Joseph R. Biden Jr. laid out a populist economic vision to revive and reinvest in American manufacturing on Thursday, calling for major new spending and stricter new rules to āBuy Americanā as part of an…
Taliban surrounds Panjshir Valley as resistance holds
Fighting was reported on Saturday between the Taliban and resistance forces in Afghanistanās Panjshir Valley, the last region in Afghanistan holding out against the armed group. A spokesman for the National Resistance Front (NRF) of…
Biden vague on whether US gave Taliban list…
Official tells Politico news site the names reportedly given to the armed group could serve as a ākill listā for the Taliban.US President Joe Biden said āthere may have beenā a list of names of…
Federal minister Maryam Monsef calls Taliban āour brothers,ā…
Canadaās minister for women and gender equality, Maryam Monsef, referred to the Taliban as āour brothersā during a news conference Wednesday, sparking further criticism of this countryās response to the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.The Taliban…
Canada has no plans to recognize the Taliban…
OTTAWA -- Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said the government has āno plansā to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, hours after the Conservatives released a statement with the same declaration. Speaking to…
Taliban enter Kabul, president reportedly flees Afghanistan |…
Afghanistan's embattled president left the country on Sunday, joining his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signalling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan. The…
Taliban captures Afghan commander Ismail Khan after fall…
The āLion of Heratā returned to the front lines in the western city last month amid the growing threat from the Taliban.The Taliban has captured Ismail Khan ā the prominent local commander who fought on…
Taliban ambush and kill head of Afghan governmentās…
Afghan security personnel arrives at the area where the director of Afghanistan's Government Information Media Center Dawa Khan Menapal was shot dead in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 6, 2021. The Taliban shot and killed the…
The Taliban explained
The Taliban have won a string of battlefield victories in recent weeks as the United States-led foreign forces are about to complete pull-out from Afghanistan after 20 years. The armed group was removed from power…