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In a first, India’s point person for Afghanistan meets Taliban defence minister
1 month, 2 weeks ago

In a first, India’s point person for Afghanistan meets Taliban defence minister

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Indian foreign ministry’s pointperson for Afghanistan met the Taliban’s acting defence minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob for the first time on Wednesday and discussed ways to expand relations between the two sides. JP Singh, who has largely spearheaded the Indian side’s engagement with the Taliban, was on an unannounced visit to the Afghan capital. Singh, who is also …

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Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai calls on Taliban to provide education to girls and women
4 months ago

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai calls on Taliban to provide education to girls and women

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai …

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Did Republican Senate candidate order 'unnecessary' airstrike that killed three Americans in 2001?
2 years, 2 months ago

Did Republican Senate candidate order 'unnecessary' airstrike that killed three Americans in 2001?

Daily Mail  

And a former officer said Bolduc was desperate to be able to say he joined in the fighting before the Taliban surrendered in their area Don Bolduc's campaign for the Senate has made much of the way he led 'horse soldiers' in Afghanistan fighting terrorists in the immediate aftermath, for which he won a Purple Heart after a 2000lb bomb …

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Inside Operation Pineapple Express - the bid by US Special Forces to save Afghans from Kabul
2 years, 4 months ago

Inside Operation Pineapple Express - the bid by US Special Forces to save Afghans from Kabul

Daily Mail  

The tireless effort by veterans to get Afghans out of Kabul as Western troops left and the Taliban continued their rampage has been documented in a harrowing new book by a former Green Beret who frantically tried to help his comrades escape - while US officials stood by. In an excerpt from his book Operation Pineapple Express, exclusively obtained by …

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Ex-Afghan president: Biden order on frozen funds an atrocity
2 years, 10 months ago

Ex-Afghan president: Biden order on frozen funds an atrocity

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s former president on Sunday called a White House order to unfreeze $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of 9/11 victims an atrocity against the Afghan people. Former President Hamid Karzai at a packed news conference sought the help of Americans, particularly the families of the thousands killed in the 9/11 terrorist …

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Former Afghan President Karzai asks Pak PM Imran Khan to 'stop speaking on behalf of Afghans'
3 years ago

Former Afghan President Karzai asks Pak PM Imran Khan to 'stop speaking on behalf of Afghans'

India Today  

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai asked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to refrain from propaganda and to stop speaking on behalf of the Afghans. In a series of tweets, the former president of the war-torn country said, "Pakistan's threat from Afghanistan is a clear propaganda infact, the issue is quite the opposite and the ISIS threat is directed from Pakistan …

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The AP Interview: Karzai ‘invited’ Taliban to stop chaos
3 years ago

The AP Interview: Karzai ‘invited’ Taliban to stop chaos

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban didn’t take the Afghan capital — they were invited, says the man who issued the invitation. In an Associated Press interview, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai offered some of the first insights into the secret and sudden departure of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani — and how he came to invite the Taliban into the city …

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Karzai 'invited' Taliban to stop chaos
3 years ago

Karzai 'invited' Taliban to stop chaos

India Today  

The Taliban didn’t take the Afghan capital — they were invited, says the man who issued the invitation. In an Associated Press interview, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai offered some of the first insights into the secret and sudden departure of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani — and how he came to invite the Taliban into the city “to protect the …

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Qatar's high-level delegation meets Taliban leader Akhund, former Afghan president Karzai in Kabul
3 years, 3 months ago

Qatar's high-level delegation meets Taliban leader Akhund, former Afghan president Karzai in Kabul

India Today  

The Middle Eastern State of Qatar, which has played an outsized role in Afghanistan since the Taliban's sweep to power on August 15, sent a delegation to Kabul on Sunday. Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan met Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdur Rahman Al-thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar …

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Biden, Ghani did not foresee Taliban takeover in their last call
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden, Ghani did not foresee Taliban takeover in their last call

Al Jazeera  

Before Afghan government collapsed on August 15, the US president pressed his Afghan counterpart to ‘change perception’. In the last call between US President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy and messaging tactics, but neither Biden nor Ashraf Ghani appeared aware of or prepared for …

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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 …

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The final betrayal: The Afghan translators who helped Britain but can't make it inside Kabul airport
3 years, 3 months ago

The final betrayal: The Afghan translators who helped Britain but can't make it inside Kabul airport

Daily Mail  

Desperate translators last night told the Mail they feared they were being left to die in Kabul, unable to escape Afghanistan as the evacuation drive headed into its final hours. Hundreds of people gather near an evacuation control checkpoint during ongoing evacuations at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul Pressed by a Tory backbencher, Mr Wallace added: ‘I recommend that …

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Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed after being left behind in retreat, says Afghan general
3 years, 4 months ago

Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed after being left behind in retreat, says Afghan general

India Today  

As the Taliban's campaign to reconquer Afghanistan was gathering pace in June, hundreds of people were dying in the fighting, and tens of thousands were fleeing. Danish Siddiqui, a 38-year-old star photojournalist for Reuters based in New Delhi, decided he wanted to help cover the story, telling a boss: “If we don’t go, who will?” On Sunday, July 11, Siddiqui …

