About 11,000 Americans remain in Afghanistan, the White House said Tuesday. “There are individuals who will self-identify as American citizens. That number is around 11,000 around the country,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington. Earlier Tuesday, a Pentagon official pegged the number lower. “We think there are certainly thousands of Americans. We…
Around 11,000 Americans Remain in Taliban-Held Afghanistan: White House
5,000 to 10,000 Americans Remain in Taliban-Held Afghanistan: Pentagon
As many as 10,000 Americans remain in Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Defense said Tuesday. “We think there are certainly thousands of Americans. We don’t have an exact count. I would say somewhere, best guess, between five and 10,000 that are near Kabul,” John Kirby, the Pentagon’s press secretary, said on CNN’s “New Day.” State…
Taliban Warning: US Must Fully Withdraw American Troops by Sept. 11
A spokesman for the Taliban warned that U.S. troops in Afghanistan have to leave by Sept. 11—the anniversary of the terrorist attacks that launched the United States into the war—after troops were re-deployed to the Kabul airport to oversee an evacuation. Suhail Shaheen, a member of the Taliban’s political office, told Sky News on Tuesday…
Taliban Announces Amnesty, Says Women Can Work and Go to University
The Taliban terrorist group declared a general amnesty Tuesday, saying women can work and go to school and university. “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with full dignity and honesty has announced a complete amnesty for all Afghanistan, especially those who were with the opposition or supported the occupiers for years and recently,” Enamullah Samangani, a…
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…
‘We Must Unite’ and Fight Global Terrorist Threat in Afghanistan: UN Chief
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres called on the world for unity and to fight the “global terrorist threat” in Afghanistan as Taliban insurgents took control of the nation’s capital over the weekend. Guterres appealed for the UN Security Council and the international community to work together and ensure that human rights are upheld in…
US General Won’t Respond to Reports of Taliban Capturing American Military Rifles, Weapons
A U.S. general said he won’t respond to reports of Taliban members capturing American military weapons and vehicles. Photos and video footage over the past week showed large caches of weapons, including M-16 rifles and Humvees, being commandeered by the Taliban, considered by some governments to be a terrorist organization. Taliban members were seen holding…
Afghan Turmoil ‘Shames’ the West, Says German President
BERLIN, Germany—Images of throngs trying to flee Kabul are shameful for Western nations, Germany’s president said on Tuesday, as desperate people clamoured at the airport after the Taliban takeover. “We are experiencing a human tragedy for which we share responsibility,” said President Frank-Walter Steinmeier after the Western-backed government in Kabul collapsed and its foreign-trained security…
UK Did Not See Taliban Takeover Coming: Foreign Secretary
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has admitted the UK government did not see the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan coming, adding it will have to engage with them in the future in order to hold them to account for their actions. Raab said several nations were “caught off-guard” by the quick and hostile nature of the militant…
As Taliban Advances, China Lays Groundwork to Accept an Awkward Reality
August 17, 2021
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BEIJING—A series of photos published last month by Chinese state media of Foreign Minister Wang Yi standing shoulder to shoulder with visiting Taliban officials decked out in traditional tunic and turban raised eyebrows on the country’s social media. Since then, China’s propaganda machinery has quietly begun preparing its people to accept an increasingly likely scenario…
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