Tag: Afghanistan

Categories Middle East

Ghani’s ‘ex-bodyguard’ claims he has video proving exiled president left Kabul with bags stuffed with money – reports

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The purported bodyguard for former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani told the British media he has security camera footage to disprove the US-backed leader’s denials of taking bags of money with him when he fled the country in August. … Read More >Ghani’s ‘ex-bodyguard’ claims he has video proving exiled president left Kabul with bags stuffed with money – reports

Categories Middle East

US will seek to facilitate evacuation, push for ‘inclusivity’ in 1st face-to-face talks with Taliban since pullout – reports

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US officials are set to meet with the Taliban in Qatar over the weekend for the first in-person round of talks since the US withdrawal, and are expected to press the group to form an “inclusive government” and aid evacuations. … Read More >US will seek to facilitate evacuation, push for ‘inclusivity’ in 1st face-to-face talks with Taliban since pullout – reports

Categories Middle East

At least two killed, three injured in blast outside Kabul mosque during funeral ceremony for top Taliban official’s mother

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A number of civilians were killed outside a major Kabul mosque, which was rocked by an explosion during a funeral ceremony for the mother of a top Taliban official. Three suspects have been detained following the incident. … Read More >At least two killed, three injured in blast outside Kabul mosque during funeral ceremony for top Taliban official’s mother

Categories EU

Poland ‘illegally’ refused entry to asylum seekers at border with Belarus, stranding them without food, water & shelter – Amnesty

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Warsaw has illegally stranded 32 Afghan migrants on its border with Belarus, leaving them without access to clean water, shelter and medicine for weeks, despite having an obligation as an EU country to process their asylum claims. … Read More >Poland ‘illegally’ refused entry to asylum seekers at border with Belarus, stranding them without food, water & shelter – Amnesty

Categories Shows

INTENSE: Rick & Ruben debate Afghan ‘debacle’ (Full show)

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Rick Sanchez reviews the grandstanding at Wednesday’s congressional interrogation of top US military leaders at the hands of the House Armed Services Committee. Then RT America’s Faran Fronczak shares the details before syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette reacts. They vigorously disagree over the US war in Afghanistan and whether it was “a noble cause.” … Read More >INTENSE: Rick & Ruben debate Afghan ‘debacle’ (Full show)

Categories Russia

‘They’ve really left us in a terrible position’: American Senator slams Biden as Pentagon reveals US may use Russian bases in Asia

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American Senator Deb Fischer has slammed the administration of US President Joe Biden after the country’s Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin admitted that Washington is in talks with Moscow to use Russian bases near Afghanistan. … Read More >‘They’ve really left us in a terrible position’: American Senator slams Biden as Pentagon reveals US may use Russian bases in Asia