Taliban Takeover Afghanistan
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U.S. bars charter plane carrying over 100 Americans from Kabul, flight organizers sayA senior State Department official on Monday said the United States was aware of about 100 American citizens and legal permanent residents ready to leave Afghanistan.PoliticsSep 29, 2021
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Afghan refugees grateful to settle into ‘bright future’ in CalgaryThousands of Afghan refugees are on their way to a new life in Canada, with many of them coming through Calgary.NewsSep 14, 2021
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Taliban won’t allow militants to launch attacks from territory, official pledgesWithout other political factions and women serving in the government, the Taliban seem unlikely to win international recognition as the legitimate leaders of Afghanistan.WorldSep 14, 2021
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Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan raises narcotics threat in the regionThe Taliban portray themselves as holy warriors, but in reality, they operate more like a mafia, writes Gretchen S. Peters.CommentarySep 9, 2021
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Interpreter pleads for Canada’s help to evacuate Afghanistan: ‘I feel like I’m in prison’Calls continue to mount for the federal government to expedite its efforts to evacuate more Canadians and Afghans from Afghanistan after the Taliban swiftly took over the country.WorldSep 6, 2021
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Taliban, Afghan resistance fight for control of holdout province of PanjshirThe Taliban, which took power in the rest of the country three weeks ago, were never able to control the valley when they last ruled Afghanistan, from 1996 to 2001.WorldSep 4, 2021
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Afghanistan’s anti-Taliban resistance is growing. Is it enough to retake the country?The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan has been making waves after seven Taliban fighters were killed attempting to enter the Panjshir valley earlier this week.PoliticsSep 2, 2021
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‘I was not going to extend this forever war’: Biden rejects criticism of U.S.-Afghan exitBiden's handling of the withdrawal has drawn sharp criticism from Republicans and his own Democrats as well as foreign allies.PoliticsAug 31, 2021
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U.S. completes withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest warIn announcing the completion of the evacuation and war effort, Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, said the last planes took off from Kabul airport at 3:29 p.m.WorldAug 30, 2021
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Ottawa’s Afghanistan failure is a stain on the countryUltimately, Canada’s efforts to evacuate those wanting to leave Afghanistan were too little, too late, and too bureaucratic, writes Rob Breakenridge.CommentaryAug 27, 2021
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