Antony Blinken says U.S. working with Taliban on flights
3 years, 3 months ago

Antony Blinken says U.S. working with Taliban on flights

The Hindu  

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the State Department is working with the Taliban to facilitate additional charter flights from Kabul for people seeking to leave Afghanistan after the American military and diplomatic departure. Mr. Blinken said the Taliban have given assurances of safe passage for all seeking to leave Afghanistan with proper travel documents. Mr. Blinken said the United States believes there are “somewhere around 100” American citizens still in Afghanistan who want to leave. Mr. Blinken and U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin are in Qatar to thank the Gulf Arab state for its help with the transit of tens of thousands of people evacuated from Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of Kabul on August 15.

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Blinken grilled on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
1 week, 5 days ago

Blinken grilled on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

China Daily  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's testimony is disrupted by protesters at the House Foreign Affairs Committee during a hearing on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE / AP WASHINGTON — US Congressional Republicans on Wednesday grilled Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. …

Blinken grilled on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
1 week, 5 days ago

Blinken grilled on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

China Daily  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's testimony is disrupted by protesters at the House Foreign Affairs Committee during a hearing on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE / AP WASHINGTON — US Congressional Republicans on Wednesday grilled Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. …

US working to assist Americans who want to leave Afghanistan: Antony Blinken
1 year, 9 months ago

US working to assist Americans who want to leave Afghanistan: Antony Blinken

Hindustan Times  

The US is working to assist 44 Americans who want to leave Afghanistan and numerous others who have been detained by the de facto authorities, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Khaama Press reported. Blinken was speaking before the Congress when members of the opposition Republican Party went on the offensive on the US exit from Afghanistan in 2021 …

EXPLAINER: What happened to the Afghanistan evacuation?
3 years ago

EXPLAINER: What happened to the Afghanistan evacuation?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan didn’t end with the departure of the last U.S. troops on Aug. 30, but it did slow to a trickle. Most of the departures, however, have been carried out quietly for remaining American citizens, U.S. residents or people with the special immigrant visa for those who worked as military …

US urged to help more people escape Taliban-led Afghanistan
3 years, 1 month ago

US urged to help more people escape Taliban-led Afghanistan

The Independent  

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Qatar agrees to represent US interests in Afghanistan
3 years, 1 month ago

Qatar agrees to represent US interests in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Gulf nation of Qatar has agreed to represent the United States in Taliban-run Afghanistan following the closure of the American Embassy in Kabul and withdrawal of all U.S. forces from the country in late August. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Qatari counterpart, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, announced Friday that Qatar will serve as the U.S. …

US Secy Of State Antony Blinken Sees 'Global Unity' On Taliban After Talks With Pak, China
3 years, 3 months ago

US Secy Of State Antony Blinken Sees 'Global Unity' On Taliban After Talks With Pak, China

ABP News  

New York: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who met with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi and held talks with ministers’ of the four other veto-wielding Security Council members, has said he believed the world was united on pressing the Taliban, adding “there is very strong unity of approach and unity of purpose”. READ: Hard Punishments Including Executions, Cutting …

US Holds Maiden Talks With Pak on Afghan Crisis, Says Legitimacy of Taliban Will be Defined by Actions
3 years, 3 months ago

US Holds Maiden Talks With Pak on Afghan Crisis, Says Legitimacy of Taliban Will be Defined by Actions

News 18  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he believed the world was united on pressing the Taliban after speaking with Pakistan, China and Russia, key players with Afghanistan’s new rulers. Blinken met Thursday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with his counterpart from Pakistan, the chief ally of the Taliban regime that was toppled by US troops …

Anthony Blinken discusses way forward in Afghanistan with Pakistan's Shah Mehmood Qureshi
3 years, 3 months ago

Anthony Blinken discusses way forward in Afghanistan with Pakistan's Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Firstpost  

Blinken appreciated the work that Pakistan has done to facilitate the departure of American citizens who wish to leave Afghanistan as well as others Washington: US Secretary of State Tony Blinken has met with the visiting Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly and discussed the way forward in Afghanistan, stressing the …

Antony Blinken defense of Afghan policy clouded by al-Qaida warning
3 years, 3 months ago

Antony Blinken defense of Afghan policy clouded by al-Qaida warning

India TV News  

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday sought to parry bipartisan congressional criticism of the Biden administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal, as new intelligence estimates warned that al-Qaida could soon again use Afghan soil to plot attacks on the United States. “The execution of the U.S. withdrawal was clearly and fatally flawed,” said committee chairman Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who has been …

US Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Says Pakistan Involved In Harbouring Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

US Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Says Pakistan Involved In Harbouring Taliban

ABP News  

New Delhi: The United States has said that it will reassess its relationship with Pakistan in the coming weeks referring to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. On Monday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Pakistan has a "multiplicity of interests" that are in conflict with the US in a report by Reuters. Blinken told the House of Representatives …

Flight takes about 200, including Americans, out of Kabul
3 years, 3 months ago

Flight takes about 200, including Americans, out of Kabul

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — An estimated 200 foreigners, including Americans, left Afghanistan on a commercial flight out of Kabul on Thursday with the cooperation of the Taliban — the first such large-scale departure since U.S. forces completed their frantic withdrawal over a week ago. In the U.S., National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horne said that Thursday’s flight was the result of …

About 200 foreigners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul
3 years, 3 months ago

About 200 foreigners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul

India TV News  

An estimated 200 foreigners, including Americans, left Afghanistan on a commercial flight out of Kabul on Thursday with the cooperation of the Taliban — the first such large-scale departure since U.S. forces completed their frantic withdrawal over a week ago. Ten U.S. citizens and 11 green-card holders made Thursday’s flight, State Department spokesman Ned Price said. In the U.S., National …

Interim Taliban government does not reflect what international community hoped to see: United States
3 years, 3 months ago

Interim Taliban government does not reflect what international community hoped to see: United States

India TV News  

The interim Taliban government does not reflect what the international community and the United States hoped to see, the Biden Administration said on Thursday. It certainly does not reflect what the international community and what, as a part of that, the United States hoped to see," State Department Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at his news conference. “There were several …

Taliban have been 'businesslike & professional' in facilitating departure of Americans: White House
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban have been 'businesslike & professional' in facilitating departure of Americans: White House

India TV News  

The Taliban have been businesslike and professional in their facilitating the departure of American citizens and others from Afghanistan, the White House said on Thursday as a chartered Qatar Airways flight from Kabul landed in Doha. She said that the US government facilitated the departure of US citizens and lawful permanent residents on a chartered Qatar Airways flight from Hamid …

200 Westerners, Including Americans, Fly Out Of Kabul Under Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

200 Westerners, Including Americans, Fly Out Of Kabul Under Taliban

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KABUL, Afghanistan — Some 200 foreigners, including Americans, left Afghanistan on a commercial flight out of Kabul on Thursday, the first such large-scale departure since U.S. and other forces completed their frantic withdrawal over a week ago. A senior U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to talk to the media, provided …

Scores of Westerners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul in first large-scale departure since US troop withdrawal
3 years, 3 months ago

Scores of Westerners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul in first large-scale departure since US troop withdrawal

Firstpost  

A senior US official provided the number of Westerners on board and said that two very senior Taliban officials had helped facilitate the departure. Kabul, Afghanistan: Some 200 foreigners, including Americans, flew out of Afghanistan on an international commercial flight from Kabul airport on Thursday, the first such large-scale departure since US and foreign forces concluded their frantic withdrawal at …

Al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan: Pentagon chief
3 years, 3 months ago

Al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan: Pentagon chief

The Hindu  

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday the al-Qaeda extremist group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack the United States 20 years ago may attempt to regenerate there following an American withdrawal that has left the Taliban in power. “We put the Taliban on notice that we expect them to not allow that to happen," Mr. …

Taliban must allow departures from Afghanistan, Blinken says
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban must allow departures from Afghanistan, Blinken says

Al Jazeera  

Top US diplomat criticises new Afghan government but says administration’s engagement with the Taliban will continue. The new Taliban-led Afghan government must live up to its commitments to allow safe passage for those looking to leave Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. Enabling the departures of people seeking to leave, “preventing terrorist groups from using Afghanistan as …

US working with Taliban to enable charter flight ops from Kabul, says Blinken
3 years, 3 months ago

US working with Taliban to enable charter flight ops from Kabul, says Blinken

Hindustan Times  

US secretary of state Antony Blinken, who is currently in Qatar, said on Tuesday that the state department is working with the Taliban to enable additional charter flights to operate from Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport for people wishing to leave Afghanistan. US secretary of state Antony Blinken said the Taliban have reiterated that they would allow people with travel …

