NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA CIA chief, William Burns, was flown into Kabul on Tuesday for a one-on-one meeting with the powerful deputy head of the Taliban, Abdul Ghani Baradar. The Washington Post reported that this would mark the highest-ranking meeting […]
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NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Many demonstrators flooded Afghan cities on Thursday as popular opposition to the Taliban spread across the Middle East nation facing forceful takeover of power by the extremist group. A witness said several people were killed when […]
by Vivian Chime Journalists for United Nigeria (JUN) has called for the preservation of the country’s peace “at all costs” amid the Taliban’s takeover of power in Afghanistan. In a statement on Tuesday, Fredrick Nwabufo, convener of JUN, said the […]
by Jemilat Nasiru The Taliban says Afghanistan will not be used as a base for terror activities, and women will be allowed to work. There have been concerns about the retrogression of gains made on women rights over the past […]
By Agency Report The Taliban has renamed Afghanistan the ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ after its fighters swept into the capital, Kabul, a bustling metropolis of six million that has turned into a male-dominated city without police or traffic controls. Aljazeera reports that scores […]
by Wasilat Azeez President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan says he fled the country to avoid bloodshed, as Taliban fighters entered the presidential palace in the capital city of Kabul. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Ghani said he believed “countless patriots […]