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Erdogan: No decision yet on Kabul airport help
Aug 28, 2021 01:38Turkey 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 01:28Pentagon 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 15:11Western 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 15:03Media 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 05:38Iran 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 12:33Turkey 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 11:40China 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.
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President Raeisi: US presence in region does not lead to security, causes more problems
Aug 26, 2021 15:16President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the presence of the United States and other foreign countries in the region does not lead to security, but only causes more problems for regional states.
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Where will Afghanistan’s refugees go?
Aug 26, 2021 15:04The US Refugee Act of 1980 standardized the procedures for admitting refugees – people who have fled war, violence, conflict or persecution – and put in place a rigorous vetting process. But over the past 40 years, US acceptance rates for refugees worldwide have fallen significantly – from 200,000 admitted in 1980 to less than 50,000 in 2019.
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Taliban close Kabul airport road to Afghans to block their evacuation
Aug 26, 2021 14:06The Taliban have moved to prevent Afghans from leaving the country by joining the US-led airlift, declaring the route to Kabul airport only open to foreigners. The Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said: “The road that ends at Kabul airport has been blocked. Foreigners can go through it but Afghans are not allowed to take the road.”