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Taliban acquires US military biometric devices that can identify Afghans who assisted coalition efforts – reports

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The Taliban has reportedly seized US military biometrics equipment that could expose Afghans who helped coalition forces – since they contain identifying data like iris scans and fingerprints as well as biographical information. … Read More >Taliban acquires US military biometric devices that can identify Afghans who assisted coalition efforts – reports

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Taliban Fighters With US Weapons and American Gear Pose for Iwo Jima Flag Raising-Style Photoshoot

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While the Sunni extremist group banned television, radio and newspapers during its original reign over Afghanistan in the 1990s, it has proven extremely adept at using social media to spread its message, and propaganda, in its more recent campaign against the US and its Kabul government allies. … Read More >Taliban Fighters With US Weapons and American Gear Pose for Iwo Jima Flag Raising-Style Photoshoot

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Hezbollah’s Vast ‘Land of Tunnels’ Can Reportedly Accommodate ‘Pick-up Trucks With Rocket Launchers’

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After the 2014 Gaza War, the discovery of tunnels dug by the militant organisation Hamas prompted the IDF to boost the search for cross-border Hezbollah tunnels. In 2013 locals in northern Israel reported hearing digging, but nothing was found. Israeli Defence Forces finally used seismic sensors and radar systems to locate the structures in 2018. … Read More >Hezbollah’s Vast ‘Land of Tunnels’ Can Reportedly Accommodate ‘Pick-up Trucks With Rocket Launchers’

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Taliban declares formation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, just days after taking over Kabul

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The Taliban has announced the creation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, four days after its capture of Kabul from the Western-backed government and 102 years after Britain relinquished its rule over the country. … Read More >Taliban declares formation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, just days after taking over Kabul

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Gunfire, smoke grenades & barbed wire: WATCH Taliban & US troops struggle to ‘protect’ Kabul airport from desperate crowds

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Tensions are running high around the Kabul airport as US soldiers oversee a hasty evacuation following the Taliban takeover of the Afghan capital, with crowds of civilians desperate to flee the country seen pleading for help. … Read More >Gunfire, smoke grenades & barbed wire: WATCH Taliban & US troops struggle to ‘protect’ Kabul airport from desperate crowds

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IDF to call up only vaccinated & recovered reservists as 60%-immunized Israel reintroduces full Green Pass restrictions

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Amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in Israel, including within the military, the IDF said it will call up for duty only those reservists who have been vaccinated or recovered from the virus, and can present a valid Green Pass. … Read More >IDF to call up only vaccinated & recovered reservists as 60%-immunized Israel reintroduces full Green Pass restrictions