Mon 16 August 2021: At least five people were killed at Kabul’s airport on Monday as some Afghans raced to flee the country while the Taliban consolidated its grip on the country, according to witnesses cited by Reuters. US troops are in charge at the airport, helping in the evacuation of embassy staff and other […]
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Mon 16 August 2021: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet have resigned after just 17 months in power amid infighting within his coalition and a resurgent wave of COVID-19. Muhyiddin held a last cabinet meeting on Monday morning before going to the palace to tender his resignation to the king. In a television […]
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Sun 15 August 2021: Pakistan has a vital duty to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan, where conflicts have intensified recently, the Turkish president said on Sunday, reports Anadolu Agency. Speaking at a ship launching ceremony as part of the Pakistan MILGEM Corvette Project in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated Pakistan on its 75th day of […]
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Sun 15 August 2021: The Taliban have ordered their fighters to enter parts of Kabul to prevent looting, their spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said, according to Afghan TV network Tolo. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has left the capital Kabul for Tajikistan, a senior Afghan Interior Ministry official said on Sunday. Asked for comment, the president’s […]
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Sun 15 August 2021: The Taliban will face a “swift and decisive response” if it interferes with US personnel in Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Blinken told CNN. Blinken was keen to stress that the US exit from Afghanistan “is not Saigon,” citing the country’s disastrous pullout from the Vietnam War in 1975. Images from […]
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Sun 15 August 2021: According to a minister, Malaysia’s embattled leader will offer his resignation to the king on Monday. His resignation would bring an end to his 17-month government and a new round of turbulence in the country. Muhyiddin Yassin has come under pressure to step down since losing his parliamentary majority and also […]
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Sun 15 August 2021: Pope Francis called on Sunday for dialog to end the conflict in Afghanistan so that its people can live in peace, security and reciprocal respect. Francis made the appeal in his noon address as the Taliban entered the capital Kabul and the US evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter. “I […]
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Sat 14 August 2021: In a major blow for the government, the Taliban have taken control of a large, well fortified city in northern Afghanistan. The Taliban now control all of northern Afghanistan, isolating the Western-backed government to the center and east, following the loss of Mazar-i-Sharif, the country’s fourth largest city, which Afghan soldiers […]
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Sat 14 August 2021: The Taliban appreciated India’s humanitarian and developmental efforts in Afghanistan such as building the Salma Dam, roads, and other infrastructure projects in the country, spokesperson of Taliban Suhail Shaheen said, group has also warned India against playing a military role in Afghanistan. Speaking to ANI, Suhail Shaheen said, “What do you mean […]
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Sat 14 August 2021: The Taliban movement announced the capture of Sharana, the capital of the southeastern Afghan province of Paktika, on Saturday. The spokesman of the Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, tweeted that the building of the governor administration, the police headquarters, and other public buildings were under control of the Islamist movement. The militants also […]
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