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    Afghanistan: It was always going to end this way

    Afghanistan: It was always going to end this way

    05 Jul 2021

    Elizabeth Shackelford, Tribune News Service The security situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating, prompting many to second-guess President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US troops by Sept. 11. This is...

    Taliban capture key Kandahar district from fleeing Afghan troops

    Taliban capture key Kandahar district from fleeing Afghan troops

    05 Jul 2021

    Gulf Today Report Afghan Taliban have captured a key district of Kandahar after fierce night-time fighting with Afghan government forces, officials said on Sunday. Kandahar was their former bastion....

    Freedom for Afghans is fast fleeting

    Freedom for Afghans is fast fleeting

    04 Jul 2021

    The death last week at 88 of former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld coincided with the cut-losses-and-run of US forces from Afghanistan, the country invaded and occupied by a US-led...

    No peace treaty in Afghan as US war nears end

    No peace treaty in Afghan as US war nears end

    02 Jul 2021

    Robert Burns and Lolita C Baldor, Associated Press As the last US combat troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, the question arises: When is the war really over? For Afghans...

    German soldiers leave Afghanistan after nearly 20 years

    German soldiers leave Afghanistan after nearly 20 years

    30 Jun 2021

    Gulf Today Report Germany's last troops left Afghanistan on Tuesday, started in May, the defence ministry announced on Tuesday. Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer tweeted that the last Bundeswehr soldiers...

    Taliban take over another district as violence intensifies across Afghanistan

    Taliban take over another district as violence intensifies across Afghanistan

    29 Jun 2021

    Gulf Today Report Violence in Afghanistan has risen sharply around the country as foreign forces work towards withdrawing by Sept. 11. For nearly 20 years, Bagram Airfield was the...

    Afghanistan now faces the Taliban once again

    Afghanistan now faces the Taliban once again

    27 Jun 2021

    During the summer of 2002, US Secretary of State Colin Powell warned President George W. Bush against invading and occupying Iraq. “You are going to be the proud owner of...

    Afghans to decide their future, says US President

    Afghans to decide their future, says US President

    27 Jun 2021

    Gulf Today Report The US President Joe Biden told the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that “Afghans are going to have to decide their future, what they want, and the...

    Afghan hospital burns after attack; Taliban seize border post in north

    Afghan hospital burns after attack; Taliban seize border post in north

    23 Jun 2021

    Suspected Taliban fighters fired a rocket into a hospital in Afghanistan on Wednesday, sparking a blaze that caused extensive damage and destroyed COVID-19 vaccines though there were no reports...

    American lawmaker likens US, Israel to hardliners

    American lawmaker likens US, Israel to hardliners

    11 Jun 2021

    Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse US congresswoman Ilhan Omar faced broad condemnation including from her Democratic Party’s leadership after the Muslim lawmaker accused the United States and Israel of “unthinkable...

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