Afghanistan’s acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund has appealed to former officials of past governments to return to the country and assured them “full protection”, saying the period of bloodbath is over and they face a humongous task to rebuild the war-ravaged nation. “We paid a heavy price for seeing this historic moment in Afghanistan,” Mullah Hasan said on …
Two days after Taliban announced the formation of an interim government, U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said that the al-Qaeda extremist group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack United States 20 years ago may attempt to regenerate in the country. - PTI 12:30 pm Pentagon chief says al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd …