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Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid holds a press conference in Kabul (Getty)

Taliban name new Afghan government as protests grow

The Taliban has announced its new government, with a UN-blacklisted veteran of the hardline movement in the top role, after the group swept to power in a lightning offensive which toppled the US-backed president.

World • 07 Sep 21

Anti-Taliban uprising forces in Panjshir Valley was said to be the last pocket of resistance against the Taliban

Taliban take control of last holdout in Panjshir Valley

The Taliban said they had captured the last pocket of resistance in Afghanistan, the Panjshir Valley, as the top US diplomat flies to Qatar to try to handle the aftermath of the chaotic US withdrawal.

World • 06 Sep 21

Anti-Taliban forces take part in military training in Panjshir

Fighting continues for control of last Afghan holdout

Taliban and resistance forces are continuing to fight for control of the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last Afghan province holding out against the Islamist group, with both sides claiming to have the upper hand without producing conclusive evidence.

World • 04 Sep 21

Afghans struggled to reach foreign forces at Kabul airport last month to show their credentials to flee the country

'I don't deserve it' - woman fears life under Taliban

Chaos quickly ensued in Aliya's office when President Ashraf Ghani told Afghanistan that he had fled to the United Arab Emirates and, then, the capital Kabul fell to the Taliban.

World • 04 Sep 21

A Taliban fighter keeps watch as spectators watch the Twenty20 cricket trial match being played between two Afghan teams - 'Peace Defenders' and 'Peace Heroes' - at Kabul International Cricket Stadium today

Taliban close to forming new Afghan government

The Taliban is due to form a government within days, facing the enormous challenge of shifting gears from insurgent group to governing power, days after the United States fully withdrew its troops and ended two decades of war

World • 03 Sep 21

Anti-Taliban forces take positions as they patrol a hilltop in the Darband area of Panjshir province

New Afghan govt to be revealed amid economic turmoil

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are preparing to announce their new government as the economy teeters on the edge of collapse more than two weeks after the group took control of the country last month.

World • 02 Sep 21

Taliban fighters stand guard outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport

Afghans flee to country's borders after airport closure

Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers struggled to keep the country functioning today after the final withdrawal of US forces, with foreign donors alarmed about an impending humanitarian crisis.

World • 01 Sep 21

5 challenges for the Taliban in Afghanistan

The Taliban have won the war - now they have to govern Afghanistan.

World • 31 Aug 21

Attacks in the past week have shown the airport is a target for terrorists, so security is the primary concern

What next for Kabul's airport?

With the Taliban in possession of Kabul's airport after the United States completed its withdrawal, the focus will now shift from the mammoth Western evacuation operation seen in the past two weeks to the group's plans for the transport hub.

World • 31 Aug 21

Taliban fighters were in jubilant mood following the US withdrawal

Taliban celebrates defeating the United States

The Taliban has celebrated its total return to power in Afghanistan with gunfire and diplomacy, after the last US troops flew out of the country to end two decades of war.

World • 31 Aug 21

Daily life in Kabul as the UN warns basic services threatened to collapse 'completely'

UN warns of 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Afghanistan

The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution requiring the Taliban to honour its commitment to let people freely leave Afghanistan.

World • 31 Aug 21

Biden: 'I was not going to extend this forever war'

The choice for the United States in Afghanistan was either to withdraw from the country or escalate the conflict, President Joe Biden said a day after the last US soldiers pulled out of the country.

World • 31 Aug 21

End of Afghan mission brings major uncertainty

As America prepares to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 11 September attacks next week, many will be wondering if the world has become a more dangerous place now that the Taliban is back in power, writes Brian O'Donovan.

Analysis and Comment • 31 Aug 21

Key dates in US involvement in Afghanistan

The last US troops flew out of Afghanistan, fulfilling President Joe Biden's pledge to bring an end to America's longest war after a chaotic and violent evacuation from Kabul, the US military said on Monday.

Afghanistan • 30 Aug 21

US soldiers stand guard as Afghans sit near the military part of the airport in Kabul

What happens now that US troops have left Afghanistan?

For the first since 2001 there are no US troops in Afghanistan. However, the end of the US military involvement in Afghanistan raises a new set of questions for President Joe Biden and his administration.

