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ICC provides more details on arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders

The precise contents of the warrants had previously been sealed. Now the court has given more information about the findings of the judges who issued the warrants.

A poster of Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is seen along a road in Kabul on August 14, 2023. (
Afghan nationals carrying their belongings walk after crossing the border from Iran at the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, Afghanistan, September 3, 2026.

Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill nine, Taliban government says

A member of Taliban security forces uses a metal detector amid the rubble of a house that was damaged in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike in Gurbuz district of Khost province, Afghanistan, September 24, 2026.

Several Afghan Taliban killed as Pakistan thwarts border attack, sources say

 Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023.

Taliban celebrate ‘victory day’ five years after seizing power in Afghanistan


Veteran US Special Forces working to rescue Afghans under cover of darkness

More than 700 Afghans have already been shepherded to safety during ‘Task Force Pineapple.’

 Taskforce Pineapple

Five rockets fired at Kabul airport, intercepted by defense system

As many as five rockets launched from a vehicle at Kabul airport were intercepted by US anti-missile defenses amid rising threats from ISIS-K.

People stand at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 8, 2021.

Biden travels to air base to honor US troops killed in Afghanistan

"We are taking every possible measure to ensure that our forces are protected on the ground even as they complete their mission of bringing in the remaining American citizens and Afghan allies."

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, US, August 29, 2021

US strikes at Islamic State militants in Kabul as withdrawal nears end

President Joe Biden warned another attack was highly likely, and the situation in Afghanistan remained "extremely dangerous."

 A CH-46 Sea Knight military transport helicopter flies over Kabul, Afghanistan this week.

Explosion in Kabul; US airstrike targets suicide bombers - report

A Taliban spokesperson claimed the target was an ISIS-K suicide bomber who was planning to carry out an attack at the Kabul airport, reports say.

 US Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) process evacuees as they go through the Evacuation Control Center (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 28, 2021.

Bennett is attempting a 'new spirit' in his relationship with Biden

Neither Bennett nor Biden wants to shake up the Middle East or the governing coalition in Jerusalem, so they smile, shake hands and agree to disagree

 PM Bennett meets with President Biden in Washington

US on alert for more attacks, White House: next few days most dangerous

The White House said the next few days of the evacuation in Kabul were likely to be the most dangerous.

 UK coalition forces, Turkish coalition forces, and US Marines assist a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul

Israeli military officials warned of ISIS threat before Kabul attack

Israel is concerned that a flood of advanced weapons falling into Taliban hands will end up in the hands of terrorist groups.

 Crowds of people wait outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 25, 2021 in this picture obtained from social media.

US strikes Islamic State in Afghanistan after deadly Kabul attack

US Central Command said the strike took place in Nangahar province, east of Kabul. It did not say whether the target was connected with the airport attack.

 A horde of people run towards the Kabul Airport Terminal, after Taliban insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul, August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media

Israeli politicians react to Kabul airport bombing

Israeli politicians took to Twitter to impart their thoughts on the bombing at the Kabul airport.

 A screen grab shows people outside a hospital after an attack at Kabul airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan August 26, 2021.