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Stoltenberg Holds Briefing on Situation in Afghanistan After Taliban Takeover
The Taliban* has managed to take control of all major cities and on Sunday the movement seized power in Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. A new transitional government was formed, while the militants entered Kabul...
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US military SUVs are also abandoned on the roads of Kabul as the city runs out of fuel.
People are removing their batteries and other spare parts to sell later, a Sputnik correspondent said.
People are removing their batteries and other spare parts to sell later, a Sputnik correspondent said.
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An Afghan who tried to fly away from Kabul, sitting on the landing gear of an American plane, filmed the moment before take-off. Even when the plane is moving down the runway, his face is strikingly calm
#LIVE | Pentagon press secretary Kirby holds presser on situation in Afghanistan https://sptnkne.ws/HbBz
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Pentagon Press Secretary Kirby Holds Presser on Situation in Afghanistan
The Taliban* managed to take over the country in the last few days, seizing major cities and surrounding Kabul. As a result, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani resigned and...
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Footage of people trying to get to Kabul Airport emerges online
#BREAKING | Over 4,000 US troops to be on ground in Kabul by later today, Pentagon says
🛫 Pentagon: US plans to evacuate 5,000-9,000 people from Afghanistan per day
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⚡ Taliban says US has to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan by 1 September, has no intention to attack US troops
US military still plans to complete withdrawal from Afghanistan by 31 August
✈️ Kabul Airport open, flights able to land, depart – White House official
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has made several high-profile promises about the course the country will now pursue:
🔸Drug production in Afghanistan will be stopped
🔸Afghan women will be allowed to work
🔸The country's government will be inclusive
🔸Freedom of the media will be guaranteed
🔸Drug production in Afghanistan will be stopped
🔸Afghan women will be allowed to work
🔸The country's government will be inclusive
🔸Freedom of the media will be guaranteed
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Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has made several high-profile promises about the course the country will now pursue: 🔸Drug production in Afghanistan will be stopped 🔸Afghan women will be allowed to work 🔸The country's government will be inclusive…
🔸On al-Qaeda: "We will not allow any foreigners in Afghanistan who wish to harm or threaten the security of any other countries"
🔸Those who worked with foreigners will not be targeted
🔸Serious measures will be taken to improve people's living conditions
🔸The territories of the diplomatic missions of all countries and international organisations in Afghanistan will be completely safe
🔸The religious beliefs and spiritual values of all Afghans will be respected
🔸Those who worked with foreigners will not be targeted
🔸Serious measures will be taken to improve people's living conditions
🔸The territories of the diplomatic missions of all countries and international organisations in Afghanistan will be completely safe
🔸The religious beliefs and spiritual values of all Afghans will be respected
#BREAKING | US freezes Afghanistan's national reserves in American banks to prevent Taliban from accessing them - reports
#LIVE | White House spokesperson Psaki and US National Security Adviser Sullivan hold joint presser https://sptnkne.ws/HbGv
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White House Spokesperson Psaki and US National Security Adviser Sullivan Hold Joint Presser
The briefing is expected to touch upon the recent takeover of the Afghan capital Kabul by the Taliban*. Earlier, US President Joe Biden defended his decision to withdraw US troops from the country amid criticism over the chaos that has...
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#LIVE | White House spokesperson Psaki and US National Security Adviser Sullivan hold joint presser https://sptnkne.ws/HbGv
US military commanders brief Biden on situation in Afghanistan - National Security Advisor Sullivan
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US military commanders brief Biden on situation in Afghanistan - National Security Advisor Sullivan
⚡️ The US president does not deny responsibility for the situation with the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, US National Security Adviser Sullivan says
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⚡️ The US president does not deny responsibility for the situation with the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, US National Security Adviser Sullivan says
😳 The USA understood that the Taliban might take control of Afghanistan, but didn't think it would go so quickly - White House
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😳 The USA understood that the Taliban might take control of Afghanistan, but didn't think it would go so quickly - White House
❗️White House National Security Adviser says Ghani no longer a factor in Afghanistan
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❗️White House National Security Adviser says Ghani no longer a factor in Afghanistan
⚔️ ‘Fair amount’ of US defense equipment has ‘fallen’ into hands of Taliban, White House Adviser admits
#LIVE | US State Dept holds press briefing following Taliban takeover of Afghanistan sptnkne.ws/HbHU
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US State Dept Holds Press Briefing Following Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
Notwithstanding that US intelligence agencies have long predicted an ultimate Taliban* victory, they didn’t expect a collapse of the Afghan defense forces to happen within weeks.
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⚡️🇺🇸 The US Air Force said it is investigating the loss of civilian lives when its C-17 departed from Hamid Karzai International Airport, including people falling from the aircraft on departure and human remains found in the wheel well after it landed in Qatar.