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US troops may have shot civilians to death during chaos after Kabul airport attack: Eyewitnesses
Aug 29, 2021 05:28Some of the dozens of civilians who were killed in this week’s bombing at the Kabul airport may have actually been shot dead by US troops amid the chaos caused by the blast, according to eyewitnesses.
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Taliban, US aim for 'swift handover' of Kabul airport amid mass evacuations: Taliban official
Aug 29, 2021 04:09The Taliban and US forces are aiming for a swift handover of the Kabul airport to the militants who are prepared to take charge of the strategic facility, a Taliban official said.
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Amir Abdollahian, Borrell discuss Iran-EU ties, JCPOA, Afghanistan
Aug 29, 2021 01:16Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and the European Union Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell, discussed a series of issues, including the relations between Tehran and the EU, the Vienna talks for the revival of the JCPOA, and the situation in Afghanistan.
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US says conducted drone strike on Daesh after deadly Kabul attack
Aug 28, 2021 09:16The US military says it has carried out a drone strike against a Daesh “planner” in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, a day after a bombing attack claimed by the terrorist group killed 13 American troops and scores of Afghan civilians at Kabul airport.
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US warns citizens to ‘immediately’ leave Kabul airport
Aug 28, 2021 07:34The US Embassy in Kabul has warned Americans, who are looking to be evacuated out of Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, to avoid traveling to the Kabul airport and asked them to “immediately leave” the gates.
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UN warns about 'catastrophic' humanitarian situation in Afghanistan
Aug 28, 2021 03:59The United Nations (UN) has raised the alarm about the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in Afghanistan following years of conflict exacerbated by the US-led invasion of the war-torn country and the coronavirus pandemic.
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US House minority leader: 'There will be a day of reckoning' for Biden
Aug 28, 2021 03:04US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has stated that "there will be a day of reckoning” for President Joe Biden following a twin bombing around the Kabul airport that killed a dozen US troops and dozens of Afghan civilians on Thursday.
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Taliban ‘planning to establish inclusive caretaker government’ in Afghanistan
Aug 28, 2021 02:57The Taliban say they are planning to establish an inclusive caretaker government in Afghanistan that would include leaders from all ethnicities and tribal backgrounds, following their takeover of the country earlier this month.
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Erdogan: No decision yet on Kabul airport help
Aug 28, 2021 01:38Turkey still seems to be undecided over the issue of the Kabul airport. The Turkish president said Ankara is still yet to decide on a request by the Taliban to run the airport.
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Pentagon officials: Another Kabul attack 'likely' before US leaves
Aug 28, 2021 01:28Pentagon and White House national security officials have warned US President Joe Biden that another terrorist attack in Kabul is "likely" in the final days of the 20-year-long American occupation of Afghanistan.