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On Friday, September 3, the Afghan Embassy in Rome held a reception for diplomats from the embassies of the EU, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Norway to report on the current situation in the country.
On Friday, September 3, the Afghan Embassy in Rome held a reception for diplomats from the embassies of the EU, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Norway to report on the current situation in the country.
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The most authoritative Tajik Taliban Mevlevi Fasikhuddin, is reported to have died in Panjshir. The Taliban have not yet officially confirmed his death.
Is it the same person or are they relatives?
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Afghanistan: Competing claims over anti-Taliban stronghold Panjshir
The Taliban claim they are in complete control of the Afghan province of Panjshir, the final pocket of territory which has remained outside their rule.There has been heavy fighting in the area, north of the capital Kabul, between the Taliban and resistance fighters.
A Taliban spokesman on Monday declared victory for the Islamist group.
But resistance fighters said they were still present in "all strategic positions" and "continue to fight".
"The Taliban haven't captured Panjshir I am rejecting Taliban claims," Ali Maisam, spokesman for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF), told the BBC.
A tweet from the group's Twitter handle also said: "The struggle against the Taliban & their partners will continue until justice & freedom prevails."
Pictures on social media showed Taliban fighters in front of the gate of the provincial governor's compound. The BBC has not been able to independently verify them.
The Taliban took control of the rest of Afghanistan three weeks ago, taking power in Kabul on 15 August following the collapse of the Western-backed government.
Panjshir, a rugged mountain valley, is home to between 150,000 and 200,000 people. It was a centre of resistance when Afghanistan was under Soviet occupation in the 1980s and during the Taliban's previous period of rule, between 1996 and 2001.
Afghanistan: Competing claims over anti-Taliban stronghold Panjshir
The Taliban say they are in complete control of Panjshir Valley, but resistance fighters deny this.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/state-department-blocking-private-evacuation-flights-afghanistan
US State Dept officials in Central Asian and Middle Eastern countries are blocking private rescue flights from landing there with evacuees from Afghanistan, per veteran members, even after countries have privately agreed to take the evacuees.
Looks like Blinken and the Biden are butthurt private citizens are doing more, and better, than "the most popular, beloved, compassionate and competent President ever".
US State Dept officials in Central Asian and Middle Eastern countries are blocking private rescue flights from landing there with evacuees from Afghanistan, per veteran members, even after countries have privately agreed to take the evacuees.
Looks like Blinken and the Biden are butthurt private citizens are doing more, and better, than "the most popular, beloved, compassionate and competent President ever".
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Back to the Future: Talibanistan, Year 2000
Dear reader: this is very special, a trip down memory lane like no other: back to prehistoric times - the pre-9/11, pre-YouTube, pre-social network world. Welcome to Taliban Afghanistan – Talibanistan – in the Year 2000. This is when photographer Jason Florio and myself slowly crossed it...
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Back to the Future: Talibanistan, Year 2000
Dear reader: this is very special, a trip down memory lane like no other: back to prehistoric times - the pre-9/11, pre-YouTube, pre-social network world. Welcome to Taliban Afghanistan – Talibanistan – in the Year 2000. This is when photographer Jason Florio and myself slowly crossed it...www.unz.com
Afghanistan: As Bad as Its Reputation?
Afghanistan: As Bad as Its Reputation? :: Michael Rubin
khmm.., https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-iq-by-countrySame as Iran
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Ahmad Massoud, in an audio message on his Facebook page, says the resistance forces are still present in Panjshir and continue to fight Taliban forces.
Appears to be a desperate last ditch effort.
Appears to be a desperate last ditch effort.
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Receiving, me and other people involved, more DMs and private messages from Afghans (notable the ANA Chief Nurse) asking for help, claiming the Taliban are now "hunting down" women who were part of FTP (considered as SF).
They are reported to number around 140 and at least 9 have already been killed.
It seems to fit several already established facts:
-Biden handed over a list of people of interest to the US (citizens, green card holders, Afghan staff, etc...) to the Taliban.
-Biometrics data have been "captured" by the Taliban (due to sensitive gear and equipment being left behind).
