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Retired former UFC champion Nurmagomedov, who is one of the most prominent Muslim athletes in the world, refused to be drawn into a debate about the rapid fall of Afghanistan and its capital Kabul to Taliban forces in recent days after the group – who are designated as a terrorist …

“It would be better to die under the Taliban’s bullet” than face the crowds again, NBC News quoted an embassy employee as saying, citing a US State Department cable that the media outlet obtained. Another local staffer allegedly said, “Happy to die here, but with dignity and pride.” Afghan embassy …

Speaking on Sunday as part of a meeting with members of the governing United Russia party in the run up to parliamentary elections next month, the president said that the number of civilians fleeing Kabul poses challenges for the international community. “Who are these refugees? How can we tell? There may …

The Taliban’s conquest of Afghanistan in August was lightning fast – and in some cities and provinces, almost entirely bloodless. The US-backed Afghan National Army crumbled before the militants, and Kabul was in Taliban hands weeks or months before American officials thought it would be. However, one tract of the …

In a photo that ruffled many feathers, mostly among American conservatives, the members of Taliban’s commando unit Badri 313 are seen donning full camouflage and fancy tactical gear, including night vision goggles – seemingly recreating an iconic WWII photo of American troops raising the US flag atop Mount Suribachi during …

Winston Churchill famously defined Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” Its unique history and geography have obviously produced a distinctive political culture, but Western efforts to mystify Russia also have the effect of drawing a dividing line between the rational and predictable ‘us’ versus the …

The rapid fall of the Afghan government amid the withdrawal of US forces from the country has made a strong impression on officials in Taiwan, which has been increasingly relying on Washington’s support in its push for independence from Beijing. State media in China insisted that the events in Afghanistan …

Afghan militias on Friday pushed the Taliban out of parts of Baghlan province, located about 100 miles (160km) north of the capital, according to multiple reports. As many as 30 Taliban fighters were killed, and 20 others captured, the Washington Post said, citing statements from commanders who led the uprising.  …

Watching the chaos at Kabul International Airport as people of all nationalities try to escape from what they think the Taliban will do to them reminds me of what went through my mind each time I got off my plane after landing there. My one overriding thought was always: whatever …

Scarcely had the Taliban retaken the capital city of Kabul when Mayor Mohammad Daoud Sultanzoy received a phone call informing him he should continue his job, the politician told RT in an interview on Friday. Observing that things were rapidly “coming back to normal” – except for transit in and …