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2021-08-16 Afghanistan

End of republic, Kabul’s first night under Taliban’s control

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Taliban Flag Flying Over The Former Presidential Palace in Kabul, The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

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Taliban To Declare Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan [Foreign Brief]

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#3 Exodus from Afghanistan: Hundreds of thousands flee their homes as Taliban take over country with people smuggler revealing thousands are already crossing the border PER DAY on their way to Europe and the UK

Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-16 09:39|| 2021-08-16 09:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Deja vu all over again: In 1989 the first trusted friend that Pakistan wanted to install in Kabul was Hekmatyar. For three years, Hekmatyar targeted the city with tens of thousands of rockets provided by the Pak Milirary ISI. He also launched ground attacks against a sitting government, the most serious one occurred in January 1994 in an attack joined by Abdur Rashid Dostom, and Abdul Ali Mazari, the leader of the Shi‘ite Wahdat Party. As one author put it, "Only the ISI could bring such strange bedfellows together!" When Pakistan realized Hekmatyar’s inability to attain power in Kabul, it designed a new plot fomented by General Naseerullah Babar, the Pakistani Interior Minister. Babar is considered the “Godfather” of the Taliban, and ISI fundeed Taliban for years. Covering its bases, the ISI continued its ties to Hekmatyar, and both were surprised at how quickly the Taliban conquered Kabul in late September 1996. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Posted by Bertie Crains2651 2021-08-16 10:13|| 2021-08-16 10:13|| Front Page Top

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