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          The documents included discussions on a possible British military presence in Afghanistan after the US withdrawal. AFP

          Secret UK military plans found 'in soggy heap' at bus stop

          EuropeJune 27, 2021
          Rory Stewart, who visited Kabul, Afghanistan in 2002 during travels across Asia, warned that America's withdrawal would be 'disastrous'. Shutterstock

          Biden's 'foolish decision' to pull troops out of Afghanistan lambasted by Yale's Rory Stewart

          AsiaJune 26, 2021
          Afghan President Ashraf Ghani meets with US President Joe Biden in Washington. Some reports say US forces will leave Afghanistan by July 4. AFP

          Biden promises Afghanistan's Ghani support, even as withdrawal looms

          The AmericasJune 26, 2021
          President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani meets with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, US, on June 24, 2021, ahead of a summit with President Joe Biden. EPA. 24 June 2021.

          Afghanistan’s Ghani to seek assurances from Biden as US rushes to end its longest war

          MENAJune 24, 2021
          Thirty-year-old Qadir Shah, a local businessman, picked up arms last week to defend his city of Pul-e-Khumri against Taliban offensives. Today, he is already a commander of a small force of similar civilian fighters armed and supported by local leaders. Ajman Omari / The National

          Ordinary Afghans join battle against Taliban in 'people's uprising'

          AsiaJune 24, 2021
          Former Afghan interpreters hold banners during a protest against the US government and Nato in Kabul. AP

          Congress urges Biden to evacuate 18,000 Afghans who helped US military

          WorldJune 24, 2021
          Taliban fighters gather in the Andar district of Ghazni province. AFP

          US closely watching Taliban gains during Afghanistan withdrawal

          The AmericasJune 23, 2021
          The new UN report pointed to 26,425 grave abuses recorded against minors. EPA

          UN: more than 8,400 children killed in wars last year

          WorldJune 23, 2021
          An Afghan soldier mans a machinegun at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul. Reuters

          Afghan military under fire as ‘tactical retreats’ hand territory to Taliban

          AsiaJune 23, 2021
          A man holds a teddy bear as people look for useable items at a junkyard near the Bagram Air Base in Bagram, June 17, 2021. AFP

          Impoverished Afghans live off giant scrapheap after US leaves airbase

          WorldJune 23, 2021
          Afghan commandos at the site of a clash with Taliban insurgents in Kunduz province. Reuters

          Afghanistan hurtling towards ‘dire scenarios’, says UN envoy

          AsiaJune 23, 2021
          Efforts to secure the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan will lead the talks between the US and Turkey. AFP

          US delegation visits Turkey for Afghanistan talks despite lingering differences

          The AmericasJune 22, 2021
          File photo: Afghan military personnel walk near the airport during fighting between Taliban militants and Afghan security forces in Kunduz on October 1, 2015. AFP

          Afghan interpreters who worked with British military due to arrive in UK after fleeing Taliban

          EuropeJune 22, 2021
          Prime Minister Imran Khan says Pakistan 'simply cannot afford' the possible backlash of allowing US military presence in his country. AFP

          Imran Khan rules out US military bases in Pakistan

          AsiaJune 22, 2021
          US President Joe Biden will host Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the chairman of the Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah, at the White House on June 25, 2021. AP

          Joe Biden to host Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at White House

          WorldJune 20, 2021
          Afghan President Ashraf Ghani made sweeping changes among Cabinet security posts. AP Photo

          Afghan president sacks interior, defence and military heads

          AsiaJune 20, 2021
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