Taliban leader confessing his soldiers have been committing crimes against civilians in Panjshir

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Last Jew out of Afghanistan warns Israel: ‘Don’t rely on the United States’

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Zablon Simintov

The Times of Israel: “I say to Israel, don’t rely on the United States,” Simantov said. “The United States and the international community brought bloodshed to Afghanistan. They didn’t bring peace and left the citizens in this situation.” Click here to read more (external link).

Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell – document

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Reuters: The confidential, two-page brief, written early this month by senior international economic officials for institutions including the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, said the country’s severe cash shortage began before the Taliban took control of Kabul. Click here to read more (external link).

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Mujahid Accuses US Of Violating Afghan Airspace

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Zabihullah Mujahid

Tolo News: Zabihullah Mujahid, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture, on Wednesday said the United States has violated Afghanistan’s airspace by its drones. “It has recently acted in violation of all international law and the United States’ commitments to the Islamic Emirate in Doha, Qatar, and Afghanistan’s sacred airspace is being occupied by US drones. These violations must be corrected and prevented,” Mujahid tweeted. Click here to read more (external link).

Afghans ridicule government from abroad announcement

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Ashraf Ghani

Pajhwok: The Afghan embassy in Switzerland has posted on its Facebook page that some leaders of the Ghani government are continuing to work as a government from abroad, but many condemned the move and Mujahid said it does not worth a response. Click here to read more (external link).

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How Tajikistan became hub for Afghanistan’s resistance

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Financial Times: Ahmad Massoud, the leader of Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front and the son of Soviet-era resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, Amrullah Saleh, the former vice-president and self-declared acting president, and Abdul Latif Pedram, the leader of the National congress party of Afghanistan, have all been given protection in Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital. Click here to read more (external link).