US top diplomat Blinken visits Qatar in wake of Taliban takeover
3 years, 3 months ago

US top diplomat Blinken visits Qatar in wake of Taliban takeover

Al Jazeera  

Secretary of State Blinken says ‘no country has done more than Qatar’ during the US military withdrawal and civilian exodus from Afghanistan. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin have met with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and other top Qatari officials in Doha for talks on Afghanistan – shortly after the …

Qatar's Emir discusses developments in Afghanistan with US secretaries of state and defence
3 years, 3 months ago

Qatar's Emir discusses developments in Afghanistan with US secretaries of state and defence

India Today  

Qatar's ruling emir and the visiting US secretaries of state and defence discussed developments in Afghanistan and efforts to enhance security in the war-torn country, the emir's court said on Monday. The emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, received US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin after their arrival in Doha earlier in the day. …

Taliban blocking hundreds from boarding charter evacuation flights out of Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban blocking hundreds from boarding charter evacuation flights out of Afghanistan

India Today  

An Afghan employee of an American organization in Afghanistan says the Taliban are blocking her and hundreds of other people from boarding charter evacuation flights out of Afghanistan. The woman is among several hundred people, reportedly including American citizens and green card holders, who say they have been waiting in large residence halls and hotels for more than a week …

Taliban vowed to let Afghans 'freely depart' from country, says Blinken after Qatar talks
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban vowed to let Afghans 'freely depart' from country, says Blinken after Qatar talks

India Today  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the Taliban had reiterated a pledge to allow Afghans to freely depart Afghanistan following his meeting with Qatari officials on accelerating evacuations. The Taliban told the United States that "they will let people with travel documents freely depart," Blinken told a news conference in Doha where he and Defense Secretary Lloyd …

Senior Democrat’s spokesperson disputes Blinken’s comments about flights grounded in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Senior Democrat’s spokesperson disputes Blinken’s comments about flights grounded in Afghanistan

CNN  

CNN — The communications director for a senior Democratic senator pushed back on comments from Secretary of State Antony Blinken about charter flights that have been grounded for days in the north of Afghanistan, as uncertainty over the militant group’s promises to let Americans leave Afghanistan continued to roil Washington and as the Taliban named members of a designated terror …

Anthony Blinken arrives in Qatar for Afghanistan crisis talks
3 years, 3 months ago

Anthony Blinken arrives in Qatar for Afghanistan crisis talks

Daily Mail  

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Qatar on Monday as Washington seeks support for the evacuation of stranded Americans and at-risk Afghans left behind and after the Taliban said they had taken control of the entire country. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Qatar on Monday as Washington seeks support for the evacuation of stranded Americans …

Hundreds wait for clearance to leave Afghanistan’s Mazar airport
3 years, 3 months ago

Hundreds wait for clearance to leave Afghanistan’s Mazar airport

Al Jazeera  

Afghan girls from a US-based NGO and a number of Americans among group that has been trying to leave for a week. Marina LeGree, the founder and executive director of a small US non-governmental organisation active in Afghanistan, said on Monday that some 600 to 1,300 people, including girls from her group, had been waiting near the Mazar-i-Sharif airport for …

Refugees Are Still Trying To Flee Afghanistan And Blinken Arrived In Qatar For Talks
3 years, 3 months ago

Refugees Are Still Trying To Flee Afghanistan And Blinken Arrived In Qatar For Talks

NPR  

Refugees Are Still Trying To Flee Afghanistan And Blinken Arrived In Qatar For Talks In Afghanistan, U.S. diplomacy and military evacuations are ongoing and refugees are still try to flee. Diplomatic correspondent Michele Kelemen just set off with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. CORNISH: And Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman just returned from his travels to visit refugee centers with …

Blinken and Austin to visit Gulf to address postwar stresses
3 years, 3 months ago

Blinken and Austin to visit Gulf to address postwar stresses

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Top U.S. national security officials will see how the failed war in Afghanistan may be reshaping America’s relationships in the Middle East as they meet with key allies in the Persian Gulf and Europe this week. Together, the Austin and Blinken trips are meant to reassure Gulf allies that President Joe Biden’s decision to end the U.S. war …

Won't recognise Afghanistan Taliban govt, but ready to have 'constructive relationship': UK
3 years, 3 months ago

Won't recognise Afghanistan Taliban govt, but ready to have 'constructive relationship': UK

