Headlines- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir in Islamabad on Saturday.
- On Saturday morning, US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Pakistan for talks with Iran.
- An Iranian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Friday, according to Iran's embassy in Pakistan.
- Iran still has time to "choose wisely," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, but he cautions that if Tehran doesn't reach an agreement with the United States, its economy will "collapse under the unrelenting pressure" of a U.S. naval blockade that will last "as long as it takes."
- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, says that "no meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the US."
- Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon resulted in six deaths and two injuries, according to Lebanon's Ministry of Health.
Tag: Taliban
Many Afghans Fleeing to Istanbul in...
Those who fought alongside NATO forces are among the growing number of Afghans landing in Turkey after fleeing the Taliban
Focus on Afghanistan
On board a US military plane, more than 100 Afghans who fled the Taliban’s takeover of their country arrived in Kosovo’s capital. The Afghans, which included many children, arrived in Kosovo on August 29 ..The Taliban had been gathering a valuable resource—money—for a long time before retaking control in Afghanistan
A Family of Afghan Refugees Finds...
Over 120,000 people were evacuated out of Afghanistan in the last month when the United States withdrew its forces and the Taliban seized power. One family has relocated to Houston, Texas, and is settling in
Turkey’s Deportation Centers Overflowing With Afghan...
As Afghan refugees continue to cross the border from Iran by night, hoping to evade authorities and resettle, deportation camps in Turkey are at capacity. Officials tell VOA they are not sending people back to Afghanistan, but they also have no intentions to release detainees
Afghan Refugee Misses Her Homeland and...
Najia Hashimzada fought for women’s rights in Afghanistan with various US organisations before filing for a Special Immigrant Visa. She claims to have fled Afghanistan because she was on the Taliban’s wanted list
China Launches Attack on United States...
The Chinese government has drawn comparisons between Afghanistan and Taiwan, implying that the United States is a weak and untrustworthy ally
Demonstrations in Support of Those Trapped...
Over the weekend, protests took place across the United States to raise awareness about the plight of those still detained in Afghanistan
Tajik Militia Group Offers to Fight...
Hundreds of Tajiks from the southern town of Kulob have taken a keen interest in joining anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan. The Afghan fighters are stationed in Panjshir Valley, a primarily ethnic-Tajik region that has previously resisted Taliban invasions
In a Rush to Flee Afghanistan,a...
When Kabul fell under Taliban rule, Afghan American Haseeb Kamal had only been married for a day. His harrowing departure from Afghanistan meant leaving behind his new wife and the majority of his family
End of US Evacuation Flights from...
As the United States’ evacuation and military pullout from Afghanistan comes to an end this week, President Joe Biden’s policies are under review. Michelle Quinn discusses the criticism and the incident in Kabul that killed US military troops and Afghan civilians