US exits Afghanistan, Taliban say after '20 years of killing soldiers'
3 years, 3 months ago

US exits Afghanistan, Taliban say after '20 years of killing soldiers'

India Today  

As American troops made a hasty exit from Afghanistan after 20 years, the Taliban said it killed thousands of soldiers and inflicted unprecedented financial crisis. Ahmadullah Wasiq, the deputy head of the Taliban’s cultural commission, said, "Occupying US troops withdrew from Afghanistan after a 20-year military mission, killing and wounding thousands of soldiers and inflicting unprecedented financial losses." Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf said, “The last US soldier has left Kabul airport and our country gained complete independence.” However, a contingent of Americans, estimated to be around 100 people, who wanted to leave Afghanistan are still stranded in the country. The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 US service members, some barely older than the war. Read: As US military exits Kabul, many Americans, Afghans left behind Hours ahead of President Joe Biden's Tuesday deadline for shutting down a final airlift, and thus ending the US war, Air Force transport planes carried a remaining contingent of troops from Kabul airport.

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Afghans still counting costs of US intervention
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily  

Afghans eat grapes near a river at Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province on Monday. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP Editor's note: Three years on from the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the Asian country is still suffering the consequences of the failed military operation. Three years after the United States' abrupt and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Asian nation continues to suffer …

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily  

Afghans eat grapes near a river at Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province on Monday. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP Editor's note: Three years on from the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the Asian country is still suffering the consequences of the failed military operation. Three years after the United States' abrupt and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Asian nation continues to suffer …

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily  

Women weave carpets at a factory in Kabul on July 20. More importantly, the subsequent US sanctions slapped on Afghanistan following the Western troop pullout, and the freezing of more than $7 billion in Afghan central bank assets, have further exacerbated the situation, leaving Afghanistan on the brink of economic collapse. Over the past two years, Afghanistan's economy has been …

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily  

Afghans eat grapes near a river at Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province on Monday. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP Editor's note: Three years on from the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the Asian country is still suffering the consequences of the failed military operation. Three years after the United States' abrupt and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Asian nation continues to suffer …

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily  

Afghans eat grapes near a river at Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province on Monday. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP Editor's note: Three years on from the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the Asian country is still suffering the consequences of the failed military operation. Three years after the United States' abrupt and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Asian nation continues to suffer …

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily  

Women weave carpets at a factory in Kabul on July 20. More importantly, the subsequent US sanctions slapped on Afghanistan following the Western troop pullout, and the freezing of more than $7 billion in Afghan central bank assets, have further exacerbated the situation, leaving Afghanistan on the brink of economic collapse. Over the past two years, Afghanistan's economy has been …

Taliban celebrate 3 years since Afghanistan takeover with military show
4 months, 1 week ago

Taliban celebrate 3 years since Afghanistan takeover with military show

Hindustan Times  

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers celebrated three years in power on Wednesday with a military parade paying homage to their homemade bombs used in war, fighter aircraft and goose-stepping security forces. Taliban celebrate 3 years since Afghanistan takeover with military show The Taliban's armed forces towed Soviet-era tanks and artillery pieces through the former US air base in Bagram, where Chinese and …

How the US-Taliban Deal Failed Afghanistan
1 year, 3 months ago

How the US-Taliban Deal Failed Afghanistan

The Diplomat  

After two decades of war in Afghanistan, and the immeasurable sacrifices of the nation’s soldiers, law enforcement, and public officials, Kabul is once again under the rule of the Taliban. As part of the Doha agreement, the Taliban agreed to reduce the violence in Afghanistan, and Taliban attacks on U.S. and other foreign troops steadily decreased, but the group’s attacks …

US soldiers were ordered to clean human feces before they were allowed to leave Kabul
1 year, 3 months ago

US soldiers were ordered to clean human feces before they were allowed to leave Kabul

Op India  

On Sunday, Septemer 10, reports surfaced detailing the humiliation the US soldiers had to endure before they were allowed to leave Kabul in August 2021 when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The story of the humiliation faced by US soldiers has been chronicled in a newly published book titled, “Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the American …

Two years on, I’m haunted by the moment the Taliban brought death to Kabul
1 year, 4 months ago

Two years on, I’m haunted by the moment the Taliban brought death to Kabul

The Independent  

Among the terrible scenes of human misery that unfolded as people desperately tried to escape the Taliban in the wake of the fall of Kabul, there was one day that was particularly sad and haunting. One of her relations, a government official, was imprisoned and killed in Bamiyan by the local Taliban commander – one among many victims of the …

Kabul airport attack 'mastermind' killed by Taliban, US officials say
1 year, 7 months ago

Kabul airport attack 'mastermind' killed by Taliban, US officials say

India Today  

The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians during the United States' chaotic evacuation from the country, US officials said on Tuesday. The bombing occurred on August 26, 2021, as US troops were trying to help Americans …

