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Taliban announces total conquest of Kandahar as Afghan officials confirm fall of 2nd-largest city

A spokesperson for the militant group posted a statement on Friday announcing that Afghanistan’s most important provinces – Kandahar, Helmand,…

3 years ago

Canada to deploy special forces to assist Afghan embassy evacuation as major cities fall under Taliban assault – reports

The special operators will work alongside British and American counterparts to ensure civilian personnel leave the country safely as fighting…

3 years ago

Its epic Afghan failure shows that America’s naive belief it can cure the world’s ills with democracy, dollars, and M16s is wrong

As the United States hastily withdraws from Afghanistan, warning its citizens there to flee immediately, and washes its hands of…

3 years ago

‘Save our lives, UK’: Abandoned Afghan interpreters plead with London as Taliban offensive rolls on

Two Afghan interpreters, who served British troops during their years-long stay in the war-torn country, talked to Sky News, expressing…

3 years ago

Taliban overruns most of Kunduz as Afghan military clings to strategic city’s airport – reports

The militants seized all the key government buildings in the two cities overnight, pushing the government troops to military installations…

3 years ago

WATCH: Russian bombers & Spetsnaz train in Afghan border drills with Uzbekistan & Tajikistan, as Taliban advances (VIDEOS)

The Russian-Uzbek drills took place at the Termez field training camp, located in the southernmost mountainous region of the country.…

3 years ago

Taliban captures second Afghan provincial capital in as many days, after withdrawal of US troops – reports

The militants swept through nine out of 10 districts of the northern province, which borders the former Soviet republic of…

3 years ago

Taliban claims responsibility for deadly attack on Afghan defense minister’s residence

The minister’s residence was struck while an important meeting was underway inside, the group said in a statement released by…

3 years ago

Afghan president blames ‘abrupt’ departure of US-led troops for failures in war with Talban

“The reason for our current situation is that the decision [to withdraw international troops] was taken abruptly,” Ashraf Ghani told…

3 years ago

America’s ruthless ‘war on terror’ is what made it lose Afghanistan years ago, former Afghan president Karzai tells RT

The invasion of the US-led coalition in Afghanistan back in 2001, after the tragedy of 9/11, was welcomed by a…

3 years ago