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One year of Taliban: Where are Saleh and Ghani as Afghanistan slips deeper into chaos?
2 years, 4 months ago

One year of Taliban: Where are Saleh and Ghani as Afghanistan slips deeper into chaos?

India Today  

On Monday, Taliban fighters fired their guns in the air and waved black and white flags while marching on Afghanistan’s streets to celebrate the first anniversary of their takeover of Kabul. Ghani fled Afghanistan as his western-backed government caved in, and his demotivated troops mostly surrendered after a series of stunningly one-sided battles across the country to a Taliban surge …

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Abdullah Abdullah dubs Ghani 'traitor', says Doha agreement between US, Taliban was weak
3 years, 2 months ago

Abdullah Abdullah dubs Ghani 'traitor', says Doha agreement between US, Taliban was weak

India Today  

Chief executive officer of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah said that the agreement between the US and the Taliban was weak on peace. Calling Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani a "traitor", Abdullah said that there were "so many flaws in our own system, bad elections one after another, Ghani not trusting people and mistrust between him and the leadership, corruption were some of …

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'Did not take cash, left Kabul to prevent bloodshed': Afghan President Ashraf Ghani releases video, first since fleeing country
3 years, 4 months ago

'Did not take cash, left Kabul to prevent bloodshed': Afghan President Ashraf Ghani releases video, first since fleeing country

Firstpost  

Ghani posted a video on his Facebook page late on Wednesday, confirming that he was in the UAE. He claimed that he was “forced to leave Afghanistan with one set of traditional clothes, a vest and the sandals I was wearing” Dubai: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday defended his decision to flee Kabul in the face of the Taliban …

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Taliban assert control over Afghanistan, panic in Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban assert control over Afghanistan, panic in Kabul

The Hindu  

Victorious Taliban militants patrolled Kabul on Monday after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan’s 20-year war, as thousands of people mobbed the city’s airport trying to flee the group’s feared hardline brand of Islamist rule. After police and other government forces gave up their posts in Kabul on Sunday, Taliban militants took over checkpoints across the city and entered the …

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Afghans fear a return to brutal Taliban regime
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghans fear a return to brutal Taliban regime

The Hindu  

As the Taliban mass at the gates of Kabul, they are promising a new era of peace in Afghanistan, with amnesty for those they have been battling for two decades and a return to normal life. But Afghans who remember the Taliban’s brutal rule and those who have lived in areas controlled by the Islamic militants in recent years have …

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says Taliban has won as militants enter Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says Taliban has won as militants enter Kabul

The Hindu  

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday after fleeing the country that the Taliban had won, as the militants entered Kabul - nearly 20 years after they were ousted from power by a US-led invasion. 'Ensure security' After initially ordering fighters not to enter the capital, a Taliban spokesman confirmed the Islamist insurgents had entered several districts in Kabul to …

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Taliban enters Afghan presidential palace after Ghani flees
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban enters Afghan presidential palace after Ghani flees

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of Afghans crowd Kabul airport after Taliban enters city and seizes control of presidential palace. 15 Aug 2021 - 19:36 GMT In Pictures: Taliban takes control of Afghan presidential palace Taliban fighters have entered Afghanistan’s presidential palace hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. 15 Aug 2021 - 18:25 GMT Taliban fighters enter Afghan presidential palace Taliban fighters …

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Afghan President addresses nation amid Taliban blitz, says country in serious danger of instability
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan President addresses nation amid Taliban blitz, says country in serious danger of instability

India Today  

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said the country is in serious danger of instability, while adding that he will not give up the “achievements” of the last 20 years. The Afghan President also added that remobilisation of the armed forces was the top priority, even as the Taliban seized a province south of Afghanistan’s capital and launched a multi-pronged …

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