Republicans probe chaotic US military withdrawal from Afghanistan
1 year, 11 months ago

Republicans probe chaotic US military withdrawal from Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

About 2,500 US soldiers died in Afghanistan, a conflict that became the longest war the United States fought. Republican legislators have launched an investigation into the chaotic United States military withdrawal from Afghanistan, which allowed an immediate takeover by the Taliban and led to scenes of thousands of desperate people storming Kabul airport, some clinging to departing US planes as …

Afghanistan: 10 dead, 8 injured in blast at Kabul military airport
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghanistan: 10 dead, 8 injured in blast at Kabul military airport

India TV News  

Afghanistan : A bomb blast near a checkpoint in Kabul's military airport on Sunday killed at least 10 people and injured 8 others, Taliban officials said. The military airport is around 200 metres from the civilian airport and close to the Interior Ministry, itself the site of a suicide bombing last October that killed at least four people. Interior Ministry …

Inside the Shadow Evacuation of Kabul
2 years, 3 months ago

Inside the Shadow Evacuation of Kabul

Wired  

At 11:12 pm on August 15, 2021, Worth Parker’s phone pinged with a message. He was in his bed in Wilmington, North Carolina, 7,200 miles from “the ground” of Kabul, having retired from the United States Marines six weeks earlier. The message continued: My brother, who was an interpreter with the Special Mission Wing, and my father, who used to …

One year on – the day I fled the Taliban
2 years, 4 months ago

One year on – the day I fled the Taliban

The Telegraph  

The government minister Rangina Hamidi, photographed by Stephen Ross Goldstein ‘I imagined grabbing a knife and killing my daughter Zara, then myself. ‘If the Taliban come here, they’ll kill us,’ they told me, and I knew they were right. Afghan refugees crouch in a group as British military secure the perimeter outside the Baron Hotel, near the Abbey Gate, in …

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Monday marked a year since they seized the Afghan capital in a rapid takeover that triggered a hasty escape of the nation’s Western-backed leaders, sent the economy into a tailspin and fundamentally transformed the country. While the Afghan people are known for their resilience and ability to survive, he said, unfortunately “negative coping strategies” …

EXPLAINER: Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout
2 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A year after America’s tumultuous and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan, assessments of its impact are divided — and largely along partisan lines. The White House released portions of an unclassified intelligence assessment summary on Sunday that concluded that al-Qaida hasn’t rebuilt and doesn’t have the ability to launch an attack against the U.S. from Afghanistan. And it argues …

One year on, Afghanistan still suffers from US-inflicted pain
2 years, 4 months ago

One year on, Afghanistan still suffers from US-inflicted pain

China Daily  

Residents visit an outdoor market in Kabul on Tuesday. But the chaotic and humiliating withdrawal of the US forces one year ago has left a tattered and impoverished country in its wake. To begin with, it launched the Afghanistan war that killed at least 174,000 Afghans, more than 30,000 civilians included, made nearly one-third of Afghan population refugees, and forced …

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount

The Hindu  

The Taliban on Monday marked a year since they seized the Afghan capital of Kabul, a rapid takeover that triggered a hasty escape of the nation's Western-backed leaders, sent the economy into a tailspin and fundamentally transformed the country. One small group marched past the former U.S. Embassy, chanting “Long live Islam” and “Death to America.” A year after the …

Column: Kabul’s fall was a debacle, but long-term impact hasn’t been as catastrophic as feared
2 years, 4 months ago

Column: Kabul’s fall was a debacle, but long-term impact hasn’t been as catastrophic as feared

LA Times  

Taliban fighters take over Kabul International Airport last August and inspect equipment left behind after the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan. One year ago, as President Biden was withdrawing the last American troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban swept into Kabul and abruptly brought a 20-year, $2.3-trillion U.S. war to an ignominious end. It was Biden’s worst foreign policy failure, and …

Op-Ed: What does Afghanistan look like after one year of Taliban rule?
2 years, 4 months ago

Op-Ed: What does Afghanistan look like after one year of Taliban rule?

LA Times  

One year after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, the country is an even more dangerous place. With the Taliban back in power since mid-August of last year, and its Al Qaeda allies getting a new lease on life, the situation in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better. As Afghanistan becomes more of a permissive environment for terrorist …

Timeline of events in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
2 years, 4 months ago

Timeline of events in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover

The Hindu  

The Taliban's capture of Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021 brought the hardline movement back into power in Afghanistan nearly 20 years after they were toppled by the U.S. invasion following the 9/11 attacks. Feb. 29, 2020 — U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration signs an agreement with the Taliban committing to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by May 1, 2021. April …

Key events since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan a year ago
2 years, 4 months ago

Key events since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan a year ago

