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19,000 people evacuated from Kabul in last 24 hours, says US govt

The update came as the August 31 deadline to complete the evacuation process drew closer, with president Joe Biden resisting requests from G7 allies to extend the evacuations beyond the said date,

26 August 2021

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Israeli PM heads to US amid tensions in ME

The meeting between the two leaders, which is expected on Thursday, comes as tensions in the Middle East are running high….reports Asian Lite News Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has embarked on

25 August 2021

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CIA boss held secret meeting with Taliban leader in Kabul

The discussion gives a sense of the extent of the wrangling happening ahead of the end of America’s two-decade war in the country….reports Asian Lite News Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director William

25 August 2021

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US lawmakers urge Biden to extend August 31 withdrawal deadline

Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said Biden should hear the message from a “large bipartisan group of members” to reconsider the said deadline….reports Asian Lite News As President Joe Biden decided to stick

25 August 2021

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Taliban actions to be mointored, says Biden

Biden said the US is on track to get all of its forces out of Afghanistan by Aug 31, as he had previously laid out, but cautioned the timeline is dependent on

25 August 2021

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US shouldn’t encourage Afghan elite to leave country: Taliban

This comes as several countries including the US are evacuating their citizens and Afghans, who are at risk in Taliban-led Afghanistan….reports Asian Lite News The Taliban on Tuesday warned the US against

25 August 2021

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Afghan woman gives birth to ‘baby girl’ onboard US evacuation flight

The Defense Department shared photos of US personnel helping an Afghan mother exit an aircraft “moments after she delivered a baby aboard the aircraft.”…reports Asian Lite News An Afghan woman on Saturday

24 August 2021

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Report of American citizens beaten up by Taliban embarrasses Biden

Caught off guard in faraway Kabul, Joe Biden is also facing fire in Washington with several Senators calling for a detailed investigation into the botched withdrawal…reports Ateet Sharma That not everyone in

24 August 2021

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Biden mulls troops deployment in Afghanistan beyond Aug 31

Following the Taliban’s swift takeover of Kabul last week, the US has been scrambling to evacuate Americans and its Afghan partners from the country, reports Asian Lite News President Joe Biden has

24 August 2021

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Baby passed over a wall at Kabul airport reunited with family

One video showed an American serviceman reaching over a barbed wire-fitted wall to grab a baby with one hand and haul it into the protected compound….reports Asian Lite News A senior US

23 August 2021

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