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Home Office slammed over ‘chaotic’ handling of Afghan refugee crisis
Aug 24, 2021 02:29Thousands of Afghan asylum seekers who have already arrived in the UK are stuck in a “nightmarish limbo” amid mounting pressure to grant them the right to stay in Britain permanently.
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500 tons of medical supplies bound to Afghanistan stuck due to Kabul airport restrictions: WHO
Aug 24, 2021 01:44The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Kabul’s airport restrictions have blocked the delivery of over 500 tons of medical supplies, including surgical equipment and severe malnutrition kits, as the United States continues with its messy pullout of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
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Majority of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: Poll
Aug 24, 2021 01:00The US public is overwhelmingly in favor of ending the 20-year war in Afghanistan, but a majority of Americans say they disapprove of the way President Joe Biden is handling the troop withdrawal from the country.
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US withdrawal turning point for all Afghan groups: Iranian President Raeisi
Aug 24, 2021 00:46Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi says the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan must be considered a watershed moment by all political groups in the war-torn country.
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Taliban warn US against prolonging occupation, offer amnesty to runaway president
Aug 23, 2021 09:17Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban movement has issued a warning to the United States against prolonging the withdrawal of its military beyond the declared deadline, meanwhile extending an amnesty to runaway President Ashraf Ghani and Vice President Amrullah Saleh, saying they may return if they so wish.
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One Afghan guard killed, three injured in firefight at Kabul airport
Aug 23, 2021 09:10One Afghan guard has been killed and three others wounded in a "firefight" between Afghan security forces and "unknown attackers" at Kabul airport, which also involved American and German troops, according to Germany's military.
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Iran urges formation of inclusive Afghan govt., warns against military solution
Aug 23, 2021 07:26Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has called on Afghan groups to use US withdrawal as an opportunity to restore peace to their homeland, saying Afghanistan’s history shows that there is no military solution to its crises.
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US ‘absolutely emboldened’ Taliban, Cheney says, blaming Biden for not reversing Trump deal
Aug 23, 2021 04:48A top US lawmaker says America has “absolutely emboldened” Taliban in Afghanistan, suggesting that President Joe Biden should have reversed a deal clinched in the administration of former President Donald Trump.
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Resistance forces vow to fight as Taliban say militants laid siege to Panjshir Valley
Aug 23, 2021 04:39The Taliban have said that "hundreds" of their fighters have laid siege to Panjshir Valley, an anti-Taliban bastion where resistance forces have also mobilized to defend the key territory not yet seized by the militants.
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Turkey beefs up measures against potential Afghan influx
Aug 23, 2021 03:28Turkey is beefing up security measures on its border with Iran and elsewhere to prevent a likely influx of Afghan refugees, who could try to enter the country after fleeing a Taliban takeover.