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Biden: Another attack likely, pledges more strikes on IS

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden vowed Saturday to keep up airstrikes against the Islamic extremist group whose suicide bombing at the Kabul airport killed […]

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Taliban leader reaches out to West, promises rights for women

KABUL, Afghanistan — The political leader of the Taliban has outlined his vision for Afghanistan, one in which women and religious minorities will be given rights in accordance with […]

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The Real Winner of the Afghan War? It’s Not Who You Think.

Pakistani police officers stand guard outside the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan, May 5, 2011. Just days after the Taliban […]

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Crush at Kabul airport kills 7 as Afghans try to flee

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least seven Afghans died in a panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul’s international airport, the British military said […]

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Trump mixes election grievance while railing against Biden’s Afghanistan policy in Alabama

Former president Donald Trump Former president Donald Trump mixed his normal lies about the 2020 presidential election being stolen while he blamed President Joe Biden […]

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UPDATE 8-U.S. recruits commercial airlines to help move Afghanistan evacuees

WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – The United States has enlisted the help of six commercial airlines to help transport people after their evacuation from Afghanistan […]

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Russia signals it’s ready to engage with Taliban, experts say

As Western diplomats scrambled to Kabul airport while the Taliban overran the city last weekend, Russia’s embassy there remained demonstratively open and announced its diplomats would work […]

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Taliban Sweep in Afghanistan Follows Years of U.S. Miscalculations

President Joe Biden speaks about his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan at the White House in Washington, July 8, 2021. WASHINGTON — President Joe […]