The crippling sanctions imposed on Afghanistan by the US government and its allies are taking a heavy toll, exposing millions of crisis-stricken people to the vagaries of freezing winter.

Schools in the Afghan capital of Kabul reopen following the Taliban takeover last month.

Five rockets have been fired at the Kabul international airport as the US is winding down its evacuation operation.

Turkey says it has received a request from the Taliban in Afghanistan to operate the international airport in Kabul, shortly after Ankara reversed a decision to provide security for the airfield at the behest of the United States due to the deteriorating security situation in the country.

One Afghan guard was killed and three were wounded in a firefight at the airport's north gate on Monday, which also involved US and German forces.

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is facing mounting pressure from British political parties to resign due to the “unforgivable failure” of the government in handling the Afghanistan crisis.

Some 125 Afghans who had been hired to guard the British embassy in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, are reportedly informed that they are not eligible for a British scheme designed to help people who worked for the UK resettle outside the country.