Shaista Lami VOA News August 24, 2021 WASHINGTON – Mohammad Daoud Sultanzoy is the mayor of Kabul, Afghanistan’s sprawling capital city. And while the Taliban have kept him in office, he has a word of caution for the militant group. Sultanzoy said in a Monday interview with VOA’s Afghanistan Service: “If the Taliban don’t pay
Khaama: The process which started Sunday, August 22, the Kabul municipality personnel removed barriers erected in front of the defense ministry. The barricades had dramatically narrowed the streets of Kabul and were said to be the biggest cause behind bumper-to-bumper traffic in the city which had created major problems for the citizens. Click here to
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 22, 2021 Tens of thousands of Afghans again jammed the roads leading to Kabul’s airport, as Taliban fighters fired weapons in the air and sought to control the crowds trying to flee the country. As the Taliban tried to consolidate its control over Kabul and establish law and order, the
Press TV August 21, 2021 The Taliban have barred employees from entering government buildings in Kabul, one week after the militant group took over the capital. Government buildings, banks, passport offices, schools and universities have been largely closed since the Taliban seized Kabul on August 15. A government employee, identified as Hamdullah, told AFP, “I
Ariana: Kabul residents on Monday voiced their anger at former president Ashraf Ghani, who slipped out of the country unnoticed on Sunday, and accused him of “national treason”. Many residents accused Ghani of deserting his people and of leaving them with a “vague destiny”. Ghani is believed to be in Oman, after flying out of
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News August 15, 2021 KABUL, ISLAMABAD – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, along with his vice president and other senior officials, flew out of the country on Sunday, setting the stage for Taliban insurgents to regain power in Afghanistan 20 years after a U.S.-led military invasion ousted them. There was no comment from
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 15, 2021 The Taliban has moved closer to retaking full control of Afghanistan, with the capital, Kabul, the only major area still under the government’s control. The Presidential Palace said on August 15 on social media that firing had been heard at a number of points around Kabul but that security
The Guardian (UK): The Taliban have issued a statement saying they have instructed their fighters to “stay at the gates of Kabul and not enter the city. Until the transition takes place , the Afghan government is responsible for the security of Kabul.” The statement adds: “we don’t want a single, innocent Afghan civilian to
By Frud Bezhan RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 14, 2021 KABUL — The road to Kabul’s international airport is clogged with thousands of people who are rushing to leave the country. Thousands of others stand in long queues, stretching for kilometers, outside the capital’s only passport office, desperately trying to secure travel documents. Others frantically rush around
Ariana: A number of families, who have fled their homes due to ongoing clashes in the Malistan district of Ghazni province and taken refuge in Kabul said that the Taliban have looted their properties and gunned down civilians in the district. According to them, the Taliban have killed at least 40 people – including civilians,