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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.
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Five ways US created and prolonged Afghan crisis
Aug 27, 2021 19:33Media coverage of the Taliban takeover of Kabul would lead most Americans to believe that U.S. involvement in Afghanistan began after 9/11, with the invasion launched to topple the previous Taliban government. But Afghanistan has been at war continuously for forty-two years, and the Pentagon has been involved every step of the way, under both Republican and Democratic administrations.
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Iran strongly condemns Kabul airport explosions that killed dozens
Aug 27, 2021 10:08Iran has strongly condemned the fatal terrorist explosions that tore through crowds of people outside Kabul airport in the Afghan capital, where thousands had flocked as countries raced to evacuate as many people as possible before an August 31 deadline to completely withdraw their troops.
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Turkey says received request from Taliban to operate Kabul airport
Aug 27, 2021 17:03Turkey says it has received a request from the Taliban in Afghanistan to operate the international airport in Kabul, shortly after Ankara reversed a decision to provide security for the airfield at the behest of the United States due to the deteriorating security situation in the country.
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China warns about 'severe' Afghan security situation in wake of Kabul attacks
Aug 27, 2021 16:10China has expressed concern about Afghanistan's "complex and severe" security situation in the wake of two deadly explosions near the Kabul airport, which came amid a chaotic US withdrawal from the country.