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Where will Afghanistan’s refugees go?
Aug 26, 2021 19:34The US Refugee Act of 1980 standardized the procedures for admitting refugees – people who have fled war, violence, conflict or persecution – and put in place a rigorous vetting process. But over the past 40 years, US acceptance rates for refugees worldwide have fallen significantly – from 200,000 admitted in 1980 to less than 50,000 in 2019.
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Taliban close Kabul airport road to Afghans to block their evacuation
Aug 26, 2021 18:36The Taliban have moved to prevent Afghans from leaving the country by joining the US-led airlift, declaring the route to Kabul airport only open to foreigners. The Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said: “The road that ends at Kabul airport has been blocked. Foreigners can go through it but Afghans are not allowed to take the road.”
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Biden faces pressure to extend Afghanistan evacuation mission as Taliban warns against doing so
Aug 25, 2021 14:15The United States faced mounting global pressure on Monday (Aug. 23, 2021) to extend its evacuation mission in Afghanistan past President Biden’s Aug. 31 deadline, despite a Taliban warning against doing so.
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Freezing Afghanistan’s wealth: US scrambles to hit hard with “soft” power
Aug 25, 2021 13:53As the U.S. government is left scrambling, watching its 2.2 trillion dollar war effort turn out to have meant nothing and seeking to pick up the pieces, it is now behaving very dangerously. The U.S. may not have a physical presence inside of Afghanistan in the future, but the fear is that its economic sanctions may end up being more deadly than its armed forces.
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US humiliation in Afghanistan could be a turning point in world history
Aug 24, 2021 19:14It's just over three decades since the Soviet Union was driven out of Afghanistan in a moment of epic national humiliation. Thirty-two years on and recently the United States has suffered the identical fate.
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Adding to US failures in Afghanistan, Taliban have grabbed billions in weaponry
Aug 24, 2021 08:39The Taliban are now in effective control of billions of dollars in U.S. weaponry—from thousands of grenades and machine guns to Black Hawk helicopters—American forces poured into Afghanistan over the past two decades.
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Latest US misstep in Afghanistan just one of many
Aug 23, 2021 15:12The criticisms against US President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan are coming from all corners. But most are missing the point.
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War party still runs Washington
Aug 22, 2021 18:54Biden is assuring us that the so-called "War on Terror" will continue. This has serious implications not only for American foreign policy, but also the society, politics, and legal system in US.
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US policy toward Afghanistan was a recipe for collapse from start
Aug 22, 2021 18:50We must not erase the U.S.’s longtime role in the creation of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan: The current chaos and violence have been nearly 20 years in the making.
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Afghan refugee crisis headed for Europe
Aug 21, 2021 08:34Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, after calling the scenes in Kabul “bitter, dramatic and terrifying,” announced she would look for ways to “secure possibilities for refugees in the neighborhood” of Afghanistan – that is, somewhere that is not inside Europe.