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Iranpress: Thousands of Afghans still desperately waiting to evacuate

Thousands of Afghans still desperately waiting to evacuate

Saturday, 21 August 2021 02:38

Six days after the takeover of Afghanistan’s capital by the Taliban, thousands of Afghans are still desperately wandering around and inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in an attempt to leave the country.

Iranpress: NATO suspends all support to Afghan authorities

NATO suspends all support to Afghan authorities

Saturday, 21 August 2021 00:11

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced that it has suspended all support to the Afghan authorities.

Iranpress: No indication that Afghan army would collapse in 11 days: US general

No indication that Afghan army would collapse in 11 days: US general

Thursday, 19 August 2021 05:54

The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff responded to news reports that there was poor intelligence by saying there was no indication from intelligence that Afghanistan’s army would collapse in 11 days.

Iranpress: Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif, falls to Taliban insurgents

Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif, falls to Taliban insurgents

Saturday, 14 August 2021 23:48

Mazar-i-Sharif, the last major city in northern Afghanistan fell to the Taliban on Saturday night as the insurgents appear on the verge of a full military takeover of the war-torn country.

Iranpress: Afghanistan withdrawal schedule unchanged: Biden

Afghanistan withdrawal schedule unchanged: Biden

Wednesday, 11 August 2021 05:44

US President said on Tuesday that he, despite the fact that the Taliban have made significant gains against government forces in recent months, would not alter the Afghanistan withdrawal schedule.

Iranpress: Taliban: Afghan government started war

Taliban: Afghan government started war

Monday, 09 August 2021 04:57

A spokesman for the Taliban's political bureau claimed that it was the Afghan government that started the war in several provinces, the Al-Jazeera television network reported.

Iranpress: Taliban seize 3 provincial capitals in Afghanistan as US exit nears

Taliban seize 3 provincial capitals in Afghanistan as US exit nears

Monday, 09 August 2021 00:31

The Taliban seized three provincial capitals in Afghanistan on Sunday, according to Afghan officials, the latest to be overtaken by the insurgents since the start of a sweeping military offensive in May, as US exit nears.

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