Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 13, 2021 The Taliban has captured Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Kandahar, local government officials said on August 13, giving the militant group its most significant victory since the launch of a new offensive as U.S. forces withdraw. “Following heavy clashes late last night, the Taliban took control of Kandahar city,” a
Michael Hughes AOPNEWS August 12, 2021 The US military is moving around 3,000 personnel to Afghanistan to evacuate diplomats and ensure the drawdown of forces is secure, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Thursday. The announcement comes in the wake of reports that U.S. intelligence has predicted that Kabul would fall within a few
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 12, 2021 France and Switzerland have joined other European countries in announcing a suspension of deportations to Afghanistan due to the deteriorating security situation in the country as the Taliban presses its offensive across Afghanistan. The French Interior Ministry told news agencies on August 12 that the policy has been
VOA News August 12, 2021 The United States Thursday urged Americans to leave Afghanistan immediately as the Taliban continued their advance across the country with the seizure of a strategic city near the capital of Kabul. The U.S. embassy in Kabul said in a notice on its website that U.S. citizens should “leave Afghanistan immediately
By Frud Bezhan RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 12, 2021 PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan — With its soaring cliffs and steep gorges, this famed region has never been conquered by invading forces during more than 40 years of war. It was a bastion of resistance to occupying Soviet troops in the 1980s and later the Taliban, until
AP: Witnesses say Afghanistan’s third-largest city, Herat, falls to Taliban; militants hold 11 of 34 provincial capitals. Related Taliban Take Over Herat Police Head Office In Western Afghanistan
The Hill: German foreign minister Heiko Maas told broadcaster ZDF that the country would not provide foreign aid if the Taliban captured Afghanistan and if the country enacts Sharia law or Islamic religious law. “We provide 430 million euros [$505 million] every year, we will not give another cent if the Taliban takes over the
New York Post: The Afghan ambassador to the US criticized the Biden administration for suggesting that lasting peace in her country is possible only through a political solution — amid warnings that the Taliban could seize Kabul in as little as a month as American troops withdraw. Click here to read more (external link). Related
Ariana: More than 20 civilians, including children and women, were killed and 70 others were wounded in the past 24 hours in clashes across Afghanistan, government data indicates. While the ministry of interior blames the Taliban for the casualty toll, the Taliban denies the allegations. Click here to read more (external link). Related ‘We Lost