In the UK, the chaotic exit from Afghanistan drew comparisons not with helicopters leaving Saigon, but with an earlier defeat: the Suez Canal Crisis of…
Biden should have withdrawn from Afghanistan in winter, says former Pentagon adviser – 8/18/2021 – World
The mistakes of the withdrawal of the US military from Afghanistan began with the choice of the date: it should have been done during the…
Taliban, US argue over Brazilian fighters who left Afghanistan – 08/18/2021 – world
The Taliban want to regain possession of the fleet of Brazilian A-29 Super Tucano fighters which escaped the final takeover last weekend by the fundamentalist…
Afghans taken to Germany describe terrible scenes at Kabul airport – 08/18/2021 – world
Afghans who arrived in Germany on Wednesday (18) described terrifying scenes at Kabul airport before their evacuation. Now they fear for the lives of family…
Afghan filmmaker fears Taliban persecution of artists – 8/18/2021 – Illustrated
Director General of Afghan Film, the entity responsible for cinema in Afghanistan, filmmaker Sahraa Karimi wrote an open letter calling for the protection of the…
United States to apply 3rd dose of Covid vaccine from September 20 to 08/18/2021 – Balance and Health
The US government announced on Wednesday (18) that it will start applying a third dose of the Covid vaccine from September 20, as studies show…
Pope Francis defends vaccination against Covid-19 as an “act of love”
Leading a campaign that aims to increase confidence in coronavirus vaccines, Pope Francis said on Wednesday (18) that taking the immunizing agent is a "act…
Belarus Dictatorship Blocks Independent Website, Detains Editor-in-Chief – 08/18/2021 – Worldwide
Despite increasing pressure from the United States and Europe on Belarus – including four rounds of economic sanctions – the dictatorship today toppled another independent…
Afghan president who fled the Taliban goes into exile in Abu Dhabi – 08/18/2021 – world
Self-exiled from Afghanistan since the Taliban military offensive took the capital Kabul on Sunday (15), the fate of President Ashraf Ghani has been revealed: he…
Moderate for foreign consumption, the Taliban begin to put in place a new government – 08/18/2021 – Worldwide
The Islamic fundamentalist group Taliban began forming the new government in Afghanistan, after overthrowing President Ashraf Ghani in a dizzying offensive that culminated with the…