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Secretary of Defense: US Can’t Collect ‘Large Numbers’ of Americans From Afghanistan

August 18, 2021
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the military does not have the capacity to collect “large numbers” of Americans who may be struggling to escape Afghanistan. Austin’s remarks were in response to questions about the Taliban allegedly blocking Afghan allies from reaching Kabul’s international airport, as well as concerns over the possibility…

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Taliban Seizes 6th Provincial Capital in Afghanistan, Government Retreats ‘Without Fighting’

August 9, 2021
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The Taliban terrorist group took a sixth provincial capital in about as many days in northern Afghanistan amid claims that government forces simply retreated without fighting. Samangan’s deputy provincial governor, Mohammad Dawood Kalakani, confirmed the takeover of Aybak, the capital, to international news outlets. Now, he said, the Taliban was “in full control” while a Taliban…

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