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Boris Johnson regrets manner of UK withdrawal from Afghanistan
Aug 30, 2021 05:00UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his regret of the way his government withdrew from Afghanistan, saying Britain “would not have wished to leave in this way.”
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Rocket attack hits near Kabul airport, no report of casualties
Aug 29, 2021 16:50A loud blast has been heard in the Afghan capital Kabul hours after US officials warned of the possibility of a terror attack in the war-torn country’s capital.
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US troops may have shot civilians to death during chaos after Kabul airport attack: Eyewitnesses
Aug 29, 2021 09:58Some of the dozens of civilians who were killed in this week’s bombing at the Kabul airport may have actually been shot dead by US troops amid the chaos caused by the blast, according to eyewitnesses.
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Taliban, US aim for 'swift handover' of Kabul airport amid mass evacuations: Taliban official
Aug 29, 2021 08:39The Taliban and US forces are aiming for a swift handover of the Kabul airport to the militants who are prepared to take charge of the strategic facility, a Taliban official said.
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US says conducted drone strike on Daesh after deadly Kabul attack
Aug 28, 2021 13:46The US military says it has carried out a drone strike against a Daesh “planner” in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, a day after a bombing attack claimed by the terrorist group killed 13 American troops and scores of Afghan civilians at Kabul airport.
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US warns citizens to ‘immediately’ leave Kabul airport
Aug 28, 2021 12:04The US Embassy in Kabul has warned Americans, who are looking to be evacuated out of Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, to avoid traveling to the Kabul airport and asked them to “immediately leave” the gates.
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Taliban ‘planning to establish inclusive caretaker government’ in Afghanistan
Aug 28, 2021 07:27The Taliban say they are planning to establish an inclusive caretaker government in Afghanistan that would include leaders from all ethnicities and tribal backgrounds, following their takeover of the country earlier this month.
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Erdogan: No decision yet on Kabul airport help
Aug 28, 2021 06:08Turkey still seems to be undecided over the issue of the Kabul airport. The Turkish president said Ankara is still yet to decide on a request by the Taliban to run the airport.
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Pentagon officials: Another Kabul attack 'likely' before US leaves
Aug 28, 2021 05:58Pentagon and White House national security officials have warned US President Joe Biden that another terrorist attack in Kabul is "likely" in the final days of the 20-year-long American occupation of Afghanistan.
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Western media suddenly care about Afghan women again after US departure
Aug 27, 2021 19:41Western media outlets are proving once again that Afghan women’s rights are only of interest to them when they can be used to prop up imperialism and the military industrial complex.