US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley spoke Wednesday about the chaos in Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON - The White House is finding itself in a new crisis after a botched withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, overwhelmed by withering criticism from home and abroad.

The Taliban has pledged to establish an inclusive government for Afghanistan and has promised amnesty, peace and women's rights, as its leaders are trying to display a different image.

Following the ill-coordinated, messy US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Kabul has fallen into the hands of the Taliban at an astonishing speed. The entire world is watching the change of flag from black, red and green of Afghanistan to the white with black Shahadah of the Taliban.

WASHINGTON - The failure of the United States and its allies' 20-year costly war in Afghanistan further proves that military intervention is no solution to some international and regional conflicts, a famous US professor has said.

The Taliban not only routed Afghanistan's army but also seized a trove of their foe's expensive American weapons, the White House confirmed Tuesday. 

LONDON - Britain will take in up to 20,000 Afghans in the coming years, as part of a resettlement plan following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the Home Office said in a statement on Tuesday.

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden spoke via phone Tuesday evening about the current situation in Afghanistan following Taliban takeover, Downing Street said in a statement.

Military intervention and power politics doomed to fail, FM says

The Taliban moved on Tuesday to quickly restart the Afghan capital following their stunning takeover of Kabul and told government staff to return to work.

KABUL - Normality has returned to Kabul, capital of Afghanistan as the Taliban on Tuesday urged the government employees to return to work, two days after the group took control of the capital.

NEW YORK - The hasty withdrawal of US troops and the rapid unravelling of Afghanistan have made America's allies and others further doubt its credibility, according to a Friday report in The New York Times.

BEIJING - Days before Taliban forces entered the Afghan capital of Kabul, US President Joe Biden said at a news conference that he did not regret his move to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.

US President Joe Biden made a forceful defense Monday of the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying that Americans should not be fighting in a war in which Afghans themselves won't engage wholeheartedly, while observers weighed in with mixed views on an ignominious end to the 20-year engagement.

UNITED NATIONS - Pakistan is actively promoting an inclusive political settlement in Afghanistan and helping evacuate diplomats, representatives of international organizations, and others from Kabul, said Pakistan's UN ambassador Munir Akram on Monday.