Hundreds of Afghans packed into a US Air Force cargo plane leaving Kabul on Sunday as the Taliban took control. 640 people were reportedly on board, far more than its capacity. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #Aljazeeraenglish #News
At least seven people have reportedly been killed at Kabul airport as hundreds of people desperately tried to flee the country after the Taliban seized control. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #Aljazeeraenglish #Newsfeed
The Taliban have taken control of Jalalabad, capital of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, early on Sunday morning without a fight, according to officials and a resident. This effectively leaves the capital Kabul as the last major urban area under government control – it follows the Taliban’s seizure of the major northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The collapse of the eastern city would mean another major setback for President Ashraf Ghani’s government and will put the Taliban effectively in control of most of the country. Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis joins us live from Kabul for the latest updates. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our […]
Afghanistan’s interior minister has revealed to Al Jazeera the government’s plan to stop the Taliban. He said the government is throwing support behind local uprising movements and focusing on securing main highways, large cities and border crossings. Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis has this exclusive report with the minister. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
Control of the international airport in Kabul is vital to the Afghan government’s survival. It is from airports that air attacks are launched, and remote army bases are supplied. Diplomats say if a deal is not reached to protect the airport soon, humanitarian groups will have to consider pulling out. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from Kabul, Afghanistan. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Afghanistan #Kabul #KabulInternationalAirport
Taliban capture city of Zarang, the capital of Nimroz Province in the south west. This is the first regional capital captured by the Taliban in the last five years. An estimated 20,000 people have fled across the border from Nimroz into Iran overnight. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #BreakingNews #Afghanistan #Taliban
There has been a spike in the number of Afghans fleeing the country. The UN says at this rate, 1.5 million may leave by the end of the year. As Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis reports from Kabul, many are leaving everything behind. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Afghanistan #AfghanExodus
Delegations from the Afghan government and the Taliban are meeting for high-stakes talks in Doha, Qatar, as violence continues to escalate in Afghanistan. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #Aljazeeraenglish #Newsfeed
As the Taliban makes more territorial gains in Afghanistan, the Russian foreign ministry has warned it will take military action in case of any cross-border aggression. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat has more. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Afghanistan #Taliban #Russia #Borders
The US military operation in Afghanistan is set to end sooner than planned. President Joe Biden said troops would be out by August 31 instead of September 11. But as foreign forces leave, there is growing concern about the increase in violence as the Taliban continues to seize more territories. Al Jazeera’s White House correspondent Kimberly Halkett reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Afghanistan #UnitedStates #USMilitary
