Milley told Fox News that one of the "lessons learned" from US withdrawal from the war-ravaged country was the pitfalls realised in the Afghan security forces.
A Taliban source said fighting was continuing in Panjshir but the advance had been slowed by landmines placed on the road to the capital Bazarak and the provincial governor's compound.
While until yesterday Taliban claimed to have captured Taliban, a video proves the organisation wrong. In the video, Talibani forces can be clearly seen retaliating.
Though Afghanistan is now under the control of Taliban but its woes haven't come to an end. The date to form the government in Afghanistan has been postponed again.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he will convene a high-level humanitarian conference for Afghanistan on September 13.
A delegation of senior Pakistani officials led by ISI DG Lieutenant Gen Hameed arrived in Kabul to conduct discussions with the incoming Taliban govt, the Pakistan Observer newspaper reported.
An emergency hospital in Kabul has that confirmed that 17 bodies and 40 wounded people were rushed to the hospital on Friday night.
The Pakistan Observer reported that Pakistan Chief of army staff, Gen. Bajwa said in the meeting that Pakistan will "continue to fight for peace and stability in Afghanistan, as well as assist the formation of an inclusive administration."
Amid concerns in India that Afghanistan under the Taliban regime can be used for terrorist activities against it, the insurgent group has said it has the right to speak out in favour of Muslims anywhere, including in Kashmir, though it does not have a policy of conducting "armed operations" against any country.
One of the resistance leaders in the valley, Amrullah Saleh, dismissed reports that the Taliban has captured it as "baseless". But he admitted conditions are difficult, with the Taliban closing phone, Internet and electricity lines.
A delegation of senior Pakistani officials led by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lieutenant General Hameed arrived in Kabul to conduct discussions with the incoming Taliban government, the Pakistan Observer newspaper reported.
The insurgent group was expected to announce on Saturday the formation of the new government in Kabul, likely to be led by the outfit's co-founder Mulla Abdul Ghani Baradar. This is the second that the Taliban have delayed the formation of the new government in Kabul since they seized Kabul on August 15.
Taliban political leaders have gone on TV to say the world has nothing to fear from them. But many Afghans, as well as Western nations that spent two decades fighting the group, remain deeply skeptical.
Air Force General Glen VanHerck, who heads US Northern Command, said there were over 25,000 Afghan evacuees being housed at the 8 bases as of Friday.
More than two weeks after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the hardline Islamists are all set to announce the formation of a new government in Kabul on the lines of the Iranian leadership
Foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told on Friday after an informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers that this task was conditional on whether security conditions are met for talks with the new govt in Afghanistan, reports Xinhua news agency.
Taliban celebrated its victory over Panjshir valley in Kabul through its aerial firing. This, however, claimed the lives of three and several children were injured.
In my prime time show ‘Aaj Ki Baat’ on Friday night, we showed videos of fierce fighting going on between Taliban and resistance forces in Panjshir valley. There are reports of the Taliban facing heavy casualties.
The President called the US mission in Afghanistan catastrophic, considering the resources and time spent in the region.
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