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Afghan forces face ‘bad possible outcomes’ against Taliban – US general

Mark Milley overseeing withdrawal by 11 SeptemberBiden marks 10th anniversary of killing of Osama bin LadenCar bomb kills at least 21 as US prepares to withdraw troopsAfghan government forces face some “bad possible outcomes” against Taliban insurgents…

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Biden announces all US and Nato troops to leave Afghanistan by September 11

Withdrawal of US and Nato military personnel to begin on 1 May‘It’s time to end America’s longest war’ – Biden at White HouseUS president Joe Biden has declared it was time “to end America’s longest war” as he announced that nearly 10,000 US and Nato t…

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‘Terrible days ahead’: Afghan women fear the return of the Taliban

After 20 years of liberty, female education is once again threatened by hardline IslamistsOutside a college from which their mothers were banned, the women waited for friends finishing exams they fear will be some of the last they can take. “The Americ…

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Taliban denies killing three female Afghan polio workers

Murders of two volunteers and a nurse come one day after relaunch of national vaccination campaignTwo female volunteers and a nurse working door to door to vaccinate children against polio were shot dead by gunmen in two separate incidents in the Afgha…

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US defense secretary Austin visits Afghanistan as exit deadline looms

Surprise visit and meeting with President Ashraf Ghani in KabulTrip comes ahead of 1 May deadline to bring US troops homeLloyd Austin, the US secretary of defense, made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, meeting President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul….

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‘Music is my life’: ban on schoolgirls singing in Afghanistan met with protest

Government appears to backtrack on decree after women take to social media to sing in defiance under #IAmMySong hashtagAfghanistan’s Ministry of Education appears to be backtracking on a decision to impose a nationwide singing ban on schoolgirls.In a l…

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