Al Jazeera  

The group made a stunning return to power on August 15 last year as the US-led forces withdrew from the country after two decades. The Taliban stormed back to power a year ago as the United States-led forces withdrew from the country, two decades after first removing the regime. Here are the key events of the past 12 months: Taliban …

US withdrawal prompted collapse of Afghan army: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

US withdrawal prompted collapse of Afghan army: Report

Al Jazeera  

The US oversight authority on Afghanistan SIGAR says the decision to withdraw from Kabul led to the demise of the Afghan army. The withdrawal of US forces and military contractors last year has been touted as “the single most important factor” in triggering the collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, according to an interim report by the …

Zalmay Khalilzad, US envoy who brokered Afghanistan pullout, steps down
3 years, 2 months ago

Zalmay Khalilzad, US envoy who brokered Afghanistan pullout, steps down

Firstpost  

The dapper 70-year-old academic-turned-US diplomat is quitting less than two months after American forces withdrew from the country Washington: Zalmay Khalilzad, the veteran United States envoy whose months of patient hotel-ballroom diplomacy helped end the US war in Afghanistan but failed to prevent a Taliban takeover, resigned on Monday. As former president Donald Trump itched to end America’s longest war …

Empire of chickenhawks: Why America's chaotic departure from Afghanistan was actually perfect
3 years, 3 months ago

Empire of chickenhawks: Why America's chaotic departure from Afghanistan was actually perfect

Salon  

The biggest fallacy about our exit from Afghanistan is that there was a "good" way for us to get out. On Sept. 1, two weeks later, CBS News headlined: "This is the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan" with an eerie night-vision video capture of Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, …

Afghanistan survivors of US drone strike: Sorry 'is not enough'
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan survivors of US drone strike: Sorry 'is not enough'

India TV News  

Sorry is not enough for the Afghan survivors of an errant U.S. drone strike that killed 10 members of their family, including seven children. Emal Ahmadi, whose 3-year-old daughter Malika was killed on Aug. 29, when the U.S. hellfire missile struck his elder brother's car, told The Associated Press on Saturday that the family demands Washington investigate who fired the …

A month of Taliban rule: Signs of US occupation at Kabul airport
3 years, 3 months ago

A month of Taliban rule: Signs of US occupation at Kabul airport

Al Jazeera  

A well-thumbed copy of Not a Good Day to Die, which tells how American forces nearly came undone fighting in Afghanistan in the early stages of the war, lies on a bed in a deserted United States barrack room at Kabul airport. A month after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, signs of the 20-year US-led occupation are still visible at …

After US drawdown, American commanders who led the war in Afghanistan reflect on mistakes, regrets
3 years, 3 months ago

After US drawdown, American commanders who led the war in Afghanistan reflect on mistakes, regrets

Firstpost  

Given the results, the 20-year war in Afghanistan was not worth the cost, said Karl Eikenberry, a former commander in Afghanistan Washington: Not even a month has passed after the completion of the US drawdown from Afghanistan, US commanders who led the war in Afghanistan are struggling to decipher how the country collapsed to the Taliban and cautioned a possible …

Afghanistan crisis updates | September 12, 2021
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan crisis updates | September 12, 2021

The Hindu  

The Taliban flag waved over the Afghan presidential palace the same day the U.S. and the world marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. -PTI International Ex-Afghan leader hosts tribal elders on 9/11 Afghanistan’s first 2001 post-Taliban president Hamid Karzai marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America with a meeting of tribal elders at his high-walled …

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 …

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 …

Afghanistan: An imperial disaster
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan: An imperial disaster

The Hindu  

THE chaotic exit of the United States military from Afghanistan, just before the August 31 deadline set by the Taliban, has ended the final chapter of the U.S.’ longest war. The Taliban leaders were angry because they claimed that the military equipment left behind by the U.S. forces belonged to the Afghan state and that they were the legitimate successors …

Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace
3 years, 3 months ago

Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace

Associated Press  

Bone-tired like everyone else in Kabul, Taliban fighters spent the last moments of the 20-year Afghanistan war watching the night skies for the flares that would signal the United States was gone. On the inside we could hear the live ammunition being fired to keep the crowds back and the ones who made it in would tell us about Taliban …

Photos: Tanks, helicopters, artillery: See what the U.S. left behind in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Photos: Tanks, helicopters, artillery: See what the U.S. left behind in Afghanistan

LA Times  

When Taliban fighters rode triumphantly into Kabul airport early Tuesday, they did so on U.S. pickup trucks, wearing American-made uniforms and brandishing American M4 and M16 rifles. A Taliban fighter raises the Taliban banner at Hamid Karzai International Airport after the U.S. withdrawal on Aug. 31. Taliban fighters stand ready as the militant group secures Hamid Karzai International Airport in …

Tanks, attack helicopters, drones, bullets: What the arms left behind by U.S. mean for the Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

Tanks, attack helicopters, drones, bullets: What the arms left behind by U.S. mean for the Taliban

LA Times  

When Taliban fighters rode triumphantly into Kabul airport early Tuesday, they did so on U.S. pickup trucks, wearing American-made uniforms and brandishing American M-4 and M-16 rifles. “That’s hallmark American military training right there.” The leftover U.S. gear is omnipresent in Kabul, where Taliban fighters wielding shiny black M-4s on dark-green Ford Ranger trucks is a routine sight. A Taliban …

The last US plane has departed Kabul, so what now for the people of Afghanistan?
3 years, 3 months ago

The last US plane has departed Kabul, so what now for the people of Afghanistan?

