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As Lashkar Gah is also captured, US senator Mitch McConnell says exit could be ‘sequel’ to Vietnam humiliationMitch McConnell has warned that America’s retreat from Afghanistan risks a replay of the nation’s humiliating withdrawal from Saigon at the en…
Read MoreSoldiers to arrive within 48 hours to provide security and support for US embassy personnel in KabulUS and other western military planners are accelerating plans for the evacuation of embassy staff in Afghanistan as Kabul is increasingly threatened by …
Read MoreInsurgents capture Ghazni city, giving them control of approaches to capital from north and southThe Taliban have tightened their grip on the approaches to Kabul, taking control of a key city on the main road south as the threat to several other major …
Read MoreKabul embassies step up evacuation plans as Biden urges Afghan leaders to ‘fight for their nation’US officials believe Afghanistan’s government could fall in 90 days, with Kabul isolated in as little as a month, as Joe Biden urged Afghan leaders to “fi…
Read MoreThe human cost is accumulating with the withdrawal of US and British troops The fears held by many Afghans since Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of all US troops by September have been not only realised but surpassed. Many anticipated steady gains b…
Read MorePresident signs memo allowing people from Hong Kong currently residing in US to live and work in country for 18 monthsJoe Biden has granted temporary refuge to people from Hong Kong amid the Chinese government’s effort to crush the pro-democracy moveme…
Read MoreState department expands eligibility for US-linked Afghans at risk of Taliban violence but announcement comes with notable caveatsThe United States has said it is ready to take in thousands more Afghans whose US links put them at risk from the Taliban …
Read MoreAfghan forces defend western city of Herat and Lashkar Gah in south as Kandahar airport hit by rocketsThe Taliban escalated its nationwide offensive in Afghanistan on Sunday, launching renewed assaults on three major cities and rocketing a major airpor…
Read MoreAbout 200 who risk Taliban retaliation because they worked for US during the 20-year war set to begin new lives in USAbout 200 Afghans were set to begin new lives in the United States on Friday as an airlift got under way for translators and others who…
Read MoreDelegation from militants meets Chinese foreign minister as Beijing seeks to extend influence in AfghanistanThe US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said that Beijing’s interest in Afghanistan could be a “positive thing”, after China gave a warm an…
Read MoreJoe Biden has said he will cut air support to Afghan forces and target terrorist groups from regional basesAs the US nears completion of its military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Pentagon is supposed to switch to “over-the-horizon” counter-terroris…
Read MoreThe US president is being much tougher than expected on Beijing, but a lack of solidarity will undermine his policy’s successIt’s generally accepted in Washington that once-buoyant hopes for the emergence of a free, democratic China, initially sparked …
Read MoreFormer US president says west’s withdrawal is a mistake and could cause ‘unspeakable harm’The former US president George W Bush has criticised the western withdrawal from Afghanistan in an interview with a German broadcaster, saying he fears Afghan wom…
Read MoreThe US and British withdrawal has set off panic, but the truth is they were exacerbating the problem they were trying to solveFriends keep asking me to sign petitions urging President Biden to change his mind about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. …
Read MoreCybersecurity comes down to which side has access to more information about the other and can utilize it bestThis week, shares in China’s giant ride-hailing app Didi crashed by more than 20%. A few days before, Didi had raised $4.4bn in a massive IPO i…
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