situation in Afghanistan. Conference calls…


Taliban Should Not Be Recognized as Afghan Government: UK

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday said that no country should recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, coming after the group appeared to take over Kabul and most of the country’s provincial capitals. A spokesman for the Taliban wrote online that the group took over the presidential palace in Kabul. Video…


Taliban Seizes Presidential Palace, to Soon Declare Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

The Taliban have entered the presidential palace in the capital city Kabul and are now in control of the entire country, according to a highly placed source. They are soon expected to declare the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. A high-ranking source in a position to know told The Epoch Times the presidential palace had been…


Boris Johnson Recalls Parliament From Summer Recess Over Afghanistan

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has requested MPs come back from summer recess to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, parliamentary authorities confirmed on Sunday. They said the request has been granted by Speaker of the House Sir Lindsay Hoyle. On Sunday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani relinquished power as the Taliban entered Kabul, according to Interior Minister Abdul…


UK’s Raab Says Violence in Afghanistan Must End as Parliament Recalled From Summer Recess

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Sunday that the violence in Afghanistan must end as the Taliban terrorist group entered Kabul, prompting a transfer of power in the country. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani relinquished power on Sunday as the Taliban entered Kabul, according to Interior Minister Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal, who confirmed there would be a transfer…


Taliban Enters Presidential Palace as Afghan President Flees Country

Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani, on Sunday fled the country as the Taliban terrorist group surrounded the capital, Kabul, according to a senior official, while the Taliban claimed hours later that it had entered the Afghan presidential palace. Photos circulating online show members of the Taliban, holding AK-47-style rifles, inside the palace. Abdullah Abdullah, the head…


Taliban Enters Presidential Palace, Declares Victory as Afghan President Flees

Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani, on Sunday fled the country as the Taliban terrorist group surrounded the capital, Kabul, according to a senior official, while the Taliban entered the Afghan presidential palace. Photos circulating online show members of the Taliban, holding AK-47-style rifles, inside the palace. Speaking to Al Jazeera TV during a live stream, a…


Afghanistan President Flees Country as Taliban Enters Kabul

Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani, on Sunday fled the country as the Taliban terrorist group surrounded the capital, Kabul, according to a senior official. Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, confirmed on social media that Ghani fled the country, coming about a day after Ghani claimed that he would be able to…


Taliban Enters Kabul as Afghan President Flees Country

Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani, on Sunday fled the country as the Taliban terrorist group surrounded the capital, Kabul, according to a senior official, while the Taliban claimed hours later that it had entered the Afghan presidential palace. Photos circulating online show members of the Taliban, holding AK-47-style rifles, inside the palace. Abdullah Abdullah, the head…


Taliban Enters Kabul, in Talks With Afghan Government for ‘Peaceful Transfer of Power’

The Taliban and Afghanistan’s government are in negotiations for a transfer of power as the terrorist group’s fighters have encircled Kabul, the capital, after swift advances that took over numerous provincial capitals in about a week. U.S. Embassy staff in Kabul, meanwhile, are attempting to evacuate via planes and military aircraft. Photos and video footage…