ABC  

After the last American plane left Kabul, the city's skyline lit up with gunfire — a Taliban celebration of the "complete independence" they have achieved over Afghanistan. Key points: A financial and humanitarian crisis is gripping Afghanistan As the last US flight left, citizens of Kabul were left feeling betrayed, while several women told the ABC they were in imminent …

Biden says chaotic Kabul withdrawal was a SUCCESS
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden says chaotic Kabul withdrawal was a SUCCESS

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the troop withdrawal from Kabul that left 13 US service members dead was an 'extraordinary success' and blamed Donald Trump and local soldiers for the mess in Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the US troop withdrawal from Kabul was an 'extraordinary success' and blamed Donald Trump and local …

Victorious Taliban focus on governing after US withdrawal
3 years, 3 months ago

Victorious Taliban focus on governing after US withdrawal

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban reveled in their victory after the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, reiterating their pledge Tuesday to bring peace and security to the country after decades of war. It will take time.” A long-running economic crisis has worsened since the Taliban’s rapid takeover of the country in mid-August, with people crowding banks to maximize their daily withdrawal …

After U.S. exit, Taliban celebrate victory
3 years, 3 months ago

After U.S. exit, Taliban celebrate victory

The Hindu  

The hardline Islamist Taliban celebrated their total return to power on Tuesday with gunfire and diplomacy, after the last U.S. troops flew out of Afghanistan to end two decades of war. this victory belongs to us all,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told reporters hours later on the runway of the airport. Mujahid also insisted Taliban security forces would “be gentle …

Last U.S. troops leave Kabul after two decades of war in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Last U.S. troops leave Kabul after two decades of war in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The last United States evacuation planes left Afghanistan on August 30, U.S. officials confirmed. "I'm here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end of the military mission to evacuate American citizens," Central Command Commander General Frank McKenzie said. And U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said later that "under 200, likely closer to 100 Americans …

Taliban hold mock FUNERALS for American forces: Thousands celebrate US soldiers leaving
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban hold mock FUNERALS for American forces: Thousands celebrate US soldiers leaving

Daily Mail  

The Biden administration is considering sending economic aid to the Taliban, even as the militants hold mock funerals for American troops and NATO allies to celebrate the end of the 20-year US military intervention in Afghanistan. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told ABC's Good Morning America that the US could send economic and developmental aid to Afghanistan if the …

OPINION | Americans gone from Afghanistan: Worst retreat ever!
3 years, 3 months ago

OPINION | Americans gone from Afghanistan: Worst retreat ever!

India TV News  

America’s longest war in history came to an unceremonious end on Monday midnight after the last five C-17 military cargo jets left Kabul airport. Taliban fighters immediately took control of the entire Kabul airport and their spokesman proclaimed “full independence”, 20 years after the US attacked Afghanistan after the 9/11 terror attacks. US President Joe Biden said, the Taliban has …

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 declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security

India TV News  

The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul's international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final U.S. troop withdrawal that ended America's longest war. “Our nation has suffered war and invasion and the people do not have more tolerance.” At the end of his remarks, the Badri fighters shouted: “God is the greatest!” In an interview with Afghan state television, Mujahid also …

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 …

Want good relations with the US and world, say Taliban as America pulls out of Afghanistan after 20 years
3 years, 3 months ago

Want good relations with the US and world, say Taliban as America pulls out of Afghanistan after 20 years

India TV News  

The Taliban is celebrating its takeover of Afghanistan. Its top spokesman congratulated Afghan people on their victory, hours after the last US troops left the country following 20 years of military intervention. this victory belongs to us all," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said from the runway of Kabul airport. "While the U.S. government has withdrawn its personnel from Kabul, we …

US makes unceremonious end to Afghanistan war leaving Afghans to wonder what comes next
3 years, 3 months ago

US makes unceremonious end to Afghanistan war leaving Afghans to wonder what comes next

Firstpost  

As for those left behind in Afghanistan, a country of 38 million minus the thousands who have fled or died in recent weeks, all they can do is look forward The end of the United States’ longest war was unceremonious — trash blowing across the single airstrip of Kabul’s international airport, Afghans lingering outside the gates, still hoping in vain …

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