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Afghanistan’s neighbors plan to hold virtual summit in ‘next few days’
Sep 05, 2021 08:30Afghanistan’s neighboring countries are set to hold a virtual summit to discuss the latest chain of events following the hasty and ill-planned withdrawal of US-led forces and the Taliban’s takeover of the war-ravaged country.
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Top US general warns of civil war in Afghanistan amid clashes between Taliban and resistance forces
Sep 05, 2021 08:20A top US general has warned of a “civil war” in Afghanistan amid clashes between the Taliban and resistance forces in the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul.
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Panjshir resistance can spread to rest of Afghanistan: Afghan officials warn Taliban
Sep 04, 2021 16:48The Taliban have been warned that clashes between the group and resistance militia fighters in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, north of the capital Kabul, might spread across other parts of the country.
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77 percent of Americans back leaving Afghanistan: Poll
Sep 04, 2021 10:26A large majority of Americans say they support US President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, after implementing a policy of death and destruction for twenty years there, according to a new poll.
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Russia says recent events in Afghanistan clearly demonstrate US-led NATO as ‘an absolute failure’
Sep 04, 2021 08:39Russia says the current situation in Afghanistan has clearly demonstrated the US-led NATO is “an absolute failure as a military-political bloc”, days after the Taliban took over the war-ravaged country following the chaotic withdrawal of American troops.
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Iran urges Afghans to exercise restraint, avoid violence, fratricide amid clashes in Panjshir
Sep 04, 2021 06:01The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry has urged all Afghan sides to exercise restraint and avoid violence and fratricide amid heavy fighting between Taliban members and resistance militia fighters in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, north of the capital Kabul.
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EU to 'engage' with Taliban government to secure evacuation of Afghan collaborators
Sep 04, 2021 05:53The European Union (EU) says it will "engage" with an expected government in Afghanistan to evacuate the Afghans who collaborated with foreign invaders and who now want to leave the country, as the Taliban plan to form a new government.
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Fighting intensifies in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province
Sep 03, 2021 15:21Anti-Taliban forces in Panjshir province say they have repelled attacks by the group to seize a district there. The forces say they remain in control of all the entrances and roads. That’s while the Taliban say they have captured some parts.
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China tells US to stop imposing its norms on world after Afghanistan debacle
Sep 03, 2021 14:45China has called on the US to ponder on the recent advice of Russian President Vladimir Putin to quit imposing American norms on other nations after the Afghanistan fiasco.
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Taliban spox says new government to be launched ‘in a matter of a few days’
Sep 03, 2021 08:43The Taliban say they will form their government in Afghanistan “in a matter of a few days,” more than two weeks after the militant group took over almost all the war-ravaged country.