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Iran, India weigh plans to settle Afghan crisis

Sep 03, 2021 06:51

The foreign ministers of Iran and India discussed a range of issues, including the recent developments in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan today, Africa tomorrow: America’s saga of failure

Sep 02, 2021 15:10

The presence of extremist militant groups in Africa is providing the perfect pretext for expanding the US military footprint there. The US desperately needs new leadership before it bleeds another generation in an endless war.
Battle begins between Taliban, Massoud as negotiations fail

Sep 02, 2021 14:25

Despite intense negotiations, the Taliban and the national resistance front in Panjshir, headed by Ahmad Massoud, have not reached a peace agreement.
Putin: Only result of US war in Afghanistan has been 'tragedies, losses'

Sep 01, 2021 16:33

Russia's President Vladimir Putin says the outcome of the United States' 20-year war and occupation in Afghanistan has been nothing but "tragedies and losses," shortly after all US forces withdrew from the country.
Taliban say ‘consensus’ achieved on formation of Afghan government

Sep 01, 2021 16:13

The Taliban and other Afghan leaders have reached “consensus” on the formation of a new cabinet under the leadership of the group’s top spiritual leader, officials say, against the backdrop of the United States’ withdrawal of the last division of its forces.
Pope Francis condemns two-decade US war in Afghanistan

Sep 01, 2021 16:06

Pope Francis has denounced the United States over its two-decade-long war in Afghanistan as an outsider's attempt to impose democracy on the country ignoring the traditions of the local people.
US likely to accelerate drone war in Afghanistan

Sep 01, 2021 15:55

The United States is reportedly going to increase its drone surveillance and strikes in Afghanistan despite formally pulling out troops after implementing a policy of death and destruction for twenty years.
President Raeisi lambasts US for 20 years of silent catastrophe in Afghanistan

Sep 01, 2021 14:32

The US must be held accountable for the brazen violation of human rights in Afghanistan over the past two decades, President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said, adding that Americans have upset security and calm wherever they went.
Afghanistan: The great deception

Sep 01, 2021 08:32

The U.S./NATO’s rhetorical game of nation-building and democracy-building, all while funding the very forces they were officially fighting in the so-called “war on terror,” is one of the greatest deceptions of the last 20 years.
Taliban assure world leaders they will let eligible people leave Afghanistan

Sep 01, 2021 08:27

Britain's prime minister, Boris Johnson, and other world leaders have received assurances from the Taliban that foreign nationals and those with authorisation to exit Afghanistan will be free to leave, as tensions and bloodshed escalate on the streets of Kabul.