Born in the province of Uruzgan, in his fifties, he is one of the co-founders of the extremist movement. His nickname Baradar, brother, was given to him by the first commander-in-chief. “People I spoke to in Uruzgan described him as the smart guy behind the charismatic Mullah Omar,” says Willem Vogelsang. Since the late 1970s, the Dutchman has spent many …

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.Reuters Image As Baradar was greeted by supporters in Kandahar, the hometown of the Taliban, the evacuation of Western personnel and Afghans finally began. Two Dutch evacuation flights were also able to take off. The return of Baradar, the second man in the movement, indicates that the Taliban will soon form a government to officially take power. …

Outgoing Foreign Minister Kaag said on Twitter that the first Dutch have left Kabul on two evacuation flights and are heading to the Netherlands. It is not known whether this means that these Dutch are on board a plane chartered by the Netherlands or that they were taken away by others. “We are working hard with our allies on new …

They are not even three meters apart. Afghan journalist Beheshta Arghand and Taliban press secretary Mawlawi Abdulhaq Hemad. For example, the whole world can see that the Taliban are interviewed by a woman on the Afghan news channel TOLONews. On the same day, they also call on women to join a new government. It is an image that corresponds to …

“We have to be ready with our backpacks to flee as soon as BuZa calls,” said a 16-year-old Dutchman in Kabul, who wishes to remain anonymous. She tells by phone NOS stories that she is hiding with her family in the house of an acquaintance. His father was in the country to help relatives travel to neighboring countries, but they …

UpdateIn France, thousands of people have been evacuated and campsites evacuated because of major forest fires. According to the French Ministry of the Interior, an area of ​​5,000 hectares has been affected. Some 750 firefighters were deployed to fight the blaze in the Var in the south of France. According to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, everything is being done to …

Dubai-based logistics group DP World is investing more than $ 100 million in a new oil port in Suriname. The UAE company wishes to be actively involved in oil and gas developments in the coastal area of ​​Suriname and neighboring Guyana. The port will be located on the east bank of the Suriname River. The site is approximately 200 kilometers …

Jorrit Kamminga, Afghanistan follower at the Clingendael Institute, also said that victory was not won everywhere by “military force majeure”. “The Taliban negotiated the seizure of towns at the local level and succeeded in making deals with local leaders. This shows that local and provincial politics are more important than the centralizing model that we have been trying to promote …

Thousands of Afghans at Kabul airport, from where they hope to flee the country. Because of the chaos, American soldiers fired in the air. Civilian flights have been suspended.AFP Image The scenes of the airport contrast with those of the streets of Kabul. Where they are deserted after the “peaceful” takeover, according to the Taliban, people flock to the airport. …

According to the WHO, the confirmation came after samples were previously taken from a patient hospitalized in the commercial capital of Abidjan, the World Health Organization said in a statement. The woman traveled by road from Guinea to Côte d’Ivoire and arrived in Abidjan on August 12. She was admitted with a fever and is currently being treated. Guinea, which …