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Suspected Taliban attack on Afghan hospital sends vital Covid vaccines up in flames amid surge in cases

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The Taliban are suspected of having launched a mortar attack into a hospital in eastern Afghanistan. The obliterated hospital contained vital Covid vaccines, which were set to be used to inoculate the population as cases climb. … Read More >Suspected Taliban attack on Afghan hospital sends vital Covid vaccines up in flames amid surge in cases

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The War On Afghanistan Is Lost But The U.S. Still Tries To Keep A Foot In Its Door

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The Afghan government forces the U.S. had trained are quickly losing the fight against the Taliban. The U.S. has promised a complete retreat from Afghanistan. But it has now a plan to keep a foot in the door by staying in control of Kabul’s international airport. That plan is likely to fail. … Read More >The War On Afghanistan Is Lost But The U.S. Still Tries To Keep A Foot In Its Door

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‘Never happened’: Aussie SAS corporal denies claims he ‘BLOODED’ rookie soldier by ordering him to kill prisoners

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Former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith has firmly rejected allegations he ever killed unarmed detainees in Afghanistan, as well as claims he ordered a rookie to kill unarmed Afghan men in a “blooding” ritual. … Read More >‘Never happened’: Aussie SAS corporal denies claims he ‘BLOODED’ rookie soldier by ordering him to kill prisoners

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US embassy in Kabul goes on Covid lockdown after 1 worker dies, more than 100 infected in major outbreak

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The US embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul has told its staff to work remotely from their quarters after a spike in coronavirus cases saw one local worker die, dozens infected and several others evacuated for medical treatment. … Read More >US embassy in Kabul goes on Covid lockdown after 1 worker dies, more than 100 infected in major outbreak

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4 Afghan nationals jailed for 10 years over arson that destroyed Greece’s Moria migrant camp amid Covid-19 quarantine protests

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A Greek court has sentenced four asylum seekers from Afghanistan to 10 years behind bars for their role in the fire that ripped through Europe’s largest migrant camp, Moria, on the Mediterranean island of Lesbos last year. … Read More >4 Afghan nationals jailed for 10 years over arson that destroyed Greece’s Moria migrant camp amid Covid-19 quarantine protests

Categories Asia & Pacific

Pakistan refuses US military bases

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MOSCOW, 2 june 2021, RUSSTRAT Institute. “Here is not for you,” Pakistani Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar told the Americans. Of course, officially, his words sounded a little different, but the essence was exactly this: “There will be no more flights of American aircraft from this air force base. If any aircraft will take off from it, it will be only Pakistani ones.” … Read More >Pakistan refuses US military bases

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Tribal elders secure month-long ceasefire between Taliban and Afghan government after international mediators fail

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Afghan tribal elders have successfully negotiated a ceasefire between Taliban fighters and the country’s government, effecting a pause in the intense fighting that’s occurred ahead of America’s withdrawal from the region. … Read More >Tribal elders secure month-long ceasefire between Taliban and Afghan government after international mediators fail