-Taliban promised "no retaliation".
-Taliban started a campaign of "amnesty".
-Numerous reports of "amnestied" individuals being later executed/disappeared.
In the end, we have Biden touting "hundreds of thousands of people evacuated man!" (many of whom haven't been vetted, are unknowns and some being criminals and registered terrorists), with only a very small percentage being actual American citizens and/or green card holders (around 6k).
An undetermined number of US citizens are still in Afghanistan, most classified as "people who didn't want to leave" by the Biden Admin (that's more convenient I guess), and an unknown number of green card holders and Afghan staff.
It's convenient on two levels:
-US citizens are classified as people who mostly didn't want to leave. Oh well, no need to worry and/or bother about them then.
-The number of green card holders and Afghan staff being "unknown" does not match the fact that the Biden Admin handed the Taliban a list over:
->If a list has been handed over, then it is known how many people are ("not") stranded.
->If a list has been handed over but yet the numbers remain unknown, then it was not a list but an excerpt.
->There is no such list and the numbers are indeed unknown.
But with the Taliban going ahead with their purge, well... it's x number less of Afghans to worry about and bring back.
They are reported to number around 140 and at least 9 have already been killed.
It seems to fit several already established facts:
-Biden handed over a list of people of interest to the US (citizens, green card holders, Afghan staff, etc...) to the Taliban.
-Biometrics data have been "captured" by the Taliban (due to sensitive gear and equipment being left behind).
-Taliban promised "no retaliation".
-Taliban started a campaign of "amnesty".
-Numerous reports of "amnestied" individuals being later executed/disappeared.
In the end, we have Biden touting "hundreds of thousands of people evacuated man!" (many of whom haven't been vetted, are unknowns and some being criminals and registered terrorists), with only a very small percentage being actual American citizens and/or green card holders (around 6k).
An undetermined number of US citizens are still in Afghanistan, most classified as "people who didn't want to leave" by the Biden Admin (that's more convenient I guess), and an unknown number of green card holders and Afghan staff.
It's convenient on two levels:
-US citizens are classified as people who mostly didn't want to leave. Oh well, no need to worry and/or bother about them then.
-The number of green card holders and Afghan staff being "unknown" does not match the fact that the Biden Admin handed the Taliban a list over:
->If a list has been handed over, then it is known how many people are ("not") stranded.
->If a list has been handed over but yet the numbers remain unknown, then it was not a list but an excerpt.
->There is no such list and the numbers are indeed unknown.
But with the Taliban going ahead with their purge, well... it's x number less of Afghans to worry about and bring back.
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We only get partial lists of Americans & other Nationalities & those with visas & their LNA locations so we have no way of knowing how many are still in hiding. It's real unorganized & almost impossible to vet them at this point. The taliban are insisting that Coalition Countries recognize them as the bonified [their term] gov't or they will cease all cooperation with us & it's next to impossible to present bonified without their access to their computer systems. Cash seems to work still so hope US SECSTATE brought a planeload with him when he landed in Doha. Not getting a comfortable feeling on any upcoming possibility of airstrikes, hopefully there would be a heads up to take cover or exfil prior. Set up of our refugee housing in Ramstein continues & we're not allowed to refer to it as a refugee camp or relocation holding & our tent city is also frowned on but guess it's livable for a month. Need to set up a school for the kiddos to give them something to do.
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Launching airstrikes at this time would have disastrous consequences.
We have a very sketchy and vague idea of who is actually on the ground. So, identifying targets? Extremely hard, unless said target is located somewhere remote and isolated, otherwise hitting friendlies will have to be expected.
There have been two retaliatory strikes following the Kabul suicide attack. One allegedly hit "two high ranking operatives", though no proof have been shown, nor names have been released.
Second strike was a total failure, killing SIVs and kids.
And these took place while the Biden Admin still claimed they had control and had planned everything so far. "Greatest success".
Now, the situation has changed, not necessarily for the worse I would say. It simply is more one-sided. The Taliban are in control, they can do whatever they want, to whomever they want.
Yeah, getting a heads up before a strike would be nice, but it will only provide rough mitigation.
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