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US strikes Daesh after deadly Kabul attack The United States launched a drone strike against an Islamic State (Daesh) attack "planner" in eastern Afghanistan, the US military said on Friday, a day after a suicide bombing at Kabul airport killed 13 U.S. troops and over 60 Afghan civilians.
US President Joe Biden vowed on Thursday that the United... |
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Panjshir: Massoud Wants to Talk But Ready to Fight Ahmad Massoud, the son of Afghanistans late National Hero Ahmad Shah Massoud, said he will never hand over Panjshir province to anyone, even as the Taliban increases its forces near the mountainous valley in northern Afghanistan.
Speaking to Reuters, Massoud said he hoped for negotiations to resolve... |
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UK says has evacuated over 7,000 people from Afghanistan The United Kingdom said late on Monday it has evacuated over 7,000 people from Afghanistan, adding that the evacuation process will run as long as the security situation allows and that no firm date was set for the end of evacuation flights, Reuters reported.
"7,109 individuals have been evacuated... |
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OIC holds emergency meeting on Afghanistan The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held an emergency meeting over the situation in Afghanistan on Sunday, calling on the international community to provide humanitarian aid.
Initiated by Saudi Arabia, where the groups headquarters is based, the meeting called for all factions in Afghanistan... |
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Taliban to unveil new Afghan govt framework within weeks, official says The Taliban aim to unveil a new governing framework for Afghanistan in the next few weeks, a spokesman said on Saturday.
"Legal, religious and foreign policy experts in the Taliban aim to present the new governing framework in the next few weeks," the official told Reuters.
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Biden Vows to Mobilize Every Resource for Evacuations US President Joe Biden on Friday promised Americans in Afghanistan that "we will get you home," but warned the evacuation mission would be risky and dangerous, Reuters reported.
"Therell be plenty of time to criticize and second guess when this operation is over," Biden said in a speech and answering... |
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Taliban seeks intl assistance for rebuilding Afghanistan Afghanistan is seeking international assistance in terms of rebuilding the country after years of occupation by foreign troops, Suhail Shaheen, spokesman for the Taliban Political Office in Qatar, said Thursday.
In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Shaheen expressed pleas for... |
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Pentagon DOES NOT KNOW how many Americans are still in Afghanistan, or how many were among the 7,000 evacuated so far The US military has no idea how many Americans remain in Afghanistan, or even how many were among the 7,000 or so people that have been evacuated via the Kabul airport so far, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
© U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Isaiah Campbell via Reuters
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Taliban call on the world to recognize their movement Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Thursday that the Taliban wants friendly relations with all countries around the world, especially the United States, and that they have not been hostile towards any country.
Speaking at a ceremony held to mark the 102nd anniversary of independence from British... |
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Turkey Still Aims to Maintain Kabul Airport Security: Erdogan Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said that his country still aims to maintain security at the Kabul airport, after Taliban took control of Afghanistans capital.
Reuters reports that Turkish sources said this week that those original plans were dropped because of the chaos in Kabul, but... |
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Taliban Says Governing Structure May Include Council Wahidullah Hashemi, a member of the Taliban leadership, on Thursday said there is a possibility that Afghanistan will be led by a council that will govern under the authority of the Talibans top leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada.
The statement by Hashemi came on Thursday, August 19, which marks... |
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Biden seeks ways to speed up evacuations from Afghanistan U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris discussed ways to accelerate evacuations of Americans and refugees from Afghanistan with his national security team on Wednesday, a White House official told Reuters.
This comes after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in the past week.
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Ghanis remarks spark widespread reaction Many Afghans have slammed former president Ashraf Ghani for having fled the country ahead of the Taliban take over and said his statement on Facebook sums up his disregard for the country and its people.
Ghanis critics say he left the country in the midst of a crisis.
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Afghan delegation meets with Pakistans prime minister An Afghan delegation of political figures met with Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, the Pakistani leaders office confirmed.
According to a statement issued by Khans office, the prime minister welcomed the delegation and "expressed strong support and solidarity for the fraternal people... |
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Ross Wilson says reports of US embassy closing are not true US Chargé dAffaires Ross Wilson said Tuesday the American embassy in Kabul has not closed down and that reports to this effect were false.
