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Taliban says it captured Panjshir with no civillian deaths, resistance forces deny claim
Fp Staff •Taliban’s claim of occupying Panjshir is false. The NRF forces are present in all strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight, the NRF tweeted
US defends Afghanistan drone airstrike that locals say killed innocents
•Emal, who has also applied for one of the visas, said he struggled to understand why the family compound was struck. “They have such high technology they can see an ant on the ground, but they couldn't see a yard full of children?” he asked
Working with Taliban to reopen Kabul airport 'as soon as possible', says Qatar
•The airport, the scene of a frenzied evacuation which ended with the US troop withdrawal on Tuesday, is out of operation with much of its infrastructure destroyed or degraded
Joe Biden skirts broken promise on Afghan exit as Taliban celebrates win
•For the record, Biden vowed that he would get 100 percent of Americans out before withdrawing forces. And his suggestions Tuesday that many of the remaining Americans are dual nationals who may be undecided about leaving do not reflect the full reality
Afghanistan crisis: Joe Biden plays the long game as he justifies the end of the ‘forever war’
•He cited the 120,000 Americans and Afghan allies evacuated in the two weeks since the Taliban seized power in Kabul, boasting that “no nation has ever done anything like it in all of history.”
After US exit, Taliban fly American chopper with body hanging from rope; see video here
Trendingdesk •The clip was shared by several journalists and ‘The Talib Times,’ which claims it is the official handle of the Taliban.
Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security but Afghanistan needs a lot more
•What the Taliban face what could be a series of major crises as they fully take over the government
From security and logistics to commercial flights, future of Kabul airport up in air after US exit
Fp Staff •The symbolism of the airport was underlined when the Taliban's top spokesman stood on its runway and declared victory over the United States
"Rocket came, hit car full of kids": US drone strike kills 10 of Kabul family
•US nerves have been frayed since an Islamic State suicide bomber triggered a massive blast at an entrance to the airport on Thursday
America's longest war of 20 years ends as last troops exit Afghanistan
•The US failures were numerous and it only degraded but never defeated the Taliban and ultimately failed to build an Afghan military that could hold off the insurgents