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🔴Afghanistan news – live: Taliban ‘cannot be stopped by UK,’ as British ambassador to be airlifted from Kabul
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🔴Afghanistan news – live: Taliban ‘cannot be stopped by UK,’ as British ambassador to be airlifted from Kabul
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🔴Defence secretary Ben Wallace has warned that it is unlikely British troops will be able to prevent Afghanistan from falling back to the Taliban.
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🔴Defence secretary Ben Wallace has warned that it is unlikely British troops will be able to prevent Afghanistan from falling back to the Taliban.
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🔴“It would be arrogant to think we could solve Afghanistan unilaterally. The solution can only come if the force is multinational and the nations involved bring to bear all the tools of nation building..."
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🔴“It would be arrogant to think we could solve Afghanistan unilaterally. The solution can only come if the force is multinational and the nations involved bring to bear all the tools of nation building..."
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🔴With militants closing in on the capital city, the UK government faced accusations that it was abandoning the country to its fate.
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🔴With militants closing in on the capital city, the UK government faced accusations that it was abandoning the country to its fate.
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🔴What does the Taliban want in Afghanistan?
- The resurgence of the terrorist group comes nearly 20 years after the US invasion of Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks forced the Taliban out of power.
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🔴What does the Taliban want in Afghanistan?
- The resurgence of the terrorist group comes nearly 20 years after the US invasion of Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks forced the Taliban out of power.
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🔴Taliban seize last major city outside of Kabul
- The collapse of Jalalabad, near a major border crossing with Pakistan, leaves Afghanistan’s central government in control of just Kabul.
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🔴Taliban seize last major city outside of Kabul
- The collapse of Jalalabad, near a major border crossing with Pakistan, leaves Afghanistan’s central government in control of just Kabul.
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🔴Militants take largest city in southeast Afghanistan
- At just 93 miles from capital city Kabul, Khost’s seizure shows the insurgents are showing no sign of slowing down.
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🔴Militants take largest city in southeast Afghanistan
- At just 93 miles from capital city Kabul, Khost’s seizure shows the insurgents are showing no sign of slowing down.
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🔴Rory Stewart, the UK’s former international development secretary, has criticised Joe Biden’s handling of Afghanistan – again.
- “just broken through reckless and precipitate withdrawal”
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🔴Rory Stewart, the UK’s former international development secretary, has criticised Joe Biden’s handling of Afghanistan – again.
- “just broken through reckless and precipitate withdrawal”
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🔴Taliban enter Kabul from all sides, Afghan government says
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🔴Taliban enter Kabul from all sides, Afghan government says
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🔴Taliban has ‘no plans to take Kabul by force’
- They issued the statement on Sunday amid reports they had officially entered the outskirts of Kabul.
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🔴Taliban has ‘no plans to take Kabul by force’
- They issued the statement on Sunday amid reports they had officially entered the outskirts of Kabul.
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🔴Afghan govt responsible for Kabul’s security, say Taliban
- The Taliban said they have instructed their fighters to “stay at the gates of Kabul and not enter the city. Until the transition takes place..."
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🔴Afghan govt responsible for Kabul’s security, say Taliban
- The Taliban said they have instructed their fighters to “stay at the gates of Kabul and not enter the city. Until the transition takes place..."
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🔴Tory MP urges Johnson to intervene in Afghanistan
- “I plead with the prime minister to think again. We have an ever-shrinking window of opportunity to recognise where this country is going as a failed state..."
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🔴Tory MP urges Johnson to intervene in Afghanistan
- “I plead with the prime minister to think again. We have an ever-shrinking window of opportunity to recognise where this country is going as a failed state..."
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🔴Anger as Afghan students with UK university scholarships have places withdrawn
- The Foreign Office says the crisis in the country means the British Embassy is no longer able to process visas...
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🔴Anger as Afghan students with UK university scholarships have places withdrawn
- The Foreign Office says the crisis in the country means the British Embassy is no longer able to process visas...
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🔴Taliban will not ‘take revenge’ on Afghan soldiers, spokesman says
- “No one’s life, property and dignity will be harmed and the lives of the citizens of Kabul will not be at risk,” the insurgents said.
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🔴Taliban will not ‘take revenge’ on Afghan soldiers, spokesman says
- “No one’s life, property and dignity will be harmed and the lives of the citizens of Kabul will not be at risk,” the insurgents said.
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🔴Afghanistan ‘biggest policy disaster since Suez,’ says Tory MP
- The chairman of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said the priority should be to get as many people out of Kabul as possible while there was still time.