In a message posted on Twitter, Wilson said: "Contrary to false reports, @USEmbassyKabul staff & I remain in #Kabul working hard to help 1000s of U.S.... |
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Taliban spokesman Mujahid holds first press conference in Kabul Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday night that the Taliban has succeeded in ending the foreign occupation of Afghanistan after 20 years of "struggle".
Addressing his first press conference, Mujahid threw some light on the current situation and reassured Kabul residents that "their... |
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Kabul residents call for Ghani to be sent back to Afghanistan Kabul residents on Monday voiced their anger at former president Ashraf Ghani, who slipped out of the country unnoticed on Sunday, and accused him of "national treason".
Many residents accused Ghani of deserting his people and of leaving them with a "vague destiny".
Ghani is believed to be in Oman,... |
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Biden Stands Squarely Behind Decision for Afghan Pullout US President Joe Biden, facing strong criticism within the US and abroad for his administrations handling of Afghan policy which facilitated the Talibans rapid takeover of the country, made a televised statement on Monday in which he resolutely stood by his decision, although acknowledging he would... |
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Taliban urges government staff to return to work In a bid to reassure the nation, the Taliban on Monday called on all government employees, including women, to return to work.
The deputy head of the Talibans political office in Qatar Abdul Salam Hanafi stressed that diplomatic missions, and military and civilian government employees can work alongside... |
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Kabul: First day under Taliban rule The Taliban said that while there was little traffic on the roads and many shops were closed Monday, following the take over on Sunday, this was just a temporary situation and that things will return to normal in the next few days.
The Taliban is patrolling the city to maintain civil order, and shops,... |
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Taliban senior official says real test begins now The Talibans real test begins now as they look to meet the peoples expectations and serve them by resolving problems, a senior official from the group said as the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Reuters reported.
In a video released by Taliban on Monday (August 16), Mullah Baradar Akhund, deputy... |
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Ghani, Political Leaders Agree to Form Team for Negotiations Shortly after his pre-recorded message to the nation, President Ashraf Ghani held a consultative meeting with political and jihadi leaders who supported his notion for preventing further instability in the country, the Presidential Palace said.
The participants of the meeting agreed to assign an authoritative... |
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Ghani: Remobilizing Afghan forces is our priority President Ashraf Ghani addressed the nation on Saturday and said his top priority is to remobilize the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF).
He added that will prevent further bloodshed in the country and he thanked the Afghan forces for their bravery in defending the country.
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Pentagon says Kabul not in imminent threat environment The Afghan capital, Kabul, is not in an "imminent threat environment" despite sudden territorial gains by the Taliban across the country, a U.S. Pentagon spokesperson said on Friday.
Taliban insurgents have seized Afghanistans second- and third-biggest cities as resistance from government forces... |
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US troops arrive in Kabul to assist with evacuations American troops have flown into Kabul to help evacuate embassy personnel and other civilians in the Afghan capital, a U.S. official said on Saturday, a day after Taliban insurgents seized the countrys second- and third-biggest cities.
The Pentagon has said two battalions of Marines and one infantry... |
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UN chief calls on Taliban to immediately halt offensive U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on the Taliban to immediately halt their offensive in Afghanistan, and warned that "Afghanistan is spinning out of control."
"This is the moment to halt the offensive. This is the moment to start serious negotiation. This is the moment to avoid... |
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Imran Khan says Taliban wont talk peace unless Ghani goes Taliban leaders have said they will not negotiate with the Afghan government as long as Ashraf Ghani remains president, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday (August 11), Reuters reported.
With peace talks stalled, violence in Afghanistan has escalated spiked sharply as the insurgent... |
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Taliban Take Over Kunduz Airport, Media Restricted in Takhar Following the withdrawal of Afghan security forces from the centers of Farah, Badakhshan and Baghlan provinces, the Taliban on Wednesday captured Kunduz airport, which is also the center of the 217 Pamir Army Corps.
This is the first time that the Taliban has taken over an army corps. Footage shared... |
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Dostum says Taliban trapped in north and have nowhere to go Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum said Wednesday that the Taliban are now trapped in the north and will not be able to flee that part of the country and that security forces will "crackdown" on the militants.
Speaking to journalists in Balkh province, Dostum said: "The Taliban have been trapped in the north... |
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Afghan Chief of Army replaced amid escalating violence The Afghan government has brought changes in key army positions amid intensified clashes between the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and the Taliban militants across the country.
Commander of the Special Operations Corps General Hebatullah Alizai has been appointed as Chief of... |
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