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UK premier replaces armed forces chief after Afghanistan debacle
Oct 08, 2021 04:33UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has replaced the chief of Britain’s armed forces following the conclusion of the country’s catastrophic military presence in Afghanistan and the abrupt withdrawal of troops from the war-ravaged country.
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Afghanistan again under Taliban control in 20th anniversary of US invasion of country
Oct 07, 2021 14:42October 7th 2001 was a day when a new chapter was opened in Afghanistan’s politics and of course in the lives of 25 million Afghans. The US and its allies attacked the country. They soon ousted the Taliban from power.
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US sanctions disrupting host countries bid to assist Afghan refugees: Iran envoy
Oct 06, 2021 12:41Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations’ office in Geneva says the United States’ sanctions targeting the countries that host displaced Afghans have come to interfere with their efforts to properly help out the refugees.
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GOP lawmakers start investigation into humiliating Afghanistan defeat
Oct 06, 2021 06:36Republican senators have introduced legislation to launch an investigation into America’s humiliating military defeat in Afghanistan.
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Iran unable to take new refugee burden without external support: Official
Oct 06, 2021 02:11An Iranian government official has told the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) that the country would no longer be able to resettle Afghan migrants without proper assistance from the international community.
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Foreign Minister arrives in Moscow for talks on region
Oct 05, 2021 15:02Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has arrived in Moscow to hold talks with his Russian counterpart on regional developments.
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Iran delivers fifth shipment of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Oct 05, 2021 11:24Iran has delivered a fifth shipment of humanitarian aid for the Afghan people to the interim Taliban government in Afghanistan.
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Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan: Health clinics are closing
Oct 03, 2021 16:32The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society has warned that the health care system in Afghanistan is on the brink of collapse, threatening to deepen the country’s humanitarian crisis just as temperatures have begun to drop.
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Powerful explosion outside mosque in Afghan capital kills civilians
Oct 03, 2021 13:54At least two civilians have been killed and several others injured as a bomb struck the entrance of a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul.
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Racist US immigration official calls Afghans 'worms'
Oct 03, 2021 04:56Afghans who collaborated with American forces in the 20-year war on Afghanistan and were evacuated to US military bases for protection have been described as "worms" by a racist American immigration official.