Getting back on track in the sport’s most elite championship following three defeats in his last four outings, the American improved his record to 9-5. Spotting his moment halfway through the second round of his scrap with Modestas Bukauskas, who fell to 11-5, ‘The War Horse’ struck with an oblique …
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Firing weapons in the air by militants during weddings and other celebrations leads to deaths and injuries and spreads fear among civilians, according to an instruction tweeted out by Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Sunday. Military commanders in Kabul and other cities were told to immediately disarm and arrest anyone …
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AP quoted an official at a Kabul hospital as saying that two people were killed and 12 wounded after militants fired their guns into the air in celebration on Friday night. TOLO News initially reported that 17 bodies and 41 wounded people were transported to the same hospital after the …
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Self-described artist, ring girl, host and designer Brittney Palmer was mocked up waving her behind in Nurmagomedov’s face in a version of a Simpsons cartoon produced by the Russian’s former arch-rival on Tuesday. Retired champion Nurmagomedov was cast as Waylon Smithers, one of The Simpsons’ particularly naive characters, as he …
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Speaking on Sunday as part of a meeting with members of the governing United Russia party in the run up to parliamentary elections next month, the president said that the number of civilians fleeing Kabul poses challenges for the international community. “Who are these refugees? How can we tell? There may …
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In a photo that ruffled many feathers, mostly among American conservatives, the members of Taliban’s commando unit Badri 313 are seen donning full camouflage and fancy tactical gear, including night vision goggles – seemingly recreating an iconic WWII photo of American troops raising the US flag atop Mount Suribachi during …
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Afghan militias on Friday pushed the Taliban out of parts of Baghlan province, located about 100 miles (160km) north of the capital, according to multiple reports. As many as 30 Taliban fighters were killed, and 20 others captured, the Washington Post said, citing statements from commanders who led the uprising. …
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Reporting live on-air from outside of the United States’ abandoned embassy in Kabul, CNN recorded a group of armed men in a truck with a Taliban flag, who chanted ‘Allahu Akbar!’ (‘God is the greatest’) while at least one of the group also appeared to be shouting “death to America!” …
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Kabul airport, which saw chaotic scenes overnight and throughout Monday amid the hasty evacuation of foreign troops, diplomats and their local helpers, continues to remain a hotspot for people seeking to leave Afghanistan. Hundreds gathered outside the facility’s gates, footage from the scene shows, seeking to get inside. Multiple Taliban …
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In videos resembling an episode of MTV’s iconic house tour program ‘Cribs’, Taliban fighters can be seen lounging in the ostentatious interior of former vice president Dostum’s residence in Mazar-i-Sharif. The northern city was captured by the militants on Saturday, after government forces there allegedly surrendered shortly after fighting broke …
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