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Biden warns masterminds of deadly Kabul bombings: ‘We will make you pay’
Biden addresses nation on darkest day of his presidencyUS forces alert for further attacks as evacuations acce…
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Taliban have captured more than 100 military helicopters, Russia says
Fleet of Russian-made Mi-17 transport aircraft had been procured by US for Afghan armed forcesAfghanistan with…
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How social media helped the tech-savvy Taliban retake Afghanistan | Weeda Mehran
Online communities are not just used for propaganda but are valuable fundraising tools and crucial to recruitm…
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Biden under pressure over Afghanistan and Covid as approval ratings slide
President urged to extend deadline for full US troop withdrawalVirus cases rise but FDA issues full approval f…
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UK evacuation from Afghanistan ‘down to hours not weeks’
Defence secretary says British evacuation effort cannot continue once US troops leave KabulThe British effort …
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Biden: Afghanistan evacuations would always have been ‘hard and painful’
President defends US exit but makes changes to airlift effort at Kabul airport after criticism over deaths and…
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Pentagon orders commercial airlines to help in Afghanistan evacuations
Defense secretary: ‘We’re gonna try our very best to get everybody, every American citizen who wants to get ou…
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Plan for Texas to host Afghan evacuees gets bipartisan support though experts are wary
Critics warn that the base is ‘not safe’ because of concerns for migrant children held there after crossing th…
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US urges Americans to avoid Kabul airport amid security concerns including Isis threats
Thousands still trying to flee a week after Taliban takeover as president is briefed on operations in Afghanis…
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‘Trapped in hell’: Kabul airport chaos casts doubt on US promise of safe evacuation
There is no coherent system, and those who do make it to the airport face days stuck waiting to board flightsI…
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Children passed over the walls of Kabul airport amid evacuation chaos – video
Footage shows desperate crowds passing children to US soldiers in the hope of getting them to safety at Kabul …
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Biden says US troops may stay in Afghanistan beyond 31 August deadline
US president tells ABC: ‘We’re going to stay until we get them all out’ amid continued chaotic scenes at Kabul…
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Afghanistan: reports emerge of Taliban beating Afghans seeking to flee Kabul
US voices concern at reports of violence against women and children trying to pass through Taliban checkpoints…
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Afghanistan live news: UK MPs debate crisis as former Afghan president meets Taliban commander
Boris Johnson expresses concern for those left behind; Hamid Karzai has met Anas Haqqani; reports of unrest at…
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Afghanistan: striking image appears to show 640 people fleeing Kabul in packed US military plane
Hundreds of people crammed into a US carrier in a desperate attempt to escape Kabul after Taliban forces took …