Tweets On Afghanistan

#UPDATE The Taliban announced the top members of their government in #Afghanistan Tuesday with veteran Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund (pic L) serving as new acting PM, in a move that will cement their power and set the tone of their rule https://t.co/BqlOweopC1 pic.twitter.com/JzdnxTy59x

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 7, 2021

The Taliban have established a new government in Afghanistan,
No women were included in the new government. pic.twitter.com/3jJJrmWJ3f

— Syed Hussain Wazir (@syedhus66730630) September 8, 2021

"One side not represented in this dispensation is the 'shura' in the western part of #Afghanistan. I now foresee a situation seen in failed states, where states can control but unable to govern": Manoj Joshi, ORF pic.twitter.com/HBjzQydJsX

— NDTV (@ndtv) September 8, 2021

State Dept. won't give private rescue flights OK to leave Afghanistan https://t.co/YXezlrBrMq pic.twitter.com/WwSHG7Dey5

— New York Post (@nypost) September 7, 2021

Humanitarian aid can be "entry point" for dealing with the Taliban, UN Secretary General António Guterres says https://t.co/ktVJ4PhDJh

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 7, 2021

Turkey seems eager to win influence in Afghanistan. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is already pushing to provide the muscle around the airport in Kabul.

This could help Erdogan keep refugees out and build his standing with the rest of the world https://t.co/TU314nCD4N

— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) September 8, 2021

Chaos and confusion: The frenzied final hours of the Afghan government https://t.co/U9WUlUvgGR

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 8, 2021

Tweets On Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban have officially invited 6x countries when they announce the new government of Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan

¶ China 🇨🇳
¶ Pakistan 🇵🇰
¶ Turkey 🇹🇷
¶ Qatar 🇶🇦
¶ Russia 🇷🇺
¶ Iran 🇮🇷

Our "Eastern Neighbour" has also been invited to clean the area after ceremony.

— Pakistan Strategic Forum (@ForumStrategic) September 7, 2021

President Joe Biden's administration faced mounting pressure Monday amid reports that several hundred people, including Americans, had been prevented for a week from flying out of an airport in northern Afghanistan https://t.co/jaHGTTGCsg

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 6, 2021

Scores of Afghan protesters marched against Taliban rule through the streets of Kabul on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the largest demonstration in the capital since the militant group seized power in Afghanistan last month. https://t.co/wyqK2fHkDV

— CNN (@CNN) September 7, 2021

Taliban fire shots to disperse protest in Kabul https://t.co/2w6JDkMHKJ

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 7, 2021

Wow. US-built massive multimillion $$ Database in #Afghanistan, to modernize the state, has reportedly fell in hands of #Taliban and could be used in establishing their surveillance state.

AP investigation: https://t.co/21U0Mzu7SM

— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) September 7, 2021

Universities in Kabul are almost empty on the first day of the Afghan school year, as professors and students wrestle with the Taliban's restrictive new rules for the classroom https://t.co/2c2XJSitVa pic.twitter.com/izAKhRiyNd

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 7, 2021

A curtain divides male, female students as Afghan universities reopen https://t.co/ANjXlkC5CE pic.twitter.com/JJXvg2MLJ9

— Reuters (@Reuters) September 6, 2021

Tweets On Afghanistan

#UPDATE The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that a large explosion occurred outside #Kabul airport, as the US-led airlift continued inside the compound.

"Casualties are unclear at this time. We will provide additional details when we can," said spokesman John Kirby. #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/PRQofBx0H7

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 26, 2021

BREAKING: The Pentagon says there was an explosion outside Kabul airport. Spokesman John Kirby said there was no immediate word on casualties in the blast. Thousands of Afghans have been gathered at the airport for days trying to flee the country. https://t.co/7mZ8b2DlO0

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 26, 2021

Photos: Casualties from blast near Kabul airport this evening. #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/ZnbQrKf2Yh

— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) August 26, 2021

Danish defense minister warns that 'it is no longer safe to fly in or out of Kabul' after his country's last flight left. https://t.co/95FKfHxPyT

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 26, 2021

15,000 people have been flown out of Kabul, but time remaining for evacuation efforts is "quite short," UK PM Boris Johnson sayshttps://t.co/NeyQVIqbK6

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) August 26, 2021

Canada has ended Kabul evacuation efforts - senior military official https://t.co/KILlPn3umW pic.twitter.com/n7Mw0pMxrD

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 26, 2021

Afghan journalist Wahida Faizi tells @bbclysedoucet she'll never return to Afghanistan, fearing the Taliban will kill her for her workhttps://t.co/RU3fCgIPDm pic.twitter.com/uhRxHVRZCG

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 26, 2021

Russia said Thursday it has received new orders for arms and helicopters from Central Asian republics bordering Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of the country https://t.co/TiMGdZt8tv #CentralAsia pic.twitter.com/LkZilKU5wJ

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 26, 2021