World • 31 Aug 21

Mourners at the funeral of one of those killed in the drone strike

US drone strike wiped out Kabul family, says relative

Ten members of one family living in a suburb of Kabul died in an air strike launched by the US, according to a relative of the deceased.

World • 30 Aug 21

A plane takes off as Taliban fighters secure the outer perimeter, alongside the US controlled side of Kabul airport

Dept assisting 60 people 'remotely' in Afghanistan

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said that Irish citizens and residents in Afghanistan should await guidance from Irish consular teams in relation to plans to leave the country.

Ireland • 30 Aug 21

A military aircraft takes off at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul

US completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan

The United States has completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, the Pentagon has said, nearly 20 years after it invaded the country following the 11 September 2001 attacks on America.

World • 30 Aug 21

A C-17 Globemaster takes off as Taliban fighters secure the outer perimeter of Kabul airport, as America controlled inside the fence

Foreigners can leave Afghanistan, Taliban assures West

The Taliban will allow all foreign nationals and Afghan citizens with travel authorisation from another country to leave Afghanistan, according to a joint statement issued by the United States, Britain and dozens of other countries including Ireland.

World • 29 Aug 21

Massoud Hossaini fled Kabul and is now in the Netherlands (file pic)

Afghan photographer warns of Taliban threat to media

An award-winning Afghan photographer has predicted the Taliban will shut down Afghanistan's media and says they are fooling the West by promising to allow journalists to operate freely.

Afghanistan • 28 Aug 21

Taliban members today standing guard at a checkpoint around Hamid Karzai International Airport, the centre of evacuation efforts from Afghanistan

US believes new Kabul attack 'highly likely' soon

US military commanders believe that another terror attack like the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport is "highly likely in the next 24-36 hours", President Joe Biden has warned.

World • 28 Aug 21

Relief for family reunited after Afghan evacuation

A man whose wife and 16-year-old son managed to escape conflict-hit Kabul last night has said that he is relieved to have them back in Limerick.

Afghanistan • 27 Aug 21

'I hope other politicians also follow the same path, working with the public rather than just hiding', Sayed Sadaat said

From Afghan minister to food courier in Germany

Sayed Sadaat used to be a communications minister in the Afghan government before moving to Germany last September in the hope of a better future. Now he is a delivery man in the eastern city of Leipzig.

News Lens • 27 Aug 21

Tacaíocht do na 75 atá ag fanacht ar aslonnú as an Afganastáin

Déanfar athbheithniú ar an misean tarrthála a chuir Éire chuig an Afganastáin, a deir an tAire Gnóthaí Eachtracha. Ach maíonn Simon Coveney go ndearnadh na cinní cearta agus cé go raibh riosca ag baint leo, d'éirigh leo.

Nuacht • 27 Aug 21

The special operations force assisted the Department of Foreign Affairs in evacuating Irish citizens and their dependants

Army Ranger Wing returns from Afghanistan

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said that all operations to evacuate civilians out of Kabul Airport are now "effectively closed", but efforts will continue to assist another 75 people who want to return to Ireland.

Afghanistan • 27 Aug 21

Afghanistan

Taliban name new Afghan government as protests grow

Taliban take control of last holdout in Panjshir Valley

Fighting continues for control of last Afghan holdout

'I don't deserve it' - woman fears life under Taliban

Taliban close to forming new Afghan government

New Afghan govt to be revealed amid economic turmoil

Afghans flee to country's borders after airport closure

5 challenges for the Taliban in Afghanistan

What next for Kabul's airport?

Taliban celebrates defeating the United States

UN warns of 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Afghanistan

Biden: 'I was not going to extend this forever war'

End of Afghan mission brings major uncertainty

Key dates in US involvement in Afghanistan

What happens now that US troops have left Afghanistan?

US drone strike wiped out Kabul family, says relative

Dept assisting 60 people 'remotely' in Afghanistan

US completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan

Foreigners can leave Afghanistan, Taliban assures West

Afghan photographer warns of Taliban threat to media

US believes new Kabul attack 'highly likely' soon

Relief for family reunited after Afghan evacuation

From Afghan minister to food courier in Germany

Tacaíocht do na 75 atá ag fanacht ar aslonnú as an Afganastáin

Army Ranger Wing returns from Afghanistan

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