The latest evacuation of US nationals from Afghanistan was facilitated by the Taliban in a businesslike and professional manner, the White House said on Thursday.
The charismatic Ahmad Shah Massoud built his name during the 1980s as a brilliant guerrilla commander repelling Soviet forces. By the late 1990s, he was fighting the Taliban - and their Al-Qaeda allies.
The first commercial flight carrying foreigners out of the Afghan capital since a US-led evacuation ended on August 30 has departed with 100 passengers onboard.
Former Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir is one step closer to facing trial for genocide in the Darfur conflict after Sudan and the International Criminal Court signed a cooperation deal on Thursday