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Afghanistan’s Taliban mark anniversary of US-led force withdrawal

The Taliban swept to power last August after a 20-year conflict against US-led forces ended in a hasty withdrawal.

Al Jazeera

Afghan Taliban, a year after U.S. pullout, seek world's approval

Afghanistan's Taliban marked the first anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces on Wednesday by calling on the international community to "learn" from the experience and accept them as the legitimate government.

Reuters

I have spent a year helping people flee the Taliban: failure is traumatic, success bittersweet

We are still trying to find ways to get visas – writing letters, appealing to governments – but the options are running out, says Ruchi Kumar

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Taliban set off fireworks to celebrate first anniversary of U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

Celebratory fireworks lit up the Kabul sky on Tuesday night on the first anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, which the Taliban are marking as 'Freedom Day'.

Reuters

'Beyond grateful and happy': Those evacuated after US withdrawal from Afghanistan reflect on past year

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A year ago, Farkhunda “Wajmah” Koshani and Ziba Zahiri didn’t know if they would make it out of Kabul airport, where thousands of American civilians and Afghan allies were frantically fleeing the advance of Taliban forces.

The Orange County Register

'I want to leave more than ever': A year after US pullout, Kabul is a city in despair

KABUL, Afghanistan — Standing on the side of a mud-crusted street by a sewage canal, Shafiullah heaved a 110-pound bag of flour into the trunk of his battered Toyota Corolla and sighed. Beside him, a shambolic queue of residents of this once-affluent neighborhood, all waiting for their monthly U.N.-supplied assistance…

Los Angeles Times

Animal Airlift: Escaping the Taliban review – brilliant and damning TV

This gripping documentary shows the shambles that allowed a charity to prioritise dogs over people in the desperate evacuation of Kabul – and the death threats that followed

The Guardian - UK

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U.N. aid chief pushes for restart of Afghanistan development aid

Countries should restart some development aid for impoverished Afghanistan that was halted a year ago when the Taliban seized power, the U.N. aid chief said on Monday, as the United States told Russia and China to "put your money where your mouth is."

Reuters

Attacked at home, Afghan Sikhs find community on Long Island

An Afghan Sikh family of 13 has found refuge in the diaspora community on Long Island

The Independent UK

A year after the Taliban’s capture of Kabul and women ‘do not even have air to breathe’

Almost half the population of Afghanistan are facing hunger

Bristol Post

Taliban accuses Pakistan of allowing US drones in Afghan airspace

Acting Minister of Defence Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob says American drones have been entering Afghanistan via Pakistan.

Al Jazeera

Taliban Accuses Pakistan of Allowing US Drones to Use its Airspace

The Taliban's acting defense minister on Sunday said Pakistan had allowed American drones to use its airspace to access Afghanistan, a charge Pakistan has recently denied following a US air strike in Kabul. Acting Minister of Defense Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob told reporters at a news conference in Kabul that American…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban accuses Pakistan of allowing U.S. drones to use its airspace

The Taliban's acting defence minister said on Sunday that Pakistan had allowed U.S. drones to use its airspace to access Afghanistan, which Pakistan's foreign minister denied.

Reuters

A year later, communities find ways to honor 13 service members killed in Kabul airport bombing

SAN DIEGO — Most of them were based at Camp Pendleton, but they came from all over America, from small towns and suburbs. And that's where the sorrow and the pride linger, one year later.

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Salon

Seven children dead: Who's to blame?

Who killed those kids as the U.S. left Afghanistan? Donald Rumsfeld? George Custer and Barack Obama? You and me?

The Guardian - UK

Truss’s warmongering rhetoric is empty, antagonistic – and wildly dangerous

The potential PM’s plan to cut benefits and boost defence spending merely serves her craving for the theatre of conflict, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Daily Record

Lanarkshire diplomat reflects on anniversary of Afghanistan rescue mission

Katrina Johnson saw 'the best and worst of humanity' as she helped co-ordinate the UK evacuation of 15,000 people from Kabul

ABC News

Taliban say body of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has not been found in Kabul

The Taliban say they have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations after the United States claimed they killed the Al Qaeda leader in an air strike in Kabul last month.

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Taliban Say They’ve Not Found Body of Qaeda Leader

The Taliban have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations, group spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday, after the United States said they killed the al Qaeda leader in an airstrike in Kabul last month. The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a…

Reuters

Taliban say they've not found body of al Qaeda leader

The Independent UK

One year on, Afghans at risk await evacuation, relocation

More than a year after the Taliban takeover that saw thousands of people rushing to Kabul’s international airport amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal, Afghans who failed to get on evacuation flights say they are still struggling to find safe and legal ways out of the country

Reuters

Afghan women open library to counter growing isolation

Afghan women's rights activists opened a library in Kabul on Wednesday, hoping to provide an oasis for women increasingly cut off from education and public life under the ruling Taliban.

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. commits to Afghan asset talks despite frustration with Taliban - sources

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will press ahead with talks on releasing billions of dollars in Afghanistan's foreign-held assets despite the late al Qaeda leader's presence in Kabul and foot-dragging by the Taliban and Afghan central bank, according to three sources with knowledge of the situation.

Belfast Live

Co Down man tells of pride at helping 15,000 people flee from war-torn Afghanistan

“There were a lot of times I shed a tear."

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Global | Aug. 13-Aug. 19, 2022

From Taliban fighters celebrating one year since they seized the Afghan capital, Kabul, to the men's park final at the European Cycling Championships in Munich, to Machine Gun Kelly performing in Cleveland, Ohio, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published…

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