Afghanistan president Asharaf Ghani claimed that the Taliban had entered Kabul despite an agreement not to do so.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India is very carefully following the developments in Afghanistan.

Several  people were killed in Asadabad after Talibanis fired on people waving the national flag at an Independence Day rally,

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar raised India’s concerns about Pakistan-based terror groups- LeT and JeM.

New Zealand has announced a snap three-day lockdown after a man tested positive for Covid.

The Taliban has declared that no threat will be posed to any country from Afghanistan and rights of women will be protected.