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US exit from Afghanistan gives Taliban access to several weapons including guns, ammunition, helicopters and more
Fp Staff •With US troops all but gone, the Taliban now find themselves flush with American-supplied tools, without having to raise a single penny
Striking photo of Aghans crammed into flight surfaces as US military officials question evacuation pace
Fp Staff •The photo obtained by US defence and security news site Defense One shows more than 600 people crowding into the US air force’s C-17 Globemaster III as they left their home country after Kabul fell to the Taliban.
Afghanistan crisis: US reaches out to Russia, China amid worries of them backing Taliban rule
•The US outreach comes amid concerns that either or both Moscow and Beijing might stymie an international consensus on isolating the Taliban should conditions worsen
Father Soldier Son review: An intimate, gut wrenching portrait of an American family, manhood, and a nation at war
Rohininair •A New York Times documentary, Father Soldier Son spans 10 years in the lives of American soldier Barry Eisch and his sons Isaac and Joey.
Coronavirus outbreak is a very dangerous situation for the world, but not out of control: UN Chief
•Guterres' greatest worry was the spread of the virus to areas that aren't able to deal with it like some African countries.
On return from US, Imran Khan vows to meet Afghan Taliban and try to initiate interaction with Ashraf Ghani government
•Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan said that he would meet with the Taliban after returning to his country, as part of efforts to end 18 years of war in Afghanistan.
'John McCain has poor sense of history': Khawaja Asif hits out at US senator for comparing Afghanistan with Vietnam war
•Pakistan foreign minister Khawaja Asif has slammed powerful Republican senator John McCain for comparing the war in Afghanistan with that of Vietnam.
Pakistan warns Afghan Taliban to 'join peace talks or face consequences'
•Afghanistan: How Kabul's first amusement park is bringing joy amid war
Fp Archives •For the thousands of families who have visited Kabul's City Park since it opened during a national religious holiday weekend in October, it is a rare escape from lives blighted by war.
Afghan forces kill eight Taliban militants
Fp Archives •Afghan army special forces on Friday launched an operation in the country's eastern province in which eight Taliban insurgents were killed, authorities said.