President Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke on Tuesday about the security situation in Afghanistan and agreed to hold a virtual meeting with other allied leaders next week. “They commended the bravery and professionalism of their military and civilian personnel, who are working shoulder to shoulder in Kabul.
Afghanistan’s ambassador to Tajikistan has accused Afghan President Ashraf Ghani of stealing $169 million from state funds and has called on international police to arrest him.
The United Nations says it's sending about a third of its 300 international staff in Afghanistan to Kazakhstan to work remotely on a temporary basis in light of "the volatile situation in the country."
The Taliban said on Tuesday they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law, as they held their first official news briefing since their lightning seizure of Kabul.
As US NATO allies struggle to evacuate their citizens from Afghanistan, talk in Europe is focusing on how to prevent a wave of refugees fleeing Taliban control reaching the EU.