Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani had a reason to fear that his life was in danger as Taliban forces closed in on Kabul, an analyst told Al Jazeera. ....

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that the US decision to pull out of Afghanistan has "accelerated things," noting "no one wants Afghanistan to become a breeding ground for terror" as the Taliban entered the Afghan capital. ....

Following the collapse of Kabul to the Taliban, a spokesman of the insurgent group stressed that there was no danger to embassies, diplomatic missions and foreign nationals in the Afghan capital, pledging that the militant group will maintain security across the country. ....

The Taliban, who on Sunday entered capital, Kabul, are on the verge of declaring that they have taken control of the country and that it is now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, according to Press Association reports citing a Taliban official. ....

Activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Sunday expressed concern over the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and said that she is worried about the situation in the country. ....

In view of the growing threat of Taliban, there has been a significant increase in visa requests to come to India from Afghanistan. Indian government have decided to give visa the Afghan nationals, according to Indian government sources. ....

The Taliban want to be in Kabul by 11 September 2021. They don’t want to be in Kabul as tourists, or as Afghans seeking alms, but as rulers of a country they lost almost two decades ago. They want to regain control before the 20th anniversary of the event that cost them power, the Al-Qaeda perpetrated terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on that date in 2001.The Taliban leadership paid the price for hosting Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, as they should have. And if anyone in the world believes Taliban have learnt their lesson and the same ....

As the women in Afghanistan, escpecially those who grew up in a Taliban-free country, fear a Taliban-dominated future, families that have taken refuge in Kabul bear testimony to the regressive diktat the insurgent group has already started issuing. ....

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked the Taliban to "immediately halt" their offensive against the Afghan government forces and return to the negotiating table in good faith, "in the interest of Afghanistan, and its people". ....

The month of July has been marked as the world's hottest month ever recorded, and it remains very likely that 2021 will rank among the 10-warmest years on record, new data has revealed. ....