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US asks Afghanistan’s neighbors to shelter its ex-employees who fear Taliban retaliation after troop pullout – media

Afghanistan’s neighbors Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as Kazakhstan, may shelter as many as 9,000 Afghans qualified for the so-called…

3 years ago

The Taliban tide rolls on ahead of US withdrawal from Afghanistan – déjà vu all over again

Lawrence Peter ‘Yogi’ Berra, the hall-of-fame New York Yankee, won 13 World Series wins as either a player or manager.…

3 years ago

As US military exits from Afghanistan, Pentagon considering airstrikes if Taliban threaten to take Kabul – media

In the event of a Taliban offensive that threatens the capital, Kabul, the US military is weighing the possibility of…

3 years ago

As Trump’s withdrawal date passes, Taliban warn they may ‘take action’ against US troops in Afghanistan

Saturday marked Trump’s planned withdrawal date from Afghanistan, which the former US leader announced last year. With Biden pledging to…

3 years ago

Top Democrat reveals US will miss Afghanistan withdrawal deadline, says Biden will ask Taliban for ‘more time’

“It’s a general feeling that May 1 is too soon, just logistically,” Smith said on Wednesday, during a virtual event…

3 years ago

Taliban threatens with ‘reaction’ if US does not pull out troops by May deadline

“They should go,” Suhail Shaheen, a member of the Taliban negotiation team, told reporters in Moscow on Friday. Troop presence…

3 years ago

Whether or not the US leaves Afghanistan, the Taliban will stand triumphant and the violence won’t stop

Last year, the United States initiated a historic deal with Afghanistan’s militant Islamist group, the Taliban. The agreement seemed quite…

3 years ago

Taliban bounties 3: The China menace. Claim of payments for attacks on US troops in Afghanistan now stars Beijing

Secret intelligence indicates that “non-state actors” in Afghanistan were paid to carry out attacks against US troops, according to sources.…

3 years ago

‘CBS interpreted my remarks incorrectly,’ Taliban spokesman says, as report claims the militant group endorsed Trump

The “clarification” from the Taliban spokesman came hours after a report that the militant group threw its weight behind Trump…

4 years ago

Trump’s critics slamming him for Taliban ‘endorsement’ dislike him so much, they are seemingly willing to argue for endless wars

“We hope he will win the election and wind up US military presence in Afghanistan,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told…

4 years ago