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Taliban wants Afghan professionals to help boost country’s investment potential & create economy ‘roadmap’

During a televised interview with Al Jazeera, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed the Islamist group will not “blame” or impose…

3 years ago

‘Loss of trust’ in US leaders: Marine punished for Afghan pull-out criticism RESIGNS effective 9/11 & calls for ‘revolution’

The controversial soldier, Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller, took to his Facebook account on Tuesday to announce his plans to leave…

3 years ago

Afghan interpreter who ‘helped save Biden’ in 2008 pleads for rescue after being left behind

“Hello Mr. President: Save me and my family,” the Wall Street Journal quoted the man, whose name was given only…

3 years ago

EU foreign affairs chief proposes new reactive force, as Afghan crisis highlights bloc’s military shortfalls

In an interview with Corriere Della Sera, Josep Borrell said the EU must be better prepared in the future, after…

3 years ago

Blinken denies giving Taliban lists of Americans and Afghan allies, but then says US turned over names for busloads of evacuees

Asked by NBC News host Chuck Todd on Sunday how the administration could be sure that lists of people the…

3 years ago

Bill Maher tells Americans to quit complaining about the US after Afghan disaster, earning him praise from Ted Cruz 

In a controversial segment of HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’, the commentator argued that Americans should stop complaining about…

3 years ago

‘Clear attack on Afghan territory’: Taliban condemns US strike allegedly targeting ISIS ‘planner’ behind deadly Kabul blast

The US carried out the drone strike early Saturday, targeting a hideout said to be used by Islamic State Khorasan…

3 years ago

Gone without a trace: UK’s Afghan embassy Twitter account with 100k+ followers abruptly DELETED as British evacuation ends

The embassy’s Twitter handle, created in 2013 and boasting more than 109,000 followers, appears to have been deactivated sometime on…

3 years ago

UK govt says ‘every effort was made’ to destroy papers naming Afghan embassy workers, amid anger over ‘data protection blunder’

On Thursday evening, the Times claimed that its journalists had found papers identifying Afghan staff at the British diplomatic mission,…

3 years ago

It’s hard not to be cynical about Airbnb’s motives for housing 20,000 Afghan refugees

Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb, announced over Twitter this week that his company plans to house 20,000 Afghanistan refugees…

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