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Bruised Biden tries to turn the page after US debacle in Afghanistan

Sep 07, 2021 08:20

After a hellish month, the US President Joe Biden wants to focus on domestic matters – but Republicans won’t let Afghanistan drop from the radar.’
UK Liberal Democrat members call for Dominic Raab’s salary to be assigned to Afghan refugees

Sep 07, 2021 07:38

Members of the Liberal Democrat Party have called on the ministerial salary of Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to be assigned for the resettlement of Afghan refugees.
Leader of anti-Taliban forces in Panjshir calls for 'national uprising' in Afghanistan

Sep 07, 2021 05:52

The leader of anti-Taliban forces in Panjshir Valley, north of the capital Kabul, has called for a “national uprising” against the Taliban.
Taliban say Panjshir captured, resistance vows fight for stronghold to continue

Sep 06, 2021 12:41

The Taliban say they now have full control over Panjshir, the last pocket of territory north of Kabul still outside their rule, but resistance forces have vowed the fight for their stronghold is far from over.
Iran slams attacks on Panjshir Valley, urges Taliban to honor commitments

Sep 06, 2021 10:31

Iran has condemned in the strongest terms the Sunday night attacks against the Panjshir Valley, saying the Taliban must live up to their commitments, while expressing concern about the news emerging from the province.
UN says Taliban pledge to cooperate with aid efforts

Sep 06, 2021 06:08

The United Nations says the Taliban have vowed to offer all necessary cooperation with the humanitarian efforts that are aimed at Afghanistan.
US State Department: We don't know what’s happening with Americans in Afghanistan

Sep 06, 2021 06:02

The US State Department says it doesn’t know what is happening to Americans in Afghanistan, adding that it has no “reliable means” to confirm if the Taliban are preventing them from leaving the country.
Iran: Peace in Afghanistan only possible through broad-based, inclusive government

Sep 05, 2021 18:45

Iran says establishment of peace and stability in Afghanistan is only possible through the formation of a broad-based government in the war-ravaged country.
Humiliating escape from Afghanistan sign of global decline in US power: Qalibaf

Sep 05, 2021 13:47

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, says the recent humiliating escape of the US forces from Afghanistan was a sign of deteriorating international power of the United States and proved that trusting a country’s security to the US is a strategic error.
US drone strike in Kabul killed a family — and began a new chapter of war

Sep 05, 2021 09:19

Though U.S. forces have left Afghanistan, the war could continue with remotely controlled drone strikes — and even less accountability.