On the afternoon of Aug. 26, 17-year-old Shabir Ahmad Mohammadi huddled with his family by a mosque near the Kabul airport. Urban said the U.S. didn’t disclose the specific timing of its departure for safety reasons, but it “took great pains to ensure” that the Afghan military knew it was going to leave. One senior State Department official, speaking anonymously, …
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 …
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 …
The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan was over after the outfit took control of the presidential palace in Kabul. Prime Minister Boris Johnson also called a meeting of his Cabinet's emergency committee as the Taliban advanced into Kabul, the Afghan capital," officials said on Sunday. But he is playing down America’s hasty exit, saying “this is manifestly not Saigon.” …
