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One of Nicole Gee's last social media posts was a photo of her cradling a baby amid the chaos in Afghanistan. The US Marine Sergeant was among thousands of American military personnel helping citizens of her country and selected Afghans make their way to the flights that would take them…
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The US has officially left Afghanistan, making the end of a 20-year war. General Kenneth F McKenzie of US Central Command formally announced the withdrawal on August 30 after Taliban leaders said that the last US flight had left Kabul Airport, Independent reports. The war began after 9/11 when Afghanistan…
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A total of 13 US service members tragically lost their lives after an explosion outside Kabul airport in Afghanistan took place that was carried out by ISIS. At least 170 have been confirmed dead as a result of the attack. In a White House speech Thursday after the attack, President…
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Women in Afghanistan will be allowed to attend university "in safety," as long as their studies are in line with the Taliban's interpretation of Islamic law. According to Taliban's acting higher education minister Abdul Baqi Haqqani, mixed-gender classes will be banned, per AFP. He made the comments Sunday at a…
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Afghan parents have named their baby girl after the call sign of the US Air Force plane where she was delivered. The news was revealed in a press conference on Wednesday, August 25, after the baby was delivered on a C-17 cargo plane as her parents fled Afghanistan amid the…
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President Joe Biden was seen placing his head onto his hands during a news conference following questions about the recent Kabul attack in Afghanistan. Biden's address on Thursday came after 13 US servicemen - including 12 Marines and one Navy medic - were killed following an attack by an ISIS-K…
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A Republican congressman has warned that the Taliban now has access to $85 billion worth of US weapons. Jim Banks, a former US Navy reservist, made the revelation during an August 27 speech in Washington where he said that the group now has access to 75,000 vehicles, 200 airplanes, and…
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The Taliban have reportedly been filmed appearing to take a captured US helicopter for a joy ride in Afghanistan. Footage of the Taliban using the UH-60 $6 million Blackhawk helicopter in a desert location was posted to Twitter after it was captured from Afghan forces, Independent reports. The video has…
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Joe Biden has said that he "bears responsibility" for recent events in Afghanistan in the wake of the tragic terrorist attack that took place outside Kabul airport yesterday. On Thursday, August 26, two explosions and gunfire led to carnage outside the gates of the airport as thousands of Afghans attempted…
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Pen Farthing has been forced to abandon the 200 cats and dogs he was rescuing in Afghanistan. The hero soldier was evacuating the animals on a flight approved by Boris Johnson, but after he was unable to board, he took to Twitter to blame President Joe Biden for the rule…
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Two explosions have taken place outside Kabul airport as thousands of Afghans try to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control earlier this month. According to Independent, at least 13 people have been reported dead after the attack on Thursday, August 26, with the fatalities including children. It has also…
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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby has revealed that a baby seen in footage being passed over a wall at Kabul airport has been reunited with its family. In recent days, the chaos that emerged after the Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan has seen at least one desperate parent hand their little…
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A hero soldier has been granted permission to bravely rescue 200 dogs and cats from Kabul amid the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. Per Daily Mail, former Royal Marine Pen Farthing says Prime Minister Boris Johnson has approved a flight he had crowdfunded to evacuate cats and dogs from the capital…
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Joe Biden says the US is "on pace" to have the country's troops leave Afghanistan by August 31 despite calls to extend next week's evacuation deadline. According to CNBC, Biden had been under pressure from foreign allies and US lawmakers to extend the deadline but warned that staying any longer…
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Airbnb is providing free housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees following the Taliban takeover. The online marketplace for rental homes and properties made the revelation on Twitter on Tuesday, August 24, and called on others to open up their homes to people fleeing Afghanistan, BBC News reports. CEO of Airbnb Brian…
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The Afghanistan women's football team is celebrating after being successfully evacuated from Kabul. Global football players' union FIFPRO praised the Australian government in a statement for helping to evacuate the players, officials, and their families from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's takeover, Daily Mail reports. "These young women,…
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The Taliban have said that the people fleeing Afghanistan are not "worried or scared" but instead want "prosperous lives" in Western countries. Taliban spokesperson Dr. Suhail Shaheen made the revelation in an interview with Sky News about the group's plans for the country amid the withdrawal of American troops. Dr.…
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Gay men in Afghanistan say they are living in fear at the potential persecution at the hands of the Taliban following their political takeover of the country. Speaking in an interview with Insider, a 37-year-old gay man who identified himself only as "Rameen" claimed that he now lives in constant…
