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Africa & World
U.S. completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan after 20-year war
The United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on Monday, ending 20 years of war that culminated in the militant Taliban’s return to power. Forced into a hasty and humiliating exit, Washington and its NATO allies carried out a massive but chaotic airlift over the past two weeks, but still left behind tens of thousands of Afghans…
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Joe Biden slams Afghan soldiers for ‘not willing to fight’ Taliban
US President Joe Biden said on Monday he stood “squarely behind” his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan despite searing images of chaos in Kabul that exposed the limits of U.S. power and plunged him into the worst crisis of his presidency. Breaking his silence on the U.S. pullout after scenes of bedlam dominated television news channels for days,…
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WATCH: Afghan President flees the country as Taliban storms Kabul
By BBC, AFP, AP AFGHANI President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country after the Taliban entered the city on Sunday, and his close aides have also left the country along with him, the BBC reports. AFGHANI President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country after the Taliban entered the city on Sunday, and his close aides have also left the country…
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