Tag: Afghan war
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Deadly US drone strike in Kabul did not break law, says Pentagon
Following an investigation, a Pentagon inspector general said that a United States (US) airstrike that killed 10 civilians in Afghanistan was a mistake but did not violate any laws and doesn’t recommend any disciplinary action, reported Al Jazeera. US Air Force Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sami Said stated: “They all have a genuine belief based…
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‘Ghani promised to fight till death but fled’: Antony Blinken
United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani promised to fight till death but when the Taliban came, he fled, reports Dawn. In a show, Blinken was asked if he had personally tried to persuade Ghani to stay in Kabul. To which he replied that he…
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‘Since 2001, I have repeatedly warned that the Afghan war was unwinnable’: Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan says he was surprised to see that no mention was made of Pakistan’s sacrifices as a US ally in the war on terror for more than two decades. “Instead, we were blamed for America’s loss,” he wrote in an op-ed for The Washington Post. “Since 2001, I have repeatedly warned that…
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‘Not necessary,’ Afghan women to be banned from playing sports by Taliban
The Taliban spokesperson has said that the Afghan women, including the country’s women’s cricket team, will be prohibited from participating in sports under the new Taliban regime, The Gurdian has reported. Ahmadullah Wasiq, the deputy chairman of the Taliban’s culture commission, claimed in an interview with Australian network SBS that women’s sport was neither appropriate…
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Reema Khan reunites with husband Tariq, reveals ‘horrifying’ plight of Afghan refugees
Actor Reema Khan has joyfully reunited with her husband Dr Syed Tariq Sahab as he came back from Doha and shed light on the ‘disturbing’ situation of Afghan refugees. “Thank God my husband is back from Doha safe and sound. However what he told me about the refugees is very disturbing,” wrote the Nikkah star…
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Female Afghan presenter who interviewed Taliban leader flees the country
Beheshta Arghand, a female news presenter at TOLO News, has left Afghanistan according to CNN. “If the Taliban do what they said – what they promise – and the situation becomes better, and I know I am safe and there is no threat for me, I will go back to my country and I will…
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Posters of women vandalised in Kabul
Images of women have been covered up or vandalised on storefronts around Kabul, AFP has reported. One of the salons in Kabul has been whitewashed to cover up advertisements pasted on its outdoor walls, showing the faces of smiling women in bridal regalia. Another shuttered salon, spotted on Tuesday as a Taliban fighter patrolled the…
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Kabul could be isolated by Taliban within the next 72 hours
The capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, can be isolated by the Taliban within the next 72 hours, CNN has reported. A diplomatic source told CNN that one intelligence assessment indicated that Kabul could be isolated by the Taliban within the week, possibly within the next 72 hours, but stressed that does not mean the militant group…
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Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says steps to end military mission launched
The commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Army General Scott Miller, on Sunday said an orderly withdrawal of foreign forces and the handing over of military bases and equipment to the Afghan forces had begun. Miller said he was acting on orders based on U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to end America’s longest war,…
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Australian special forces killed Afghan prisoner to make room on plane: US marine
A United States Marine Corps (USMC) helicopter crew chief accused Australian special forces of killing a hog-tied Afghan prisoner after being told he would not fit on the US aircraft coming to pick them up. The marine told ABC Investigations he was a door gunner providing aerial covering fire for the Australian soldiers of the…