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A year later, communities find ways to honor 13 service members killed in Kabul airport bombing
2 years, 3 months ago

A year later, communities find ways to honor 13 service members killed in Kabul airport bombing

LA Times  

Most of them were based at Camp Pendleton, but they came from all over America, from small towns and suburbs. The 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul airport bombing are being remembered with memorials of various kinds — charity foundations, renamed streets, a mural — in places like Rancho Cucamonga; Berlin Heights, Ohio; and Lawrence, Mass. Johanny Rosario …

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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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Anand K. Sahay | India’s return to a key role in Kabul: Ticklish issue emerges
2 years, 6 months ago

Anand K. Sahay | India’s return to a key role in Kabul: Ticklish issue emerges

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi is in an unenviable position in Afghanistan although that country has strategic significance for it. Subsequently, in a May 27 interview to an Indian television channel, the influential young Taliban leader Anas Haqqani, brother of Afghanistan’s powerful acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is deemed to be the de facto deputy head of state, disclosed that the Taliban …

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Anand K. Sahay | Is India doing a rethink on role in Afghanistan?
2 years, 7 months ago

Anand K. Sahay | Is India doing a rethink on role in Afghanistan?

Deccan Chronicle  

Since India evacuated its mission in Afghanistan once the Taliban retook Kabul in August 2021, practically under American aegis, after what came to be called the Taliban’s Doha “negotiations” with the United States, New Delhi is evidently doing a rethink. When the nearly 200-strong Indian mission in Kabul was being evacuated in a hurry following the re-capture of Afghanistan 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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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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Mullah Hassan to head proposed Taliban govt in Afghanistan with Baradar as his deputy: Report
3 years, 3 months ago

Mullah Hassan to head proposed Taliban govt in Afghanistan with Baradar as his deputy: Report

India Today  

Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the chief of the Taliban's powerful decision-making body 'Rehbari Shura', has been named as Afghanistan's new head of state by the insurgent group's top leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada, according to a Pakistani media report. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Chairman of Taliban's Political Office in Doha, and Mullah Abdus Salam will work as deputies of Mullah Hasan …

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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 …

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Qatar jet carrying technical team lands in Kabul: Live
3 years, 3 months ago

Qatar jet carrying technical team lands in Kabul: Live

Al Jazeera  

Group arrives in Afghanistan to discuss restarting Kabul airport operations after it was damaged in recent evacuations. 1 Sep 2021 - 14:05 GMT UK’s Raab says intelligence was Kabul would not fall this year The United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the intelligence assessment was that it was unlikely Kabul would fall this year as he defended his country’s …

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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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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 …

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Taliban hail 'victory' as US withdraws from Afghanistan, resistance forces gear up for long war | 10 points
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban hail 'victory' as US withdraws from Afghanistan, resistance forces gear up for long war | 10 points

India Today  

The Taliban declared victory on Tuesday, hours after the last US plane took off from the Kabul airport, marking the end of America's longest war. READ | Major General Chris Donahue -- the last American to leave Afghanistan The Taliban took full control of the Hamid Karzai airport as the US withdrawal concluded. Victory belongs to all Afghans, say Taliban: …

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Taliban declares victory as Afghans assess their future after West’s exit
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban declares victory as Afghans assess their future after West’s exit

LA Times  

For the last two weeks, Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport was the last tether for America’s war in Afghanistan, its runways the site of a frantic airlift that spirited more than 123,000 people out of the country. Taliban fighters sit in front of darkened consoles in the deserted control tower of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. At a …

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Transcript: US completes Afghanistan withdrawal
3 years, 3 months ago

Transcript: US completes Afghanistan withdrawal

Al Jazeera  

In the early morning hours of August 31, the last US military plane took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport, officially ending the US’s nearly 20-year-long war in Afghanistan. – I’m going to turn the podium over to General Frank McKenzie, commander of US Central Command. And to that environment, Rear Admiral Pete Vasely and Brigadier General Farrell Sullivan of …

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The 'Star Wars' robot that thwarted ISIS-K attack on US planes
3 years, 3 months ago

The 'Star Wars' robot that thwarted ISIS-K attack on US planes

Daily Mail  

This is the US's sophisticated 'Star Wars robot' tasked with shooting down missiles fired by jihadist terrorists at Kabul airport - where the last American planes are preparing to leave following Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban. Some fell short into the city, while others were intercepted by missile defences, American officials said There were no immediate reports of casualties from …

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Deserted roads, empty gates at Kabul airport as US withdrawal enters final stages
3 years, 3 months ago

Deserted roads, empty gates at Kabul airport as US withdrawal enters final stages

India Today  

As the final stage of the US troops' withdrawal approaches, roads leading to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul have become vacant, latest satellite images show. Images provided by earth imaging company Planet Labs indicate that the main entrance of the airport that had been witnessing huge traffic since August 14 has become largely unpopulated since the bombings at …

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5 rockets fired at Kabul airport, repelled by air defences: Reports
3 years, 3 months ago

5 rockets fired at Kabul airport, repelled by air defences: Reports

India Today  

As many as five rockets were fired towards the Hamid Karzai International airport in Kabul on Monday morning and were repelled by the air defense system installed at the airport, reports said. Third Footage- Rockets were fired through this vehicle toward Kabul airport pic.twitter.com/ACCe7IFANj — Muslim Shirzad August 30, 2021 A journalist based in Afghanistan said, "At least two rockets …

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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 …

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Another 1,000 'could've been saved if Dominic Raab cut his holiday short'
3 years, 3 months ago

Another 1,000 'could've been saved if Dominic Raab cut his holiday short'

Daily Mail  

A furious blame game over the Afghanistan crisis has broken out in Whitehall, with Ministers claiming that Dominic Raab's decision to stay on holiday in the Mediterranean as Kabul fell to the Taliban meant that up to 1,000 people have not been evacuated who otherwise would have been. A Taliban Badri fighter, a 'special forces' unit, stands guard as Afghans …

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US suffers deadliest day in Afghanistan since 2011 after Kabul Airport suicide bomb kills 13 marines
3 years, 3 months ago

US suffers deadliest day in Afghanistan since 2011 after Kabul Airport suicide bomb kills 13 marines

Daily Mail  

The US has suffered the worst loss of life in Afghanistan in a decade after two suspected suicide bombers killed at least 13 US troops near the Kabul airport Thursday. Thursday's blasts killed at least 13 US troops, including 11 Marines, a Navy medic, and another service member screening evacuees at airport gates The suicide bombings were carried out by …

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Photos: Deadly attack outside Kabul airport
3 years, 3 months ago

Photos: Deadly attack outside Kabul airport

LA Times  

A bomb went off near the entrance to Kabul’s airport Thursday, ripping through crowds of Afghans and foreign nationals waiting for evacuation from the country. Taliban fighters secure the outer perimeter in plain sight of the American forces that control the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. A C-17 Globemaster takes off as Taliban fighters secure the airport’s outer …

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