Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News August 15, 2021 KABUL, ISLAMABAD – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, along with his vice president and other senior officials, flew out of the country on Sunday, setting the stage for Taliban insurgents to regain power in Afghanistan 20 years after a U.S.-led military invasion ousted them. There was no comment from
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 15, 2021 The Taliban has moved closer to retaking full control of Afghanistan, with the capital, Kabul, the only major area still under the government’s control. The Presidential Palace said on August 15 on social media that firing had been heard at a number of points around Kabul but that security
نظامالدین قیصاری به اسارت طالبان درآمد. pic.twitter.com/KnxREKQQAp — Mukhtar wafayee (@Mukhtarwafayee) August 15, 2021
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