US Troops Withdrawal

Russian President Vladimir Putin answers questions about his article titled "On the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians" in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 13, 2021. Picture taken July 13, 2021. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS
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Russia's Putin says US Afghan foray achieved nothing but tragedy

"US forces were present on this territory for 20 years and for 20 years tried ... to civilise the people who live there, to instil their own norms and standards of life in the widest possible...

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the crisis in Afghanistan during a speech in the East Room at the White House in Washington, US, August 16, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Biden says Afghanistan exit marks the end of US nation-building

FILE PHOTO: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer /File Photo
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‘We are here to serve the people’: Taliban

US Army Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, steps on board a C-17 transport plane as the last US service member to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 30, 2021 in a photograph taken using night vision optics. XVIII Airborne Corps/Handout via REUTERS.
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Last serving US soldier leaves Afghanistan: Who is major general Chris Donahue?

Afghan youth soccer player Zaki Anwari, who died while trying to evacuate from Kabul’s airport, poses in this undated image.ZAKI ANWARI/FACEBOOK VIA REUTERS
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The falling man of Kabul

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks prior to signing an executive order on "promoting competition in the American economy" in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington U.S., July 9, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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Biden says he does not regret troops withdrawal from Afghanistan

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani attends Central-South Asia trade Summit in Tashkent, Uzbekistan July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Afghan president blames worsening security situation on sudden US pullout

Handover ceremony at Camp Anthonic, from US Army to Afghan Defense Forces in Helmand province, Afghanistan May 2, 2021. Picture taken May 2, 2021. Ministry of Defense Press Office/Handout via REUTERS
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US House approves bid to add 8,000 visas for at-risk Afghans

An Afghan policeman keeps watch at the check post on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
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As Taliban advances, Afghan military overhauls war strategy

US President Joe Biden meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the White House, in Washington, US, June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
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Biden lost faith in the US mission in Afghanistan over a decade ago

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the administration's continued drawdown efforts in Afghanistan in a speech from the East Room at the White House in Washington US, July 8, 2021. Reuters
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Biden says Afghans must decide own future; US to leave on 31 August

US President Joe Biden meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the White House, in Washington, US, June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
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Biden to speak Thursday about Afghanistan amid swift US pullout

US troops patrol at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Logar province, Afghanistan August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo
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US could slow Afghanistan withdrawal amid Taliban gains