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NATO points finger at nations despite key role in Afghan crisis

Sep 08, 2021 01:32

NATO accuses Russia, China, North Korea and Iran of blatantly breaking international rules with respect to arms control. Critics accuse the 30-nation alliance of gross hypocrisy given the devastating role some of its members have played in countries such as Afghanistan.
Massoud calls on Afghans to stand against Taliban

Sep 08, 2021 01:27

The Taliban say they have taken full control of Panjshir province, where the forces of the National Resistance Front, led by Ahmad Massoud, are fighting against the group. However, Massoud has dismissed the announcement by the Taliban, saying his forces still hold strategic areas of Panjshir valley.
Taliban announce caretaker government in Afghanistan

Sep 07, 2021 23:57

The Taliban have announced the formation of a caretaker government in Afghanistan, three weeks after their takeover and a power vacuum in the war-ravaged country.
Briefing MPs on Afghanistan, Qa’ani warns of US plot to pit Iran against Sunni Muslims

Sep 07, 2021 12:14

The Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Brigadier Gen. Esmail Qa’ani has warned of an American plot to pit Shia Muslim-majority Iran against Sunni Muslims, stressing the need for a peaceful solution to the crisis in neighboring Afghanistan with the participation of different groups in running the country, according to lawmakers.
Official: Steel exports to Afghanistan resume from Iran

Sep 07, 2021 10:09

Steel exports to Afghanistan have resumed from Iran after a two-week hiatus which came in the wake of the Taliban's whirlwind takeover of the country, a senior official of the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade (MIMT) said on Wednesday.
Taliban fire gunshots to disperse protest outside Pakistan embassy in Kabul

Sep 07, 2021 08:20

The Taliban forces have fired shots into the air to disperse protesters gathered for a rally outside the Pakistan embassy in the capital Kabul.
Calculating the real costs of the Afghanistan war

Sep 07, 2021 04:02

The so-called global war on terror was not confined to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The US now has counterterrorism operations in 85 countries.
Bruised Biden tries to turn the page after US debacle in Afghanistan

Sep 07, 2021 03:50

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 03:08

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 01:22

The leader of anti-Taliban forces in Panjshir Valley, north of the capital Kabul, has called for a “national uprising” against the Taliban.