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Taliban say militants waiting at Kabul gates after seizing Jalalabad
Aug 15, 2021 04:39The Taliban have reportedly entered the Afghan capital but the group said its militants have been ordered to wait at the city's gates and that they are not planning to capture Kabul “by force” shortly after they seized control of a strategic eastern city without any resistance.
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McConnell calls for US airstrikes to ‘prevent the Taliban from overrunning Kabul’
Aug 14, 2021 02:54The top Republican in the US Senate has called on the United States to carry out airstrikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying that “it is not too late to prevent the Taliban from overrunning Kabul.”
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Reports: US embassy in Kabul tells staff to destroy sensitive documents
Aug 14, 2021 01:44The US embassy in Afghanistan's capital has directed its staff to destroy sensitive documents and computers as well as other material that could be used against the United States, according to American media outlets.
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Republican lawmakers condemn Biden over Afghanistan situation
Aug 14, 2021 01:28Republican members of the US Congress have slammed President Joe Biden over withdrawing troops from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized the country’s second-and third-biggest cities as resistance from American-trained government forces crumbled.
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Intl. community won’t recognize Taliban government taken by force in Afghanistan: NATO
Aug 14, 2021 01:20NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the US-led military alliance would support the Afghan government in the face of the Taliban offensive, warning the militants against taking the country by force.
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UN chief calls on Taliban to halt offensive against Afghan govt. forces
Aug 14, 2021 00:48United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Taliban to “immediately halt” their military campaign against government troops and return to the negotiating table in good faith “in the interest of Afghanistan, and its people.”
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Borders enjoy full security, rejects concerns over Afghanistan developments: Salami
Aug 13, 2021 07:48The commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said the Iran’s borders enjoy full security, with the IRGC, Army and Police forces closely watching and controlling border areas, as the Taliban militants capture new territories in neighboring Afghanistan.
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Taliban militants seize three more Afghan cities
Aug 13, 2021 12:01Three more cities in Afghanistan have fallen to the Taliban militant group, which is waging lightning offensive across the country.
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Afghan cities fall one after another amid US 'peace' talks in Doha
Aug 13, 2021 10:24A ceasefire plan to end heavy fighting between Afghan government troops and the Taliban has reportedly been almost agreed as the militants ramp up offensives to seize further territory in the conflict-ridden country.
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Displaced Afghans need urgent support
Aug 13, 2021 03:40The war between government forces and Taliban in Afghanistan has prompted hundreds of thousands of Afghans to leave their homes in search of shelter due to back to back collapse of most provincial capitals in the north and northeast. The displaced Afghans are in need of urgent support as they spend days and nights in open sites.