#US speeds chaotic evacuation as Taliban seek to project calm

#US speeds chaotic evacuation as Taliban seek to project calm

“#US speeds chaotic evacuation as Taliban seek to project calm” KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military struggled to manage a chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan on Monday as the Taliban patrolled the capital and tried to project calm after toppling the Western-backed government. The Taliban swept into Kabul on Sunday after President Ashraf Ghani fled the…

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#Officials vow to ‘secure’ Kabul airport to help Americans flee

#Officials vow to ‘secure’ Kabul airport to help Americans flee

“#Officials vow to ‘secure’ Kabul airport to help Americans flee” US officials vowed Sunday to “secure” the chaotic Kabul International Airport while “taking over air traffic control” in order to evacuate Americans —  as hundreds of people tried frantically to flee the Afghan capital amid a Taliban takeover. Thousands of military troops will be deployed…

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#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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#Taliban fighters lounge in Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum’s mansion: video

#Taliban fighters lounge in Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum’s mansion: video

“#Taliban fighters lounge in Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum’s mansion: video” Gun-toting Taliban fighters were seen on video lounging in the opulent palace of an Afghanistan warlord after taking over Mazar-i-Sharif, one of the country’s last key cities to fall to the rapidly-moving insurgents, according to a report. The surreal scene of the insurrectionists relaxing…

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