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From artists to athletes, from writers to activists, Afghan nationals are fleeing their country after Taliban takeover as they worry for their safety under the the Insurgent regime.

The tourist-pleasing spectacle was halted in March 2020 as Britain went into lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Gunmen have released 15 more students who were abducted from their high school in northern Nigeria last month, authorities said Sunday. The kidnappers are believed to still be holding 65 others taken from the school.

After the US withdrew its forces, the Taliban was able to secure all kinds of supplies and weaponry

Posting a video on the micro-blogging website Twitter, the co-founder showed burning of her students’ records and stated this was being done not to erase them, but to protect students and their families from the Taliban.

Operations from Kabul resumed late Friday after US forces in Qatar arranged for onward flights for many evacuees to the US military base in Ramstein

Chad has decided to recall half of its 1,200 troops battling Islamist militants in the triborder area of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, a spokesperson for the Chadian authorities said on Saturday.

In his conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Qureshi emphasised that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan was of critical importance.

The case against Marian Golebiewski, 83, is just the latest sexual abuse scandal to hit the Catholic church in the predominantly Catholic EU member state.

Joe Biden said the US has already evacuated more than 18,000 people since July and approximately 13,000 since its military airlift began on August 14.

As Australian health officials encourage eligible high school students to get vaccinated for COVID-19 before upcoming in-person exams, social media users are spreading false claims that their efforts involve forcibly injecting children.

According to a statement shared by an NYT journalist on Twitter, Trump suggested to first evacuate all American citizens, equipment and then bombing the base into smithereens.

Syrian state media earlier said its air defence system engaged "hostile targets" over the capital Damascus late on Thursday.

Hoping to follow in his "father's footsteps", Massoud said he has been joined by former members of the country's special forces and soldiers from the Afghan army "disgusted by the surrender of their commanders".