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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.
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Iran, Japan FMs discuss US-made catastrophe in Afghanistan
Aug 22, 2021 06:26Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he has exchanged views with his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, on a range of issues, including “the catastrophic US-engineered situation in Afghanistan.”
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Evacuation chaos gripping Afghanistan a week after Taliban takeover
Aug 22, 2021 04:31The United States and Germany have advised their nationals in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to the Kabul airport as chaos and insecurity persist in the capital with Afghans still scrambling to catch evacuation flights out of the country a week after the Taliban swept to power following a lightning military blitz.
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Ministry: Iran expanding radius of defense beyond its borders
Aug 22, 2021 02:32The Iranian Defense Ministry says Iran is expanding its defense efforts beyond the borders of the country, in an apparent message of deterrence to Israel and the West.
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Taliban pledge accountability, probe of reprisals across Afghanistan
Aug 21, 2021 09:49A Taliban official has vowed accountability for the conduct of its members across Afghanistan, insisting that the group will probe reports of any reprisals or atrocities by its forces.
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Pentagon chief: Americans ‘beaten’ by the Taliban
Aug 21, 2021 03:06US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has told congressional lawmakers that Americans who are trying to leave Afghanistan have been beaten by Taliban fighters, according to several people who participated in the meeting.
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Putin slams policy of imposing 'outside values' on Afghanistan
Aug 21, 2021 01:35Russian President Vladimir Putin has decried the policy of imposing "outside values" on Afghanistan, which has fallen to the Taliban amid a messy US-led withdrawal from the South Asian country.