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Apr
16
2021
By The African Mirror
U.S. ends its longest war: Some Afghans not happy

U.S. ends its longest war: Some Afghans not happy

WORLD
MANY Afghans believe that the United States is putting them at the mercy of hardline Islamist Taliban insurgents after President Joe Biden's announcement that U.S. troops will leave the country by September 11. The withdrawal date was pushed back four months from the May 1 deadline agreed to between the Washington and the insurgents last year - but, this time, there have been no conditions attached to the pullout. "International forces' intervention was like a light in a dark night," Amina, 32, a teacher at a girls school in the northern province of Kunduz, told Reuters. Amina, who was a…
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Feb
01
2021
By The African Mirror
EXCLUSIVE – Foreign troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond May deadline

EXCLUSIVE – Foreign troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond May deadline

WORLD
RUPAM JAIN and CHARLOTTE GREENFIELD INTERNATIONAL troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban's deal with the United States, four senior NATO officials said, a move that could escalate tensions with the Taliban demanding full withdrawal. "There will be no full withdrawal by allies by April-end," one of the officials told Reuters. "Conditions have not been met," he said on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. "And with the new U.S. administration, there will be tweaks in the policy, the sense of hasty withdrawal which was prevalent will be…
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