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Hamid Karzai says he is part of a council to manage the transfer of power. Photo :Gettym Images via BBC
South Asia

Former Afghan president offers help in transition of power

President Karzai added that he hopes "the next administration takes over through the will of the people"

Former US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters/Tom Brenner
USA

Trump calls for Biden to resign over Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

Youths take pictures next to an Afghan flag on a hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, April 15, 2021. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

More than 60 countries say Afghans, others must be allowed to leave Afghanistan

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan December 7, 2015. Ghani confirmed on Monday that he would travel to Pakistan for a regional conference on Afghanistan, in a sign of fresh efforts to reduce tension between the two neighbouring countries. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Afghan president says he left country to avoid bloodshed

A general view of the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2021/REUTERS
World+Biz

All US embassy staff evacuated to Kabul airport

A Taliban fighter looks on as he stands at the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan August 14, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
World+Biz

At a glance: What's happening in Afghanistan right now

Commercial flights out of Kabul suspended
World+Biz

Commercial flights out of Kabul suspended

File photo of Boris Johnson/Courtesy
World+Biz

Countries should not recognise Taliban as Afghan govt: UK PM

File photo of the palace
World+Biz

Taliban take over Afghanistan Presidential Palace: Reports

A member of the Taliban insurgent and other people stand at the site during the execution of three men in Ghazni Province April 18, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
World+Biz

Blood and billions of dollars: NATO's long war in Afghanistan

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks at the parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

Ashraf Ghani: Departing Afghan president who failed to make peace with Taliban

Evacuation of Kabul (Left) and Fall of Saigon (Right). Picture: Collected
World+Biz

How 2021 'Kabul Evacuation' echoes the 1975 'Fall of Saigon', and US defeat

FILE PHOTO: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks at the parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

Afghan President flees to Tajikistan as Taliban enter Kabul