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Afghanistan’s fate awaits US-backed Ukraine: Senior Russian security official
Aug 20, 2021 06:42A top Russian security official has warned that the US administration will one day abandon its commitment to Ukraine just as Washington left its Afghan allies and hastily withdrew forces from the war-torn country in the midst of unabated offensives by the Taliban militant group.
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US withdrawal from Afghanistan indicates occupation forces’ failure in our region: Houthi
Aug 20, 2021 06:01The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan after 20 years of war clearly shows that occupation forces have failed to advance their plans and agendas in the West Asia region.
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EU’s Borrell says Taliban takeover of Afghanistan biggest event since Crimea
Aug 20, 2021 05:54The EU's foreign policy chief says the collapse of the Western-backed administration and a subsequent takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban has been the most important geopolitical event since Russia "annexed" Crimea in 2014.
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Russia says anti-Taliban forces forming resistance in northeast of Kabul
Aug 20, 2021 05:39Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says a group of Afghan leaders are trying to rally a force to resist the Taliban from Panjshir Valley northeast of Kabul after the takeover of the war-ravaged Asian country by the militant group.
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I was a marine in Afghanistan. We sacrificed lives for a lie
Aug 19, 2021 16:53The Afghan cities fall in rapid succession, like men caught in enfilade fire. First Zaranj, Kunduz a few days later, then Kandahar and Lashkar Gah. Next is Mazar-i-Sharif. And finally, the Taliban begin their move to swiftly and decisively take Kabul.
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Expected Afghan influx reopens divisions over refugees in Europe
Aug 19, 2021 16:45The fall of Kabul has reopened divisions over immigration in European countries as government leaders brace themselves for an inevitable surge in refugees.
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Billions of dollars of US weapons seized by Taliban
Aug 19, 2021 16:18The Taliban in Afghanistan have seized billions of dollars of US weapons following the quick collapse of Afghan security forces that were equipped with the American military equipment.
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Russia foreign minister calls for nationwide dialogue in Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
Aug 19, 2021 15:30Russia has called for a national dialogue with the involvement of the entire political parties and figures in Afghanistan following the country’s takeover by the Taliban militant group amid the hasty withdrawal of US-led troops from the war-torn country.
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Several killed amid stampede, firing by Taliban during rally in Afghanistan
Aug 19, 2021 13:41Several people have reportedly been killed in Afghanistan's northeastern city of Asadabad when members of the Taliban fired at people waving the national flag at an Independence Day rally and sparked a stampede.
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Biden defends messy US pullout, says mayhem unavoidable
Aug 19, 2021 13:33US President Joe Biden has come under intense scrutiny for the chaotic exit of the military from Afghanistan, and his failure to provide a safe passage for US citizens and some Afghans from Kabul.