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The 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a solo decision
Initiated by Donald Trump in 2020 without consulting US allies, the American departure from Kabul unfolded the following year ...
I fought Taliban and ended up homeless – now my hometown is prioritising Afghan refugees over me… the system is broken
VETERAN George Ford spilled blood fighting to give the people of Afghanistan their freedom. The hero Para had to use a ...
WarsofTheWorld on MSN4h
The Battle That Broke Afghanistan: Kandahar's Fall
The September 11th attacks in 2001 were quick to ignite America’s ‘Global War on Terrorism’. The main goal of this new ...
UCA News6h
Taliban bans smartphones from schools in southern Afghanistan
The directive by provincial Education Department in Kandahar applies to students, teachers and administrative staff ...
Gulf Today20h
Afghan Taliban enforce smartphones ban in Kandahar schools
A ban on smartphones in schools issued by Taliban authorities in southern Afghanistan came into force, students and teachers ...
WRVO Public Media6d
Despite ongoing Taliban threats, the U.S. is ending some protections for Afghans
Thousands of Afghans in the U.S. fear deportation as the administration revokes some protections, despite Taliban threats and ...
Talking to the Taliban – why India and Pakistan are courting Afghanistan’s rulers
Need for a united front, business opportunities and China’s growing footprint among factors for changing calculus in South ...
Jefferson Public Radio1d
The Taliban has banned a lot of things ... but chess?
A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is ...
FDD's Long War Journal8d
Taliban eulogize Mullah Mansour despite his role in hiding the death of Mullah Omar
The Taliban issued a glowing eulogy for Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, the group’s second emir, to mark the ninth ...
The Taliban leader slams Trump's travel ban on Afghans and calls the US an 'oppressor'
The top Taliban leader has slammed President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Afghans, calling the United States an “oppressor.” ...
Radio France Internationale1d
Nearly two centuries on, quiet settles on Afghanistan's British Cemetery
Aynullah Rahimi's family has for decades tended the old cemetery in Kabul reserved for non-Afghans, but since the country's latest war ended and foreigners left in droves, he says few now enter the ...