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Aug 19 2021
News
After Kabul, hard questions about American global leadership
The Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan strikes at the U.S. commitment to democracy and human rights. But an American ability to learn from mistakes may help restore its leadership.
As Afghan provincial capitals fell at blitzkrieg pace last week, with the national capital, Kabul, the ultimate prize in the insurgent Taliban’s sights, the White House chose the moment to inform the world that
Christian Science MonitorAug 24 2021
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Biden keeps to Kabul Aug. 31 deadline despite criticism
U.S. President Joe Biden declared Tuesday he is sticking to his Aug. 31 deadline for completing a risky airlift of Americans, endangered Afghans and others seeking to escape Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The decision defies allied leaders who want to give the evacuation more time, and opens Biden to criticism that he caved to Taliban deadline demands.
“Every day we’re on the ground is
Associated Press Fact CheckAug 22 2021
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Biden says Kabul evacuations have 'long way to go'
The U.S. has gotten thousands of people out of Afghanistan but has a long way to go, President Joe Biden said on Sunday afternoon.
Biden, despite the weekend's progress in evacuating people out of Afghanistan, said, "We have a long way to go. And a lot could still go wrong."
And with thousands of Americans remaining in Afghanistan, Biden said his administration is in talks about
USA TODAYNov 20 2018
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Suicide bombing at Kabul religious gathering kills dozens
Dozens of people have been killed in a powerful suicide bomb blast that targeted a large gathering of top religious figures in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, according to officials.
Al JazeeraJul 23 2016
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80 dead in Islamic State suicide bombing in Kabul
At least 80 people were killed and 231 injured Saturday when suicide bombers attacked a large demonstration in the Afghan capital of Kabul, according to the Afghan Interior Ministry.
The demonstration was organized by ethnic Hazaras demanding that a major regional power line be rerouted through their impoverished home province. Most Hazaras are Shiite Muslims but most Afghans are Sunni
USA TODAYOct 03 2021
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Explosion at Kabul Mosque Leaves Several Civilians Dead, Taliban Say
A bomb attack targeting the funeral prayer service for the mother of the Taliban’s chief spokesman killed at least three people in Kabul’s main mosque Sunday afternoon, in the first major militant strike on the Afghan capital since U.S. forces withdrew in August.
The Taliban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, and other members of the Taliban leadership were inside the mosque and weren’t hurt
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 09 2021
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150 Americans to board Qatar commercial flight out of Kabul: officials
About 200 Americans and other western foreigners are expected to be flown out of Kabul airport later Thursday on a Qatar Airways flight that delivered humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, US and Qatari officials said.
The flight would mark the first large evacuation flight of US citizens from Afghanistan since the last troops left the Taliban-run country just over a week ago.
The
New York Post (News)Aug 25 2021
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Two House members secretly flew to Kabul on an unauthorized oversight mission
Two members of Congress secretly flew to Kabul without authorization on Tuesday to witness the frenzied evacuation of Americans and Afghans, infuriating Biden administration officials and prompting Speaker Nancy Pelosi to urge other lawmakers not to follow their example.
The two members — Representatives Seth Moulton, Democrat of Massachusetts, and Peter Meijer, Republican of Michigan,
New York Times (News)Aug 18 2021
Opinion
I am an Afghan woman working for a western NGO in Kabul. I feel forgotten
I am an Afghan woman in my 20s, living in Kabul. I have five sisters. My oldest sister completed elementary school. The second one is a midwife, and my third sister is doing her PhD. My younger sister is a film-maker. And my youngest sister, she is a high school student and a member of a volleyball team. And I myself am doing my bachelor in one of Kabul’s universities. Although my parents are
Guest Writer - CenterAug 27 2021
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What We Know About ISIS-K, The Group Behind The Kabul Attacks
The group known as ISIS-K had long planned attacks on American personnel and others. That's one reason why President Biden said he wanted to limit the duration of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
On Thursday, this regional affiliate of the Islamic State struck at the heart of Kabul, setting off an explosion outside Hamid Karzai International Airport and another at the nearby Baron
NPR (Online News)