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Taliban promise peaceful transition as world reacts to chaos in Afghanistan
Aug 17, 2021 07:28As world leaders continue to react to the abrupt US military pullout from Afghanistan, which was followed by the Taliban’s lightning takeover of the country, the militant group tries to assure the civilians and the international community of a peaceful transition.
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Congressman rips Biden's policy towards Afghanistan, calls for investigations
Aug 17, 2021 03:55US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has called for an investigation into President Joe Biden's policy towards Afghanistan, where the state - weakened by 20 years of occupation - collapsed before a resurgent Taliban, days after the withdrawal of most American troops from the country.
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Merkel party chief calls Afghanistan pullout 'biggest NATO debacle' since its founding
Aug 17, 2021 03:28The head of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party has called the withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan the "biggest NATO debacle" since the founding of the US-led military alliance.
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China says ready to establish ‘friendly, cooperative ties’ with Afghanistan under Taliban
Aug 17, 2021 03:20China says it is ready to deepen “friendly and cooperative” relations with Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul.
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Iran's Armed Forces maintain full security in eastern borders with Afghanistan: Military commander
Aug 17, 2021 01:09The deputy commander of Iran's Air Defense Force has assured the Iranian people that the country’s eastern borders with Afghanistan are safe and secure amid Taliban’s rapid takeover of the war-ravaged country.
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Iran will use all in its power to promote dialogue, reconciliation in Afghanistan: FM spokesman
Aug 17, 2021 00:51Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the Islamic Republic will use all its capacities and available means to promote dialogue and reconciliation in the war-ravaged Afghanistan.
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Zarif holds talks with Chinese envoy over developments in Afghanistan
Aug 16, 2021 07:34Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with China’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Affairs Yue Xiaoyong in Tehran over the latest developments in the Central Asian nation in the wake of Taliban's takeover of the capital Kabul.
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Desperate Afghans crowd Kabul airport apron to flee Taliban
Aug 16, 2021 10:35Crowds of frantic people rush to Kabul airport to look for a way to leave the country after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in a lightning fast takeover.
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McConnell slams Biden's 'botched exit' from Afghanistan
Aug 16, 2021 08:54Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) has criticized what he called President Joe Biden’s “botched exit” from Afghanistan after the Taliban entered the capital city of Kabul.
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Russia blames US failure for Taliban’s seizure of Afghanistan
Aug 16, 2021 07:58Russia has taken the United States to task over the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, saying the Taliban’s takeover of the country stems from America’s failure two decades after the invasion.