Mullah Yaqoob and Stanekzai will take senior positions, sources say

Residents spent the day coping with water-logged basements, power outages, damaged roofs

The Taliban's supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, is expected to have ultimate power over a new governing council

The attacker, a Sri Lankan national who had been in New Zealand for 10 years, was inspired by the IS militant group

Raab was speaking in Qatar after meeting the Qatari foreign minister

Spokesperson says Beijing ready to invest in Afghanistan, help rebuild country

Life appears to be limping back to normalcy as banks reopen nationwide

Doha is 'engaging with Taliban and also with Turkey if they can provide any technical assistance', says FM

FM Qureshi calls for concerted efforts to ensure peace in Afghanistan

Anti-Muslim violence has risen since 2014 under Hindu nationalist government of PM Modi, reports BBC

Justice Shekhar Kumar urges the Modi government to declare cow national animal of the country

An Iranian blogger conveys a 'message of love' from China to children of Afghan immigrants in Iran

Defence ministry posted a video of ceremony after women soldiers completed a 14-week military training

New Delhi was world's most polluted capital for the third straight year in 2020

Qureshi hosts Dutch counterpart, speaks with Canadian FM

NSA Moeed Yusuf says Afghanistan needs assistance in economic, governance affairs to prevent state's collapse

Russia wants it to become a major shipping lane as the Arctic warms at a faster rate that the rest of the world

Pope Francis thanked a male nurse for convincing him to undergo surgery rather than continue antibiotics

FM shares country's perspective on inclusive political settlement in Afghanistan

Ambassador Akram says national carrier operating three flights a day; can evacuate at least 500 to 600 people each day

Reiterates call for inclusive govt in neighbouring country

Civilian aircraft would not fly into Afghanistan, but instead ferry evacuees from air bases in various locations

The group sought to present a more moderate face since last week's lightning takeover