Tag: Evacuation
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National Geographic’s green-eyed ‘Afghan Girl’ evacuated to Italy
National Geographic magazine’s famed green-eyed girl, Sharbat Gula, has been evacuated to Italy, the country’s Prime Minister (PM) Mario Draghi’s office announced on Tuesday, reports Reuters. The office said it had responded to pleas from non-profit organisations working in the war-torn country to help her leave and “travel to Italy as part of the wider…
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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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US right-wing journalist praises PM Khan for saving Afghan’s lives
A right-wing television presenter, Glenn Beck has thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan in a series of tweets for his support in getting Afghans out from the war-torn country. Beck, who has a charity organisation called Mercury One, has been assisting with evacuations from Afghanistan since the Taliban’s takeover, revealed that Pakistan’s leadership helped with the release and departure…
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CIA director secretly meets the head of Taliban in Kabul, reports WaPo
United States (US) President Joe Biden sent off America’s top spy to meet the head of the Taliban on Monday, reported The Washington Post. This high-level diplomatic encounter comes prior to the deadline of August 31 set to airlift Americans and their allies out of Afghanistan. Biden warned that the evacuation was going to be…