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‘I don’t want to talk about it’: Khabib Nurmagomedov in fiery exchange with reporter amid Taliban takeover of Afghanistan (VIDEO)

Retired former UFC champion Nurmagomedov, who is one of the most prominent Muslim athletes in the world, refused to be…

3 years ago

‘Better to die with dignity, under Taliban’s bullet’: Afghan staff of US embassy feel betrayed after failed evacuation – reports

“It would be better to die under the Taliban’s bullet” than face the crowds again, NBC News quoted an embassy…

3 years ago

Putin warns terrorists & Taliban fighters ‘disguised as refugees’ could be flowing out of Afghanistan amid chaos of US withdrawal

Speaking on Sunday as part of a meeting with members of the governing United Russia party in the run up…

3 years ago

Mujahideen v Taliban: Battle for strategic valley looms as anti-Taliban warlord & remnants of Afghan military refuse to surrender

The Taliban’s conquest of Afghanistan in August was lightning fast – and in some cities and provinces, almost entirely bloodless.…

3 years ago

Ultimate insult? Taliban fighters mock iconic Iwo Jima flag raising photo, posing in seized US military gear

In a photo that ruffled many feathers, mostly among American conservatives, the members of Taliban’s commando unit Badri 313 are…

3 years ago

Russia’s talks with Taliban are latest proof Moscow’s foreign policy is non-ideological. The West could learn a lesson from that

Winston Churchill famously defined Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” Its unique history and geography…

3 years ago

China wants to ‘emulate Taliban’, Taiwan claims, vowing to defend itself from Beijing

The rapid fall of the Afghan government amid the withdrawal of US forces from the country has made a strong…

3 years ago

Taliban fighters killed & captured after Afghan militias seize 3 districts just north of Kabul – reports

Afghan militias on Friday pushed the Taliban out of parts of Baghlan province, located about 100 miles (160km) north of…

3 years ago

The Taliban are ‘country boys with a code of honour’? Is this really an apt way to describe these cold-eyed killers of women?

Watching the chaos at Kabul International Airport as people of all nationalities try to escape from what they think the…

3 years ago

‘Taliban called and informed me I should continue my job,’ mayor of Afghanistan’s capital tells RT

Scarcely had the Taliban retaken the capital city of Kabul when Mayor Mohammad Daoud Sultanzoy received a phone call informing…

3 years ago