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US president scrambles to salvage Afghan military disaster (Full show)

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The Taliban just kicked the US-backed government out of Afghanistan. Rick Sanchez takes us through the terrible sights and sounds from Kabul’s airport as foreign governments, including that of the US, flee the country and desperate Afghans try to board planes as they take off. … Read More >US president scrambles to salvage Afghan military disaster (Full show)

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The US aim with Afghanistan was to cut its losses to focus on China, but the repercussions from its exit will make that impossible

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The return of the Taliban will fuel Islamic militancy across the world, radicalise some Muslims in the West, and provoke a new refugee crisis. If America and its allies think they won’t suffer strife from all this, they’re wrong. … Read More >The US aim with Afghanistan was to cut its losses to focus on China, but the repercussions from its exit will make that impossible

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Russia could recognize Taliban as Afghanistan’s official government after collapse of US-backed administration, Putin’s envoy says

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As Taliban fighters in Kabul announce talks to form a new government, one of Russia’s top diplomats has said that Moscow will be watching the situation closely to determine whether any new leadership can be deemed legitimate. … Read More >Russia could recognize Taliban as Afghanistan’s official government after collapse of US-backed administration, Putin’s envoy says

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As Taliban replace guards at Russian Embassy in Kabul, Moscow says it will not revoke group’s status as terrorist organization

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Russia has no plans to remove the Taliban’s status as a banned terrorist organization, despite the fact that the movement is now de-facto ruling a country, Moscow’s special presidential representative for Afghanistan has said. … Read More >As Taliban replace guards at Russian Embassy in Kabul, Moscow says it will not revoke group’s status as terrorist organization

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Taliban assured Moscow that nobody will touch ‘a single hair’ on head of diplomats in Kabul – Russian ambassador to Afghanistan

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The Taliban has replaced Afghan soldiers guarding the Russian Embassy in Kabul, and its leadership has assured officials that diplomats can continue their work safely, Moscow’s ambassador to Afghanistan explained on Monday. … Read More >Taliban assured Moscow that nobody will touch ‘a single hair’ on head of diplomats in Kabul – Russian ambassador to Afghanistan

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Afghan president fled Kabul with cars full of cash & was forced to abandon some loot on airport runway, Russian embassy claims

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The Western-backed former Afghan leader, Ashraf Ghani, departed his country with so much money that it couldn’t all fit on his helicopter, and he was forced to leave some cash at the airport, the Russian Embassy in Kabul has said. … Read More >Afghan president fled Kabul with cars full of cash & was forced to abandon some loot on airport runway, Russian embassy claims

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US ‘failure’ in Afghanistan handed country to Taliban, Moscow says, claims American ‘hegemony’ declining as Russia & China on rise

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The fall of Kabul to the Taliban was not part of a grand political strategy, but a result of the failure of America’s intervention in Afghanistan, a top Russian official has announced, as Moscow says US supremacy is fading away. … Read More >US ‘failure’ in Afghanistan handed country to Taliban, Moscow says, claims American ‘hegemony’ declining as Russia & China on rise

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After 20 years & billions of dollars, the American defeat in Afghanistan is worse than the Soviet failure…how has this happened?

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As the last men of the dwindling American garrison in Afghanistan pack their bags, there is an echo of the Soviet Union’s own withdrawal from the country, more than 30 years ago. But, in truth, Washington’s defeat is far greater. … Read More >After 20 years & billions of dollars, the American defeat in Afghanistan is worse than the Soviet failure…how has this happened?

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How much is Pakistan aiding the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan?

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On this episode of Going Underground, we first speak to Mohammad Umer Daudzai, President Ashraf Ghani’s special envoy for Pakistani affairs. He discusses the Taliban’s rapid takeover of districts and key cities across Afghanistan, the lack of any real hope in Taliban-Afghan government peace talks, the extent of Pakistan’s role in the Taliban’s rapid military advances … Read More >How much is Pakistan aiding the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan?