Nilofar Ayoubi Nilofar Ayoubi helped shuttle her employees home after the Taliban captured Kabul. By Wednesday, Nilofar Ayoubi knew her name was on the Taliban’s list. She had learned the news from a friend — the same friend who on Sunday had told her that the Taliban were going door-to-door across neighborhoods trying to find
Month: August 2021
BuzzFeedNews / Getty Images For more than 30 years, Manjul, who goes by his first name only, has skewered leaders from every Indian government in acerbic political cartoons splashed across the country’s biggest news publications and, in recent years, on social media. But until June, no one had ever threatened the titan of editorial cartooning.
“Get back, get back,” screamed the British soldier at a crowd gathered in front of the secure compound where those being evacuated by the UK embassy are taken before flying out. In front of him, many frantically waved their British passports in the air, hoping to be allowed through but a group of Afghan security
After my car accident last year, my insurance rates went way up. Now that I’m in my 60s and thinking about retirement, a new unexpected expense is simply something I did not need. I had no clue where I could find super affordable, quality auto insurance, and the prospect of filling out piles of paperwork
After my car accident last year, my insurance rates went way up. Now that I’m in my 60s and thinking about retirement, a new unexpected expense is simply something I did not need. I had no clue where I could find super affordable, quality auto insurance, and the prospect of filling out piles of paperwork
Reuters Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has defended his decision not to call his Afghan counterpart over evacuating translators who had helped UK forces. Mr Raab said he prioritised “security” at Kabul airport and “delegated” the call to a junior minister. But that call did not happen due to the “rapidly deteriorating situation” in Afghanistan, he
The Taliban have stepped up their search for people who worked for Nato forces or the previous Afghan government, a UN document has warned. It said the militants have been going door-to-door to find targets and threatening their family members. The hardline Islamist group has tried to reassure Afghans since seizing power, promising there would
No plane carrying Britons and Afghans from Kabul has left empty, the UK defence secretary has said. Ben Wallace rejected reports that some flights from Kabul contained only a few people, saying the UK was “absolutely ploughing through the numbers”. He told BBC Breakfast “every hour counts” and confirmed “the Taliban are letting our people
Reuters Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has taken refuge in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf nation says. Mr Ghani left Afghanistan as the Taliban advanced on the capital city Kabul over the weekend. The UAE’s foreign ministry said the country had welcomed Mr Ghani and his family on humanitarian grounds. In a video address later
Boris Johnson has said Nato’s “core mission” in Afghanistan has “succeeded”, with the country being largely cleared of al-Qaeda terrorists. The prime minister said allied forces had also ensured better education, women’s rights and free elections. But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused him of “staggering complacency” and “betraying” the Afghan people. The Taliban have
Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Grace battered the island of Haiti on Tuesday, days after a deadly earthquake devastated the Caribbean nation. Saturday’s magnitude 7.2 tremor killed more than 1,000 people and left tens of thousands of others without homes. Days after the quake, bodies still lie in the streets as officials grapple with the
Getty Images Thousands of Afghan refugees will be resettled in the UK after the Taliban seized control of Kabul, the UK government has promised. The new scheme will see up to 20,000 Afghans offered a route to set up home in the UK in the coming years. In the first year, 5,000 refugees will be
MOD The UK is looking at a “bespoke arrangement” for Afghan refugees, with full details to be set out in due course, the foreign secretary has said. A new resettlement scheme will be aimed at helping those most in need – including women and girls – to come to the UK, No 10 has said.
President Joe Biden has said he stands “squarely” behind the US exit from Afghanistan as he faces withering criticism over the Taliban’s lightning conquest of the war-torn country. “How many more American lives is it worth?” said the president. He said despite the “gut-wrenching” scenes in Kabul “there is never a good time to withdraw
Taliban recaptured the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday after rapidly retaking much of the country following the departure of the nation’s president and US forces. The Taliban released a statement on Twitter saying that they had entered the city to provide security and that foreign nationals would not face any danger. The US and other
PA Labour has urged the government not to “abandon” Afghan workers who helped British forces by allowing more of them to settle in the UK. Many interpreters and other former staff are fearing for their lives as the Taliban continues to extend its control over the whole of Afghanistan. Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said