India TV News  

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says the UK is not planning to recognize Afghanistan's Taliban government, but is prepared to have a constructive relationship with the militant group. Raab said the world has to "face up to the new reality in Afghanistan" following the withdrawal of Western troops and the Taliban takeover. Speaking after talks with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah …

‘Channels of communication’ open with Taliban: Blinken
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Channels of communication’ open with Taliban: Blinken

Al Jazeera  

Top US diplomat to visit Qatar and Germany, says Washington in constant contact with Americans remaining in Afghanistan. “There’s currently no plans to do any meetings with the Taliban in Doha,” State Department official Daniel Benaim told reporters on Friday.”This is very much focused on our relationship with Qatar – thanking them for the incredible support that they’ve given.” 3 …

US looking at land routes to continue Afghanistan evacuations
3 years, 3 months ago

US looking at land routes to continue Afghanistan evacuations

Al Jazeera  

US officials welcome efforts by Turkey and Qatar to help reopen the airport in Kabul after American troop withdrawal. The United States is exploring ways to evacuate American citizens and Afghan allies looking to leave Afghanistan including via land routes, US officials said on Wednesday, reasserting a commitment to help eligible people who were not airlifted out. US Under Secretary …

As US military leaves Kabul, many Americans, Afghans remain
3 years, 3 months ago

As US military leaves Kabul, many Americans, Afghans remain

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As the final five U.S. military transport aircraft lifted off out of Afghanistan, they left behind up to 200 Americans and thousands of desperate Afghans who couldn’t get out and now must rely on the Taliban to allow their departure. “Our commitment to them holds no deadline.” Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, told reporters …

Taliban celebrate defeating the United States
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban celebrate defeating the United States

Deccan Chronicle  

Kabul: The hardline Islamist Taliban celebrated their total return to power on Tuesday with gunfire and diplomacy, after the last US troops flew out of Afghanistan to end two decades of war. The United States' longest military conflict drew to a close on Monday night when its forces abandoned Kabul's airport, where it had overseen a frenzied airlift that saw …

August 31, 2021 Afghanistan-Taliban news
3 years, 3 months ago

August 31, 2021 Afghanistan-Taliban news

CNN  

The US military negotiated a secret arrangement with the Taliban that resulted in Taliban members escorting groups of Americans to the gates of the Kabul airport as they sought to escape Afghanistan, according to two defense officials. One of the officials also revealed that US special operations forces set up a “secret gate” at the airport and established “call centers” …

August 31, 2021 Afghanistan-Taliban news
3 years, 3 months ago

August 31, 2021 Afghanistan-Taliban news

CNN  

The US military negotiated a secret arrangement with the Taliban that resulted in Taliban members escorting groups of Americans to the gates of the Kabul airport as they sought to escape Afghanistan, according to two defense officials. One of the officials also revealed that US special operations forces set up a “secret gate” at the airport and established “call centers” …

As US military leaves Kabul, many Americans, Afghans remain
3 years, 3 months ago

As US military leaves Kabul, many Americans, Afghans remain

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As the final five U.S. military transport aircraft lifted off out of Afghanistan Monday, they left behind up to 200 Americans and thousands of desperate Afghans who couldn’t get out and now must rely on the Taliban to allow their departure. But I think if we’d stayed another 10 days we wouldn’t have gotten everybody out that we …

United States completes withdrawal from Afghanistan after final plane leaves Kabul
3 years, 3 months ago

United States completes withdrawal from Afghanistan after final plane leaves Kabul

ABC  

The United States says its war in Afghanistan is over, after the last plane carrying US troops left Kabul airport this morning. Key points: The last flight left just before Joe Biden's August 31 evacuation deadline ticked over US Central Command says hundreds of US civilians were left behind The Taliban has declared Afghanistan is now an independent country General …

Taliban celebrates victory as last US troops leave Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban celebrates victory as last US troops leave Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Taliban hails withdrawal of US forces as a ‘historic moment’ and says the country has now gained ‘full independence’. “It will include ongoing diplomacy in Afghanistan and coordination with partners in the region to reopen the airport allowing for continued departure for those who want to leave and delivery of humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.” 30 Aug 2021 …

US prepares to wind down Kabul evacuation, Taliban says ready to take over airport
3 years, 3 months ago

US prepares to wind down Kabul evacuation, Taliban says ready to take over airport

