In a developing situation inside Kabul, Afghanistan, we saw what a lack of planning does to the tens of thousands of Americans still left behind in the country. As the Taliban takes control of the Afghan capital, what could have gone better? The Biden administration is facing massive pressure from observers inside and outside of…
Anders Corr: The Right Steps for Afghan Withdrawal; What Role China Plays in Cozying Up With Taliban
August 18, 2021
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Former Afghan Women’s Captain Tells Players to Burn Kits, Delete Photos
The former captain of the Afghan women’s soccer team has urged players to delete social media, erase public identities and burn their kits for safety’s sake now that the country is again under Taliban rule. Copenhagen-based Khalida Popal told Reuters in a video interview on Wednesday that the militants had killed, raped and stoned women…
Afghan Central Bank’s $10 Billion Stash Not All Within Reach of Taliban
LONDON/WASHINGTON—The insurgent Taliban took over Afghanistan with astonishing speed, but it appears unlikely that it will prove equally as fast in gaining control of most of the Afghan central bank’s roughly $10 billion in assets. The country’s central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), is thought to hold foreign currency, gold, and other treasures in its…
North Macedonia to Accept 450 Afghan Refugees
BELGRADE—North Macedonia will by the end of the week temporarily take in 450 Afghans fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country and seeking visas to enter the United States, the Skopje government said on Tuesday. North Macedonia is the third country in the Western Balkans, along with Albania and Kosovo, to have approved a request…
Afghan Woman in Limbo at Kabul Airport After Taliban Sweep
With hundreds of Afghans rushing the tarmac of Kabul’s international airport desperate to flee the return of the Taliban, a young Afghan woman stood in limbo between two worlds. In one world, Massouma Tajik would board a flight to a country she did not know, destined to become a refugee. In another, she would stay…
Afghan Central Bank Chief Flees Kabul, Blaming Ghani for Chaos
SINGAPORE—The head of Afghanistan’s central bank has fled Kabul, questioned the loyalty of Afghan security forces, and blamed President Ashraf Ghani and his inexperienced advisors for the country’s swift and chaotic fall to the Taliban. In a Twitter thread on Monday detailing how he worked at the bank until terrorists were at the gates of…
Afghan Military Plane Crashes in Uzbekistan; Cause Disputed
MOSCOW—An Afghan military plane crashed in Uzbekistan over the weekend, and Uzbek authorities on Monday issued conflicting reports on the cause. The wreckage came as dozens of Afghan military aircraft carrying hundreds of servicemen reportedly reached Uzbekistan, among the thousands fleeing the country after the Taliban terrorist group recaptured the Afghan capital of Kabul. The…
Afghan Commander Ismail Khan Captured as Taliban Seize Herat
KABUL—Taliban insurgents have seized most of Herat, Afghanistan’s third-largest city, and also captured Ismail Khan, the veteran local commander leading militia resistance there, local officials said on Friday. The fall of Herat, the latest in a series of major provincial cities to be taken by the Taliban in the past few days, has dealt a…
Britain Sends Troops to Afghanistan to Help Evacuate Staff and Citizens
LONDON—Britain will deploy hundreds of military personnel to Afghanistan to help British nationals and local translators get out of the country, defense secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday as the security situation there worsens. The British embassy in Kabul will be moved to a more secure location and will remain manned by only core staff….
Six EU Countries Warn Against Open Door for Afghan Asylum Seekers
BRUSSELS—Six EU member states have warned the bloc’s executive against halting deportations of rejected Afghan asylum seekers arriving in Europe despite major advances of Taliban militants in their country. The Taliban, fighting to reimpose strict Islamic law after their 2001 ouster, have made sweeping gains in their campaign to defeat the government as U.S.-led foreign…
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