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Biden meets grieving families and honors troops killed in Afghanistan

Published on: August 30, 2021
07:21

Washington, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden met in solemn privacy Sunday with the families of the 13 US troops killed in the suicide attack near the Kabul airport as the remains of their loved ones returned to US soil from Afghanistan.

The Taliban reject extension of evacuation deadline in Afghanistan

Published on: August 23, 2021
14:30

Kabul, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) The Taliban movement on Monday warned there will be consequences if the United States delays the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan beyond the August 31 deadline.

Biden defends Afghanistan pullout amid mounting bipartisan backlash

Published on: August 18, 2021
09:45

Washington, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden is getting little cover from Congress, even among Democrats, as he faces broad backlash over his handling of the US withdrawal in Afghanistan, local media outlets reported on Wednesday.

Polls reveal decline in Biden’s popularity after Afghan crisis

Published on: August 17, 2021
14:05

Washington, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden lost popularity among his citizens due to the crisis in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US troops from this central Asian country, according to polls released on Tuesday.

Biden to pay for Trump’s mistakes in Afghanistan

Published on: August 16, 2021
10:23

Washington, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden will pay for mistakes made by Donald Trump in his Afghanistan, Barkley Rosser, professor of economics at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, said.

Iraq’s Prime Minister to demand withdrawal of US troops

Published on: July 25, 2021
10:11

Baghdad, Jul 25 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa al Kazemi, traveled to the United States on Sunday, where he will demand the withdrawal of US troops from his country.

Russia warned about concentration of Islamic State in Afghanistan

Published on: July 2, 2021
15:01

Moscow, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday warned that the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) is concentrating its forces in Afghanistan due to the delay in peace talks and the withdrawal of US and NATO troops.

Two other countries complete withdrawal from Afghanistan

Published on: June 28, 2021
17:12

Kabul, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) Czech and Georgian soldiers on Monday completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan, where they had been part of the invasion contingent led by the United States since 2001.

Palestinian foreign ministry urges to condemn Israel’s repression

Published on: June 27, 2021
11:46

Ramallah, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Sunday called on the international community to condemn what it described as a brutal repression by Israeli troops against peaceful demonstrations in the occupied territories.

US foresees collapse of Afghan government after withdrawing troops

Published on: June 24, 2021
14:49

Washington, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The United States foresees the fall of the Afghan government after the withdrawal of US forces, and plans to transfer native employees who supported its intervention to other countries, sources in Congress reported today.

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