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US lawmakers urge Biden to extend August 31 withdrawal deadline

Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said Biden should hear the message from a “large bipartisan group of members” to reconsider the said deadline….reports Asian Lite News As President Joe Biden decided to stick

August 25, 2021

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Taliban actions to be mointored, says Biden

Biden said the US is on track to get all of its forces out of Afghanistan by Aug 31, as he had previously laid out, but cautioned the timeline is dependent on

August 25, 2021

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US shouldn’t encourage Afghan elite to leave country: Taliban

This comes as several countries including the US are evacuating their citizens and Afghans, who are at risk in Taliban-led Afghanistan….reports Asian Lite News The Taliban on Tuesday warned the US against

August 25, 2021

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Afghan woman gives birth to ‘baby girl’ onboard US evacuation flight

The Defense Department shared photos of US personnel helping an Afghan mother exit an aircraft “moments after she delivered a baby aboard the aircraft.”…reports Asian Lite News An Afghan woman on Saturday

August 24, 2021

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Report of American citizens beaten up by Taliban embarrasses Biden

Caught off guard in faraway Kabul, Joe Biden is also facing fire in Washington with several Senators calling for a detailed investigation into the botched withdrawal…reports Ateet Sharma That not everyone in

August 24, 2021

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Pentagon chief orders US airlines to assist Afghan evacuation

This is the third time in history the military has activated CRAF, according to the Pentagon….reports Asian Lite News Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has ordered the US airlines to provide 18

August 24, 2021

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Biden mulls troops deployment in Afghanistan beyond Aug 31

Following the Taliban’s swift takeover of Kabul last week, the US has been scrambling to evacuate Americans and its Afghan partners from the country, reports Asian Lite News President Joe Biden has

August 24, 2021

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Biden thanks UAE for evacuation operations in Afghanistan

US President thanked the UAE and its leadership for their support in helping evacuate American diplomats and nationals from Afghanistan, as well as nationals of allies countries and Afghans who hold visas

August 23, 2021

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Baby passed over a wall at Kabul airport reunited with family

One video showed an American serviceman reaching over a barbed wire-fitted wall to grab a baby with one hand and haul it into the protected compound….reports Asian Lite News A senior US

August 23, 2021

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Pompeo denounces Biden administration over Afghanistan crisis

President Joe Biden termed the evacuation from Afghanistan the ‘most difficult and largest airlift’ ever in history on Friday…reports Asian Lite News Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hit out at

August 23, 2021

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