https___rwandadispatch.com_biden-defends-afghanistan-pullout_.xml
https___samatadainik.com_2021_07_86489__1.xml
1.1 2.1 3.1 4.1 5.1 6.1 7.1 8.1 8.2 9.1 10.1 11.1 12.1 13.1 14.1 15.1 15.2 16.1 17.1 18.1 19.1 20.1 21.1 22.1 23.1 24.1 25.1 26.1 26.2
United States President Joe Biden has said he ‘stands squarely’ behind the decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan as he faces withering criticism over the Taliban lightening conquest of the war torn country. The American President said, “How many more American lives is it worth?” asked the Democratic president. He said that despite the “messy” pullout, “there was never a good time to withdraw US forces”. On Sunday, the Taliban declared victory after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled and his government collapsed. He’s address followed a dramatic day at Kabul’s international airport, where hundreds of civilians desperate to flee the country forced their way inside on Monday. Many thronged the runway, running alongside a moving military transporter aircraft as it prepared for take-off. Some clung to the side of the plane, and at least two of them are reported to have perished when they fell from the aircraft after it had left the ground. American troops killed two armed Afghans who were part of the crowd that breached the airport perimeter. Seven people reportedly died in total. The militants’ return to rule brings an end to almost 20 years of a US-led coalition’s presence in the country. Kabul was the last major city in Afghanistan to fall to a Taliban offensive that began months ago but accelerated in recent days as they gained control of territories, shocking many observers. Former US President George Bush said he and former First Lady Laura Bush feel “deep sadness” over the events unfolding in Afghanistan. “Laura and I have been watching the tragic events unfolding in Afghanistan with deep sadness. “Our hearts are heavy for both the Afghan people who have suffered so much and for the Americans and NATO allies who have sacrificed so much,” the former president said in a statement. Evacuation flights from Afghanistan have resumed a day after the Taliban’s military takeover raised panic in Kabul and thousands mobbed the city’s international airport in a desperate attempt to flee. A Western security official told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday that the Kabul airport’s tarmac and runway – which troops from the United States control – were now clear of crowds. The official said military flights evacuating diplomats and civilians from Afghanistan have started taking off. At least seven people died in Monday’s chaos, including several people who clung to the sides of a jet as it took off. The Taliban have meanwhile declared the war in Afghanistan over and a senior leader said the group would wait until foreign forces had left before creating a new governance structure. Britain cautioned the Taliban that Afghanistan must never be used to launch terror attacks but added that the West must try to positively influence the armed group. Britain fears the Taliban’s return and the vacuum left by the West’s chaotic withdrawal will allow militants from al Qaeda and Islamic State to gain a foothold in Afghanistan, just 20 years after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the UK would try to see if it could moderate the new rulers of Afghanistan and even try to convince them to be “inclusive. The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan poses a new challenge for big US tech companies on handling content created by a group considered “terrorists” by some world governments. Social media giant Facebook confirmed that it designates the Taliban a terrorist group and bans it and content supporting it from its platforms. The Taliban declared a general amnesty for all government officials and urged them to return to work, two days after taking power following a lightning sweep through the country. “A general amnesty has been declared for all… so you should start your routine life with full confidence,” said a statement from the Taliban. Europe has to create humanitarian corridors to receive refugees fleeing from Afghanistan, and also to avoid uncontrolled flows of illegal immigrants, the European Union’s Economy Commissioner said. “I think that Europe will inevitably have to equip itself for humanitarian corridors and organised reception, also to avoid uncontrolled flows of illegal immigrants. Or, at least, the countries that are willing to do so, should,” Paolo Gentiloni told Italian daily il Messaggero.
1.1 2.1 3.1 4.1 5.1 6.1 7.1 8.1
मेरो देशको अर्को पुस्तालाई अफ्गानिस्तानमा लड्न पठाउँदिन : बाइडेन काबुल- अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति जो बाइडेनले अमेरिकाको अर्को पुस्तालाई अफगानिस्तानमा युद्ध गर्न नपठाउने बताएका छन् । बिहीबार राष्ट्रपति बाइडेनले अगस्ट ३१ सम्ममा सबै अमेरिकी सैनिकहरू अफगानिस्तानबाट फिर्ता भइसक्ने पनि जानकारी दिए । यसअघि उनले अमेरिकी सैनिकहरु सेप्टेम्बर ११ सम्ममा फिर्ता हुने योजना सुनाएका थिए । बाइडेनले अहिलेका लागि अफगानिस्तानबाट जतिसक्यो छिटो फर्किनु नै राम्रो हुने बताए । अहिलेसम्म अफगानिस्तानमा रहेका ९० प्रतिशत अमेरिकी सैनिक फर्किइसकेका छन् । अघिल्लो साता काबुलको उत्तरमा रहेको बगराम एयरबेस अमेरिकी सैनिकले अफगान समकक्षीलाई जानकारी नै नदिई राति नै छोडिदिएका थिए । ‘म अमेरिकाको अर्को पुस्तालाई अफगानिस्तानमा युद्ध गर्न पठाउँदिनँ,’ बाइडेनलले भनेका छन्,‘ हामी अफगानिस्तानमा राष्ट्र निर्माणका लागि गएका थिएनौं र, अब आफ्नो देश कसरी चलाउने भन्ने एक्लै निर्णय गर्ने अफगान जनताको अधिकार र जिम्मेवारी हो ।’ बाइडेनले अफगानिस्तानमा ज्यान गुमाउने र घाइते भएर स्वदेश फर्किने सैनिकहरूको प्रशंसा गरे । सन् २००१ सेप्टेम्बर ११ मा ट्वीन टावरमा आक्रमण भएपछि अमेरिकाले सोही वर्ष अफगानिस्तानमा सेना पठाएको थियो । २० वर्षमा २ हजार ४ सय ४८ जना अमेरिकी सैनिकले अफगानिस्तानमा ज्यान गुमाएका छन् भने २० हजार ७ सय २२ जना घाइते भएका छन् । मुस्लिम कट्टरपन्थी समूह तालिवानलाई पराजित नगरिकनै अमेरिकी र नाटो सैनिक फर्किन लागेपछि भूपरिवेष्ठित मुलुक अफगानिस्तानको भविष्य अन्यौलमा परेको छ । कतिपय विश्लेषकहरूले अब अफगानिस्तानमा गृहयुद्ध हुने चेतावनी दिएका छन् । अहिले विद्रोही तालिवान समूहले देशका झन्डै एक तिहाइ जिल्ला नियन्त्रणमा लिइसकेको छ । विदेशी फौजले अफगानिस्तान छोडेसँगै तालिवानहरूले आफ्नो भूभाग बढाइरहेका छन् भने शहरतिर अघि बढिरहेका छन् । पछिल्लो समय अफगान सुरक्षाकर्मीले तालिवानसामू आत्मसमर्पण गरिरहेका छन् भने केही भागेर छिमेकी ताजकिस्तान पुगेका छन् ।