India Today  

US forces were in the final phase of pulling out of Kabul, ending two decades of costly involvement in Afghanistan, as the country's new Taliban rulers prepared to take control of the airport. A top U.S. official said the Biden administration expects the Taliban to continue allowing safe passage for Americans and others to leave Afghanistan after the U.S. military …

U.S. in final phase of evacuations from Kabul, Taliban says ready to take over airport
3 years, 3 months ago

U.S. in final phase of evacuations from Kabul, Taliban says ready to take over airport

The Hindu  

U.S. forces are in the final phase of leaving Kabul, ending two decades of involvement in Afghanistan,and just over 1,000 civilians at the airport remain to be flown out before troops withdraw, a Western security official said on August 29. The country's new Taliban rulers are prepared to take control of the airport, said an official from the hardline Islamist …

US pledges to pressure Taliban to allow departures past August 31
3 years, 4 months ago

US pledges to pressure Taliban to allow departures past August 31

Al Jazeera  

‘There is no deadline on our work’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken says, vowing to help people leave Afghanistan after US withdrawal. The United States military may be leaving Afghanistan by August 31, but Washington’s efforts to help its citizens and Afghan allies leave the country will continue well beyond that deadline, Biden administration officials said on Wednesday. “The Taliban …

Afghanistan withdrawal leaves allies in Europe to face harsh reality of US’s departure from world stage
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan withdrawal leaves allies in Europe to face harsh reality of US’s departure from world stage

CNN  

London CNN — The sudden fall of Kabul and the Taliban’s near-total takeover of Afghanistan has left many of America’s long-standing partners wondering what will become of the values-based, US-led international order. NATO’s treaty opens with the pledge that: “The Parties to this Treaty reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and …

US Secretary of State Blinken mistakens Ghani as Hamid Karzai in interview slip-up | Watch
3 years, 4 months ago

US Secretary of State Blinken mistakens Ghani as Hamid Karzai in interview slip-up | Watch

India Today  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a TV interview, mistakenly referred to ousted Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani as Hamid Karzai, who led Afghanistan’s first government after the Taliban were overthrown in 2001 and was president until 2014. While speaking on the evacuations in Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a slip-up, said Hamid Karzai fled the country …

US Embassy officials in Kabul warned of Taliban takeover in July
3 years, 4 months ago

US Embassy officials in Kabul warned of Taliban takeover in July

India TV News  

US Embassy officials in Kabul had warned top officials in Washington of the Afghanistan government's collapse in July, a media report said on Thursday. In July, nearly two dozen US officials in the Kabul embassy had warned Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top Amerian officials of the Afghanistan government's fall soon after the completion of US troops withdrawal, …

Taliban ask the world to trust them in lengthy press conference on women's rights, fears of revenge as Vice-President stakes leadership claim
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban ask the world to trust them in lengthy press conference on women's rights, fears of revenge as Vice-President stakes leadership claim

ABC  

The Taliban has made a string of assurances to Afghans and the world — including that there will be no revenge attacks on anyone who worked or fought with the US — during the first press conference since its rapid advance on the Afghan capital of Kabul. Key points: The Taliban promised no revenge attacks on those who worked with …

US scrambles to evacuate citizens and allies from Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

US scrambles to evacuate citizens and allies from Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

A top US general says the collapse of Afghan forces in 11 days against the Taliban offensive was not foreseeable. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said US officials are working around the clock at the airport in Kabul in an “enormously challenging and fluid situation” to ensure a safe departure for those seeking to leave the country. Passage to …

Analysis: US forced to depend on the Taliban after 20 years of fighting
3 years, 4 months ago

Analysis: US forced to depend on the Taliban after 20 years of fighting

CNN  

CNN — The depth of the mess the United States finds itself in Afghanistan is encapsulated by the fact that it must now effectively rely on its enemy, the Taliban, as it extricates itself from the humiliating endgame of its longest war. As President Joe Biden returned to Washington Tuesday, breaking off his vacation at Camp David for a second …

After Taliban takeover, US accelerates Afghan evacuation with 6,000 troops at Kabul airport
3 years, 4 months ago

After Taliban takeover, US accelerates Afghan evacuation with 6,000 troops at Kabul airport

India Today  

The United States has said that it would deploy as many as 6,000 of its troops at the Kabul airport to ensure safe departure of its citizens and those from its friends and allies from Afghanistan which has now been taken over by the Taliban, in a sudden an unprecedented collapse of the elected regime led by President Ashraf Ghani. …

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