In a scathing report headed by The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, MPs have strongly criticised the UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, labelling it as a ‘disaster’.
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Envoy travels to Doha for talks with Taliban on securing safe passage out of Afghanistan for remaining British nationals and allies.
Multiple rockets were fired at Kabul’s international airport but were intercepted by a missile defense system, a US official told Reuters citing initial information.
The US destroyed Eagle Base, the last CIA base in Kabul, to keep equipment and information from falling into the hands of the Taliban, US officials told the New York Times.
‘We cannot risk the lives of our diplomats and of our soldiers any longer,’ says deputy foreign minister, as evacuation chaos continues.
The US president asked the Pentagon and State Department to draw up contingency plans to alter the timeline “should that become necessary.”
A senior Taliban official has claimed victory in a speech from inside the Presidential Palace as thousands of Afghan nationals and foreigners desperately try to get out of the country.
Officials reported on Friday that the Taliban has taken Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second biggest city, in the most severe setback for the US-backed government since the rebels launched a new offensive as US forces retreat.
The head of the United Nations Afghanistan aid operation expressed strong concerns Tuesday over military gains by the Taliban insurgents as US and coalition forces…
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