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Why Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reaching out to Taliban as US exits Afghanistan
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe Turkish president sees an opportunity to not only improve his standing amongst NATO allies, but also curb the flow of Afghan migrants into his country
From fear to uncertainty: Afghan families start new lives in US, UK
Fp Staff • 4 years agoTired, scared and mostly overwhelmed, Afghanis, who escaped from Taliban-controlled Kabul, are set to begin their second innings in foreign lands away from their homes
Taliban, ISIS, Al Qaeda, Haqqanis are heads of the same monster in Pakistan’s zoo of terror
Abhijit Majumder • 4 years agoJihadi groups across the world are cut from the same ideological cloth. But in Afghanistan, the deep bonds go beyond ideology
US says another attack on Kabul airport highly likely; warns people to clear area immediately
• 4 years agoThe Pentagon said the remaining contingent of US forces at the airport, now numbering fewer than 4,000, had begun their final withdrawal ahead of Biden's deadline for ending the evacuation on Tuesday
CIA head holds secret meeting with Taliban's top political leader as chaotic Kabul evacuation continues
• 4 years agoWhile details of the discussion were not released, the meeting represents an extraordinary moment for CIA, which for two decades targeted the Taliban in paramilitary operations
Afghans, including ex-military translators, appeal to US for faster evacuation under Taliban rule
• 4 years agoPresident Joe Biden and his top officials said the US was working to speed up the evacuation but made no promises how long it would last or how many desperate people it would fly to safety
Despite assurances of dignity from Taliban, Afghan women have everything to lose
Reshmi_dasgupta • 4 years agoThe absence of women in those crazy scenes at the airport this week, for me, portended a continuation of their long story of silent bravery and resilience
Afghanistan-Taliban Crisis Updates: Over 2,000 diplomats, civilians evacuated from country as Taliban promise peace
Fp Staff • 4 years agoAfghanistan Taliban crisis live News updates: The Taliban have said they want peace, will not take revenge against old enemies and will respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law.
Posters depicting women 'whitewashed' in Kabul as Taliban comes back to power; see viral photo
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoA man is shown using white paint and a roller to whitewash large pictures of women outside a beauty salon.