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19,000 people evacuated from Kabul in last 24 hours, says US govt

The update came as the August 31 deadline to complete the evacuation process drew closer, with president Joe Biden resisting requests from G7 allies to extend the evacuations beyond the said date,

August 26, 2021

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Save Afghanistan from Trump-Biden follies

To add insult to injury, Biden publicly put the blame for the Afghan rout not on himself (as was the case) but on the Afghan forces whom he had fully abandoned to

August 26, 2021

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Tajikistan says will not accept govt formed through ‘oppression’

The strong statement comes following the meeting between, President of the Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi….reports Asian Lite News In a major setback to the Taliban which

August 26, 2021

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Obscure figures appointed in Afghanistan’s intelligence, security posts

Zakir is a former senior commander of the Taliban, who has been appointed Afghanistan’s Acting Defense Minister…reports Asian Lite News A week after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, a number of obscure

August 26, 2021

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Does China’s BRI have a future in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan?

The fall of the Ashraf Ghani-led government in Afghanistan, backed by US military troops on Afghan soil since 2001, has revealed itself as an opportunity for China to step in America’s shoes….reports

August 26, 2021

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India ready for overflow of Afghanistan terror, says CDS

Chief of Defence Staff says Taliban the same as it was 20 years ago but has only changed its partners, reports Asian Lite News Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said

August 26, 2021

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UK Warns Citizens to Avoid Kabul Airport

The UK Foreign Office has advised its citizens to “move away to a safe location and await further advice”, reports Asian Lite Newsdesk Noting that the security situation in Afghanistan remains ‘volatile’,

August 26, 2021

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Raab, Jaishankar discuss Afghanistan for second time

The was the second phone call between the two in the last 10 days and since the Taliban took over Afghanistan….reports Asian Lite News Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday spoke with

August 26, 2021

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AFGHAN GENERAL: ‘Betrayed By Ghani & Biden’

GENERAL SAMI DADAT: This was not an Afghan war only; it was an international war, with many militaries involved. It would have been impossible for one army alone, ours, to take up

August 25, 2021

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Karzai, Abdullah in Taliban’s 12-member council

According to reports, Afghanistan would be governed by a 12-member council, with the exception of the president and the emirate, reports Asian Lite Newsdesk Taliban on Tuesday included ex-Afghan President Hamid Karzai,

August 25, 2021

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