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EXPLAINED: Under US, Afghanistan Held Multiple Polls To Install Democracy. Here's How Taliban Won In The End
3 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINED: Under US, Afghanistan Held Multiple Polls To Install Democracy. Here's How Taliban Won In The End

News 18  

The Taliban are conducting negotiations with Afghan stakeholders to form the next government in the country. Three years after they had ousted the Taliban from power in 2001, the US and its coalition partners facilitated the holding of presidential elections in the country, which brought Hamid Karzai, who was already leading the caretaker government, to power by an overwhelming majority. …

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‘The lives come first’: Why Western cultural institutions need to support Afghan artists
3 years, 4 months ago

‘The lives come first’: Why Western cultural institutions need to support Afghan artists

LA Times  

“I am heartbroken today and there is not a shred of hope left in my life.” So begins a Thursday social media post by an Afghan photographer in Kabul. pic.twitter.com/4FjW6deKUi — Sahraa Karimi/ صحرا كريمي August 13, 2021 “The most important thing cultural institutions can do for the artists who fear for their lives in Afghanistan due to threats by …

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Taliban warns of ‘consequences’ if U.S. extends evacuation past August
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban warns of ‘consequences’ if U.S. extends evacuation past August

LA Times  

People wanting to flee Afghanistan continue to wait around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Monday. William Urban said no U.S. or coalition forces were hurt in what he described as a “brief exchange of gunfire outside the north gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport.” “The incident appeared to begin when an unknown hostile actor fired upon Afghan security …

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What is the Haqqani Terror Network and What is Their Role in New Taliban Regime
3 years, 4 months ago

What is the Haqqani Terror Network and What is Their Role in New Taliban Regime

News 18  

Some of the Taliban’s top leaders are gathering in Kabul to discuss the formation of a new Afghan government — including a representative from the Haqqani network, the country’s most feared militants. Jalaluddin Haqqani’s death after a long illness was announced by the Taliban in 2018, and his son Sirajuddin formally became the network’s chief. Mainly based in eastern Afghanistan …

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From spy to political leader: Amrullah Saleh, the braveheart of Panjshir
3 years, 4 months ago

From spy to political leader: Amrullah Saleh, the braveheart of Panjshir

India Today  

Amrullah Saleh, the first Vice President of Afghanistan, has staked claim to the highest office after Ashraf Ghani fled the country. Panjshir Resistance, also known as the ‘Second Resistance’ of the ‘National Resistance Front of Afghanistan’ is a coming together of former Northern Alliance members and other anti-Taliban leaders, to fight the onslaught of the Taliban, under the leadership of …

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Taliban militants violently disperse rare Afghan protest
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban militants violently disperse rare Afghan protest

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban militants attacked protesters Wednesday in Afghanistan who dared to take down their banner and replace it with the country’s flag, killing at least one person and fueling fears about how the insurgents would govern this fractious nation. Under Taliban control, Afghanistan will without doubt become ground zero of radical Islamist terrorism; plots against democracies will be …

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Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai holds talks with senior Taliban leader
3 years, 4 months ago

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai holds talks with senior Taliban leader

Hindustan Times  

A Taliban commander and senior leader of the Haqqani Network militant group, Anas Haqqani, met for talks with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a Taliban official told Reuters on Wednesday. The former Afghan President and chief peace envoy have been negotiating with senior leaders of the Taliban since the fall of Kabul. Senior Taliban leader Amir Khan Muttaqi has already …

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Ghani defends departure amid anti-Taliban protests in Jalalabad
3 years, 4 months ago

Ghani defends departure amid anti-Taliban protests in Jalalabad

Al Jazeera  

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says he did not run away and denies taking large sums of money in his first comments since leaving Afghanistan – updates as they happened. 18 Aug 2021 - 19:35 GMT President Ghani ‘no longer a figure’ in Afghanistan A top US diplomat has dismissed the significance of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani emerging in the United …

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Taliban offers amnesty, promises women’s rights and media freedom
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban offers amnesty, promises women’s rights and media freedom

Al Jazeera  

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says group won’t allow territory ‘to be used against anybody or any country’ – updates as they happened. 17 Aug 2021 - 18:31 GMT Taliban agreed to allow ‘safe passage’ to airport, US says The Taliban has told the US administration that it will allow a “safe passage” to the airport in Kabul, which remains under …

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Opinion: Afghanistan’s collapse was not pre-ordained. It was willful abandonment
3 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: Afghanistan’s collapse was not pre-ordained. It was willful abandonment

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Retired Lt. Col. Jason Amerine is a 1993 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a bachelor of science in Arabic. Courtesy Jason Amerine With the fall of the Taliban, the US and coalition forces demobilized all the warlords’ armies and established the Afghan National Army in hopes of empowering Kabul. Few believed the US would stay …

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Ashraf Ghani: The Afghan president who failed to make peace with Taliban
3 years, 4 months ago

Ashraf Ghani: The Afghan president who failed to make peace with Taliban

India Today  

Ashraf Ghani, who left Afghanistan on Sunday following the Taliban's rapid advance through the country and into Kabul, was twice elected Afghan president, as well as being one of the country's best-known academics. First elected president in 2014, Ashraf Ghani took over from Hamid Karzai, who led Afghanistan after the US-led invasion in 2001, and oversaw the conclusion of the …

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