The United States will airlift its largest ever air evacuation of the last of its troops from Kabul by Tuesday, Jan.
Just a day before the US missile defense withdrawal was complete Intercepted missiles at Kabul airport when it flew its core diplomats out of Afghanistan.
The missiles were intercepted the day after a US military drone attack in Kabul, in which a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” was hit on the way to Kabul airport.
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The Taliban, meanwhile, said the US drone attack on Sunday also resulted in civilian casualties. The group also condemned the US for failing to inform the Taliban before ordering the strike.
In another development, the Taliban said that Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the top leader of the group, was in Kandahar. The announcement came after media reports surfaced about the whereabouts of the top Taliban leader.
Top developments from Afghanistan | In 10 points
1. Last hours of US withdrawal: The US withdrew its core diplomatic staff on Monday as it entered the final hours of its chaotic retreat from the war-torn country. The last US troops are to be withdrawn from Kabul by Tuesday, August 31, the deadline for withdrawal. The August 31 troop withdrawal deadline was set by US President Joe Biden, fulfilling an agreement his predecessor Donald Trump had made with the Taliban to end Washington’s longest war.
Taliban troops have meanwhile taken up positions at Kabul airport and are ready to take full control once the US forces depart.
Taliban fighters hold Taliban flags in Kabul, Afghanistan (Photo: AP / PTI)
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2. USA intercepts missiles that were fired at Kabul airport: The US missile defense intercepted missiles fired at Kabul airport on Monday as it was flying its core diplomats out of Afghanistan. A US official said initial reports did not show US fatalities of up to five rockets fired at the airport. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks.
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3. One day after the US air strike, rockets were fired at Kabul airport: The missiles were intercepted the day after a US military drone attack in Kabul on Sunday, in which a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” was hit on the way to Kabul airport. US forces carried out an “unmanned self-defense airstrike over the horizon” on a vehicle in Kabul on Sunday, declaring that “an imminent ISIS-K threat to Hamid Karzai International Airport” had been removed.
4th Taliban say US attack also killed civilians: The Taliban said the US drone attack on Sunday resulted in civilian casualties. The Taliban condemned the US for failing to inform them before ordering the strike. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Chinese state television CGTN on Monday that seven people had been killed in the drone attack and described the US’s actions on foreign soil as unlawful.
“If there had been a potential threat in Afghanistan it should have been reported to us, not an arbitrary attack that resulted in civilian casualties,” said Mujahid.
Afghan men take photos of a missile-fired vehicle while Taliban forces stand guard in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 30. (Photo: Reuters)
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5. Taliban kill 14 people of the Hazara minority: The Taliban reportedly shot and killed 14 people from the Hazara community in Khadir district in Daykundi province, Afghanistan. Among those killed are 12 soldiers who allegedly surrendered and two civilians.
That comes a month after The Taliban tortured and killed nine men from the Hazara minority and ransacked their homes in Ghazni province in early July, human rights group Amnesty International said.
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6th Taliban say the Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada in Kandahar: The Taliban said theirs Supreme Leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada was in Kandahar. The announcement came after media reports surfaced about the whereabouts of the top Taliban leader. “He is present in Kandahar. He lived there from the beginning,” said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.
The presence of Hibatullah Akhundzada has been reported by him for the past two years after radio silence. Previously, a rumor of the Supreme Leader’s death was widespread due to the fact that no video or voice messages had been published by him in the past two years.
Supreme Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.
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7th Taliban forbid co-education: The incumbent Taliban higher education minister said that Afghan women are allowed to study at universities, but there are would be a ban on mixed classes under their rule.
“The people of Afghanistan will safely continue their higher education in the light of Sharia law without being in a mixed environment of men and women,” said Abdul Baqi Haqqani, the incumbent minister of higher education of the Taliban, at a meeting with elders known as Loya Jirga, on Sunday.
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8th. Taliban arrest influential cleric Maulvi Mohammad Sardar Zadran: The Taliban confirmed on Monday that they had arrested Maulvi Mohammad Sardar Zadran, the former head of the National Council of Religious Scholars of Afghanistan. They also posted a blindfolded photo of Maulvi Mohammad Sardar Zadran.
Before that was the Taliban had Salima Mazari. captured, one of the first female governors in Afghanistan to take up arms in the fight against the Taliban.
The Taliban have arrested Maulvi Mohammad Sardar Zadran, the former chairman of the National Council of Religious Studies in Afghanistan.
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9. Taliban say any anti-Islam article should be removed from education: The Taliban plan to remove the Afghan education system from “any article against Islam“Fuels fears that the insurgent group may again impose extremist rule rather than claiming to form a moderate and inclusive government.
The Transitional Minister for Higher Education, Abdul Baqi Haqqani, criticized the current education system on the grounds that it did not violate Islamic principles. He said: “Any anti-Islam article in the education system will be removed,” as quoted by the independent.
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10. TV presenter forced to praise the Taliban with armed men behind her: A video by a News anchor urges people in Afghanistan not to be afraid the Taliban went viral on Monday. What made the video go viral was two Taliban men pointing guns at the terrified news anchor when he asked people not to be afraid.
It’s surreal. Taliban fighters pose with guns behind this visibly petrified TV presenter, getting him to say that people are from #Afghanistan shouldn’t be afraid of the Islamic emirate. The Taliban itself is synonymous with fear in the minds of millions. This is just another piece of evidence. pic.twitter.com/3lIAdhWC4Q
– Masih Alinejad (@AlinejadMasih) August 29, 2021
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