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Boris Johnson has discussed evacuation efforts in Afghanistan with US President Joe Biden, ahead of an emergency G7 leaders meeting to discuss the crisis. Downing Street said that during a call on Monday the two leaders agreed to continue working together to ensure eligible people can leave the country, including after August 31 when the… Continue reading Aug 2021. Johnson talks to Biden on Afghanistan

In response to the escalating crisis in Afghanistan, the government have announced a new resettlement scheme for Afghans known as the Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme. In its first year, the Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme will welcome up to 5,000 Afghans to the UK who have been forced to flee the country, with up to a… Continue reading Aug 2021. Resettlement Scheme for Afghans

Evidence of Taliban killings, detentions and intimidation is emerging across Afghanistan, ominously contradicting the hardline Islamist group’s promise not to take revenge against its opponents. With reports of the Taliban going door to door searching for people who worked with the former Afghan government or western countries, claims have also emerged of Taliban fighters torturing… Continue reading Aug 2021. The Taliban in Afghanistan

The Western world is going green, no matter the cost to the consumer. At the G7 meeting in Cornwall in June, those attending agreed to redouble their commitments to reducing CO2 emissions as rapidly as possible. For example, the United Kingdom promised there will be no more sales of new cars that use petrol or… Continue reading Aug 2021. Biden China Lithium and Afghanistan

Nigel Farage has said the United States’ disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan has left Britain feeling “betrayed” and that there is “no way” the British parliament would vote for military cooperation with the U.S. right now.  Mr Farage questioned how the US and Britain would be able to work together to combat any future resurgence of international… Continue reading Aug 2021. Nigel on the Afghanistan Tragedy

U.S. President Joe Biden offered to talk to reporters during a press conference, but refused to continue after mentioning Afghanistan. Thus, the politician first agreed to answer questions from the media, the video shows. However, after one of the reporters touched on the Afghan issue, the American leader said he would not talk about Afghanistan.… Continue reading Aug 2021. The Biden Refusal to Talk

The UK’s military role in Afghanistan since 2001 has brought with it a heavy human toll. Members of the Army, RAF, Royal Marines and special forces have lost their lives in the fight against the Taliban. The number of deaths stands at 456 after two RAF personnel were among five people who died in a… Continue reading Aug 2021. The Military Casualty in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is on the brink of a total Taliban takeover and President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country. The Taliban reached the outskirts of the capital Kabul earlier on Sunday, but said fighters were now being sent into the city. People have sought safety from the fighting in Kabul but there have been scenes of… Continue reading Aug 2021. Taliban Takeover

Taliban fighters arrived at the gate of Kabul city Sunday afternoon, a few hours after capturing Jalalabad. European Union embassy staffers and envoys have been shifted to an undisclosed, safe location, said NATO authorities. A US official confirmed that an estimated 50 employees of the US embassy are present in Kabul, as the Taliban close in… Continue reading Aug 2021. The Taliban Reach Kabul

And so we have left Afghanistan, and many of their people have left as well and are going to be living with you very soon. Yes those who supported and worked with us should be here, but we didn’t have thousands of interpreters did we? We shouldn’t have been there in the first place. Blair… Continue reading Aug 2021. The Western Crime on Afghanistan