#Kabul airport chaos seen in videos posted to social media

#Kabul airport chaos seen in videos posted to social media

“#Kabul airport chaos seen in videos posted to social media” Mobs caused a chaotic scene at the Kabul Airport.Twitter New videos show panicked mobs swarming Kabul International Airport Sunday, as hundreds try frantically to flee the besieged Afghan capital as Taliban forces move in. Thousands of people can be seen on the tarmac at the…

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#Ex-CIA director calls collapse of Afghanistan ‘catastrophic’

#Ex-CIA director calls collapse of Afghanistan ‘catastrophic’

“#Ex-CIA director calls collapse of Afghanistan ‘catastrophic’” Former CIA director David Petraeus in a new interview called the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan “disastrous” and “catastrophic” for the world. The retired US Army general and former commander of military forces in Afghanistan cautioned that “there are no good outcomes here,” he said on “The Rita Cosby…

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#Afghan filmmaker posts pleas as Taliban moves in

#Afghan filmmaker posts pleas as Taliban moves in

“#Afghan filmmaker posts pleas as Taliban moves in” A prominent Afghan filmmaker recorded her dramatic flight from Kabul as Taliban forces moved in on Sunday — and begged for help on social media, saying the militants were “coming to kill us.” “The Taliban entered Kabul, unfortunately, and we were detained,” Sahraa Karimi said in an…

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#Rep. McCaul says Afghanistan withdrawal has been a disaster

#Rep. McCaul says Afghanistan withdrawal has been a disaster

“#Rep. McCaul says Afghanistan withdrawal has been a disaster” The top Republican on the House Foreign Relations Committee on Sunday said President Biden will have “blood on his hands” over the withdrawal of the US military from Afghanistan — as Taliban fighters entered Kabul and American troops raced to evacuate staffers from the US Embassy….

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#Taliban reportedly assuming control of Afghanistan

#Taliban reportedly assuming control of Afghanistan

“#Taliban reportedly assuming control of Afghanistan” The Taliban took control of the presidential palace in Kabul on Sunday and was expected to announce the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the capital city, according to reports. The Taliban moved into Kabul on Sunday after a lightning-fast military operation allowed the insurgents to capture…

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#This morning at Rideau Hall and in Kabul

#This morning at Rideau Hall and in Kabul

“#This morning at Rideau Hall and in Kabul” Scott Gilmore: Trudeau went to Rideau Hall because he wants to be Prime Minister a little longer. If he wanted to really do something, he would have been in a crisis ops room. This morning, as the Prime Minister made his way in his official car to…

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#Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani leaves the country

#Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani leaves the country

“#Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani leaves the country” Afghanistan’s president fled the war-torn country on Sunday as Taliban militants, who entered the capital of Kabul earlier in the day, were involved in discussions with Afghan government officials about surrendering, according to reports. Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation, referred to…

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#Mazar-e-Sharif first Afghan city to fall to the Taliban

#Mazar-e-Sharif first Afghan city to fall to the Taliban

“#Mazar-e-Sharif first Afghan city to fall to the Taliban” MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan – The fall was as fast as it was furious. The sounds of gunfire contrasted by impassioned prayers ricocheted through the dark sky as hundreds – possibly thousands – of Taliban fighters on motorcycles stormed through the strategic northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on…

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