Asian stock markets declined Tuesday amid concern about turmoil in Afghanistan and unease about China’s economic outlook after weak July activity.
Major news outlets call for Biden’s ‘unequivocal’ support of journalists reporting in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over the government
The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times asked for an “unequivocal signal” that the Biden team will support reporters.
Taliban fighters visited the homes of 2 female journalists as fears grow among women reporters amidst Afghanistan takeover, CNN reported
Multiple female journalists in the country have received threatening calls from the Taliban, which have ramped up in recent days, CNN reported.
Female reporter from Afghanistan who teared up over Taliban takeover during Pentagon briefing says Afghan people ‘don’t know what to do’
“We don’t have any president, we don’t have anything,” the reporter said. “Afghan people, they don’t know what to do.” …
Biden says ‘I stand squarely behind my decision’ after Taliban take Kabul – as it happened
Joe Biden defended his decision to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan, even after Taliban forces took Kabul and the world saw images of desperate Afghans attempting to flee t …
Major airlines avoiding Afghanistan’s airspace as Taliban gains control
Major airlines are avoiding Afghanistan’s airspace in the wake of the Taliban gaining control of the country two weeks before the U.S. was set to complete its troops withdrawal.
Biden on Afghanistan in 2003: ‘Alternative to nation-building is chaos’
President Joe Biden insisted the U.S. mission in Afghanistan was always strictly about counterterrorism, not “nation-building” as he defended the withdrawal of troops after 20 years of fighting …
What next for Afghanistan’s economy?
Afghanistan’s economy is “shaped by fragility and aid dependence”. That is the troubling overview set out by the World Bank several months before the Taliban takeover. Economic prospects look even …
Inside Afghanistan city as it fell: What happens now?
Sharif, the voluptuous Afghanistan city, teemed with vitality. In the next moment, it had plunged into something akin to life under the draconian laws centuries ago.
Female reporter from Afghanistan who teared up over Taliban takeover during Pentagon briefing says Afghan people ‘don’t know what to do’
“We don’t have any president, we don’t have anything,” the reporter said. “Afghan people, they don’t know what to do.” …