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🔴Afghanistan ‘biggest policy disaster since Suez,’ says Tory MP
- The chairman of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said the priority should be to get as many people out of Kabul as possible while there was still time.
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🔴Taliban head to presidential palace for transfer of power – report
- The official, said that the goal was a peaceful handing over of the government to the Taliban.
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🔴Taliban head to presidential palace for transfer of power – report
- The official, said that the goal was a peaceful handing over of the government to the Taliban.
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🔴Starmer uges PM to recall parliament over Afghanistan
- “The situation in Afghanistan is deeply shocking and seems to be worsening by the hour..."
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🔴Starmer uges PM to recall parliament over Afghanistan
- “The situation in Afghanistan is deeply shocking and seems to be worsening by the hour..."
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🔴Tory MP repeats calls for Johnson to prevent humanitarian crisis
-Afghanistan faces a “catastrophic” humanitarian disaster if action is not taken to prevent the country’s collapse...
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🔴Tory MP repeats calls for Johnson to prevent humanitarian crisis
-Afghanistan faces a “catastrophic” humanitarian disaster if action is not taken to prevent the country’s collapse...
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🔴Taliban ‘will respect rights of women,’ says spokesman
- "...our policy is that women will have access to education and work, to wear the hijab.”
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🔴Taliban ‘will respect rights of women,’ says spokesman
- "...our policy is that women will have access to education and work, to wear the hijab.”
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🔴Adverts of women in dresses painted over in Kabul
- An Afghan journalist has tweeted an image of a man painting over adverts of women wearing wedding dresses in Kabul.
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🔴Adverts of women in dresses painted over in Kabul
- An Afghan journalist has tweeted an image of a man painting over adverts of women wearing wedding dresses in Kabul.
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🔴Flydubai airline to suspend Kabul flights from Monday – report
- It comes after Taliban militants entered the capital city and stormed the presidential palace.
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🔴Flydubai airline to suspend Kabul flights from Monday – report
- It comes after Taliban militants entered the capital city and stormed the presidential palace.
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🔴Taliban expects peaceful transition of power within next few days, says spokesman
- "We assure the people, particularly in the city of Kabul, that their properties, their lives are safe..."
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🔴Taliban expects peaceful transition of power within next few days, says spokesman
- "We assure the people, particularly in the city of Kabul, that their properties, their lives are safe..."
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🔴Sweden to evacuate all embassy staff from Kabul
- It comes after Taliban insurgents began entering Kabul today, having taken control of all of Afghanistan's major cities apart from the capital.
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🔴Sweden to evacuate all embassy staff from Kabul
- It comes after Taliban insurgents began entering Kabul today, having taken control of all of Afghanistan's major cities apart from the capital.
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🔴Afghanistan government delegation to meet with Taliban in Qatar
- The Afghan delegation and Taliban representatives would discuss a transition of power.
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🔴Afghanistan government delegation to meet with Taliban in Qatar
- The Afghan delegation and Taliban representatives would discuss a transition of power.
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🔴Scottish government ready to ‘play full part’ to help Afghan refugees, says Nicola Sturgeon
- "As we did with Syrian refugees, scotgov is willing to play our full part and do all we can to help..."
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🔴Scottish government ready to ‘play full part’ to help Afghan refugees, says Nicola Sturgeon
- "As we did with Syrian refugees, scotgov is willing to play our full part and do all we can to help..."
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🔴Iran sets up camps along Afghanistan border as Taliban advance
- "Camps have been built in border areas in three provinces..."
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🔴Iran sets up camps along Afghanistan border as Taliban advance
- "Camps have been built in border areas in three provinces..."
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🔴Afghanistan ‘has failed’ to protect itself, says US state secretary
- The US secretary of state has hit out at Afghanistan’s security forces for failing to defend their country.
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🔴Afghanistan ‘has failed’ to protect itself, says US state secretary
- The US secretary of state has hit out at Afghanistan’s security forces for failing to defend their country.
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🔴US has succeeded in stoping attacks on troops, claims Blinken
- The US secretary of state said it “simply [wasn’t] in our interest” to remain in Afghanistan.
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🔴US has succeeded in stoping attacks on troops, claims Blinken
- The US secretary of state said it “simply [wasn’t] in our interest” to remain in Afghanistan.
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🔴President Ghani has left Afghanistan
- Ashraf Ghani, the Afghanistan president, has left the country and is now in Tajikistan.
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🔴President Ghani has left Afghanistan
- Ashraf Ghani, the Afghanistan president, has left the country and is now in Tajikistan.
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