#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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#Interventionism met its end in Afghanistan and other commentary

#Interventionism met its end in Afghanistan and other commentary

“#Interventionism met its end in Afghanistan and other commentary” Conservative: The End of Interventionism Summing up her colleague Mollie Hemingway’s remarks on the ­Afghanistan withdrawal debacle, The Federalist’s Evita Duffy laments how “two decades of disastrous nation-building in Afghanistan that have resulted in strategic failure and a resurgence of the Taliban upon the United States’ exit…

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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 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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#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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