Afghanistan
US and UK troop deployments to secure Kabul evacuation
The Pentagon yesterday dispatched 3,000 troops to Kabul to secure the city’s airport as evacuation plans accelerate
AfghanistanEU is facing growing migration pressures
The EU is bracing itself for another refugee crisis following the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan
EUAfghan militia revival plan comes too late
The president and leading former warlords have agreed to coordinate and support local militias against the Taliban
AfghanistanTaliban will set pace of unfolding Afghan conflict
The Taliban have captured four provincial centres and may also have taken Kunduz
AfghanistanTaliban assaults on Afghan cities are only the start
The Taliban are moving to capture three provincial centres but have many more in their sights
AfghanistanChina may over-estimate Afghan Taliban pledges
A Taliban delegation in China has promised to crack down on foreign jihadists, a great concern for Beijing
AfghanistanAfghan curfew is inadequate response to Taliban surge
The government has imposed a near-nationwide curfew in the hope this will obstruct the Taliban's advance
AfghanistanTajikistan's Afghan refugee plan is a major shift
A senior official in Tajikistan says planning is under way to host 100,000 Afghans if necessary
Tajikistan
