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US regulator restricts flights over Afghanistan due to ‘militant activity’ as deadline for American troop withdrawal looms

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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has barred national airlines from low-altitude flights over war-torn Afghanistan, citing the deteriorating situation on the ground. … Read More >US regulator restricts flights over Afghanistan due to ‘militant activity’ as deadline for American troop withdrawal looms

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Afghanistan on course for highest number of civilian casualties ever, UN warns 1 month before US withdrawal deadline

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The number of civilians killed or hurt in the war in Afghanistan has been sharply increasing since the Western coalition began pulling its soldiers out of the country, a UN report says. … Read More >Afghanistan on course for highest number of civilian casualties ever, UN warns 1 month before US withdrawal deadline

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US vows to continue airstrikes in Afghanistan, as general insists ‘Taliban victory is not inevitable’

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The head of the US Central Command has promised that despite the withdrawal, the US military will continue supporting the Afghan government with airstrikes against the advancing Taliban militants, at least “in the coming weeks.” … Read More >US vows to continue airstrikes in Afghanistan, as general insists ‘Taliban victory is not inevitable’

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Read drone whistleblower Daniel Hale’s riveting letter to judge describing why he ‘came to violate the espionage act’

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As the President Joe Biden winds down United States military involvement in Afghanistan, a conflict spanning nearly 20 years, the U.S. Justice Department seeks the harshest sentence ever for the unauthorized disclosure of information in a case against an Afghanistan War veteran. … Read More >Read drone whistleblower Daniel Hale’s riveting letter to judge describing why he ‘came to violate the espionage act’

Categories Russia

As US troops are flown out of Afghanistan, the graveyard of great empires is now once again at the center of a battle for Eurasia

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Two decades on, the US government’s escapade in Afghanistan is now drawing to a close. However, history shows the troubled Central Asian nation is unlikely to disappear from the headlines anytime soon as a great global crossroads. … Read More >As US troops are flown out of Afghanistan, the graveyard of great empires is now once again at the center of a battle for Eurasia

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More than a thousand Russian & Uzbek troops sent to border with Afghanistan as Taliban gains ground following American withdrawal

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Forces from Uzbekistan will stage major drills later this month on their country’s border with troubled Afghanistan, with Russia sending a contingent of peacekeepers to assist and accompany troops from the Central Asian nation. … Read More >More than a thousand Russian & Uzbek troops sent to border with Afghanistan as Taliban gains ground following American withdrawal

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Risk of Afghan instability ‘overflowing’ across region, Russian FM says, as Taliban insurgents gain ground following US withdrawal

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that intense fighting in Afghanistan risks destabilizing neighboring nations in Central Asia, as American troops pull out of the country and the Taliban take yet more territory. … Read More >Risk of Afghan instability ‘overflowing’ across region, Russian FM says, as Taliban insurgents gain ground following US withdrawal