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Former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill has given his two cents on President Joe Biden's handling of US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The 45-year-old - who famously shot and killed Osama bin Laden, hit out at the POTUS, calling him a "disaster". This week Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul, taking over…
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Donald Trump has said that the situation in Afghanistan would be "totally different" if his administration was still in office. The ex-POTUS released six statements on President Joe Biden's handling of US troop withdrawal, with Trump calling for Biden to resign. What's more, Trump stated that his administration would've managed…
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Prince Harry has encouraged military veterans to "offer support for one another" as the Taliban seizes control of Afghanistan. The Duke of Sussex, 36, spent 10 years in the Army, including two frontline tours to Afghanistan. What's more, he is a patron of the Invictus Games Foundation, a sporting event…
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Photos have emerged on social media showing over 600 Afghan refugees crammed into a US Air Force plane. As reported by The Independent, the images show "roughly 640" Afghans being evacuated from the capital city of Kabul after Taliban forces forced Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to flee the country on…
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President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan. In an address on Monday, the 78-year-old POTUS asked: "How many more American lives is it worth?" On Sunday, Taliban soldiers took control of Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, forcing Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to flee the…
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Footage of an emotional Afghan girl declaring that "no one cares about us" days before the Taliban seized the presidential palace has been widely shared across social media. The heartbreaking clip was shared on Twitter by human rights activist Masih Alinejad and has quickly accumulated over 1.7 million views since…
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Malala Yousafzai has expressed deep concern for women and minorities in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country over the weekend. On Sunday, August 15, the Afghan president fled as the Taliban began rapidly taking over the capital city of Kabul before ultimately breaching the presidential palace and…
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Harrowing footage from Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul shows the moment desperate civilians held onto a moving US Air Force plane following the Taliban's storming of the city. On Sunday, Taliban soldiers took control of Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, forcing Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to flee the…
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A BBC reporter has been praised for her professionalism after receiving a call from a Taliban spokesperson while live on air. On Sunday evening, Taliban soldiers took control of Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, forcing Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to flee the country, along with many high-ranking officials. As reported…
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Donald Trump has demanded that US President Joe Biden resigns over the Taliban invasion of Afghanistan. According to The Independent, the former President of the United States lambasted his successor in a scathing official statement issued on Sunday. This comes after Taliban insurgents managed to secure the capital city of…
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Kabul's international airport has experienced a rush of Afghan citizens, foreign diplomats, and officials as they attempt to flee Afghanistan, which has become overrun by Taliban militants. Harrowing footage shared on social media shows hundreds, possibly thousands, of people trying to fight their way through the terminal in order to…
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A mural designed by British street artist Banksy has been vandalized this week, leaving the town council "appalled". According to Indy100, the artwork in question was painted on the side of a wall at the seaside promenade in the town of Lowestoft in Suffolk. It depicts a small rat, sitting…
