The Guardian (UK): The Taliban have issued a statement saying they have instructed their fighters to “stay at the gates of Kabul and not enter the city. Until the transition takes place , the Afghan government is responsible for the security of Kabul.” The statement adds: “we don’t want a single, innocent Afghan civilian to
VOA News August 15, 2021 The Taliban have swept through most of the country, taking 25 of 34 Afghan provincial capitals over the past week. The insurgent offensive captured several of them Saturday, including the fourth-largest northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. City leaders surrendered Jalalabad to the Taliban on Sunday. Here is the latest: Aug. 15
My dear countrymen! Despite our firm resistance, sadly, all the government & the #ANDSF equipments were handed over to the #Taliban as a result of a big organised & cowardly plot. They had orchestrated the plot to trap Marshal Dostum and myself too, but they didn’t succeed. 1/2 — Ata Mohammad Noor (@Atamohammadnoor) August 14,
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 14, 2021 Taliban fighters have reportedly taken control of Mazar-e Sharif, a major northern Afghan city that is one of the last in the country still under government control. The August 14 capture of the city, located around 100 kilometers from the border with Uzbekistan, was a major setback for the
Atta Mohammad Noor and Marshal Dostum both fled to the border with Uzbekistan. Mazar-e-Sharif, #Afghanistan’s fourth largest city and economic hub of the north, has fallen to the Taliban. Another devastating loss to the government in #Kabul. Govt forces now only control two major cities — Kabul and Jalalabad in the east. That is likely
Fox News: Former “View” co-host Meghan McCain went on a tear against the Biden administration Friday over the turbulent U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan – as the Taliban continued to gain more ground in the war-torn nation. Click here to read more (external link). Related Taliban Victories Explain The Wisdom Of US Withdrawal
Lisa Schlein VOA News August 14, 2021 GENEVA – The World Food Program is warning of a dramatic rise in the number of hungry people in Afghanistan as fighting and displacement in the war-torn country intensify. A United Nations assessment of the food security and nutrition situation in Afghanistan finds one in three Afghans face
By Frud Bezhan RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 14, 2021 KABUL — The road to Kabul’s international airport is clogged with thousands of people who are rushing to leave the country. Thousands of others stand in long queues, stretching for kilometers, outside the capital’s only passport office, desperately trying to secure travel documents. Others frantically rush around
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 14, 2021 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has vowed not to give up the “achievements” of the last 20 years as the Taliban attacked a major northern city and were reported making advances elsewhere. Ghani’s first public appearance on August 14 came as the Taliban launched an assault on Mazar-e Sharif and
Press TV August 13, 2021 The US embassy in Afghanistan’s capital has directed its staff to destroy sensitive documents and computers as well as other material that could be used against the United States, according to American media outlets. The directive was given in a memo written for staff at the US embassy in Kabul