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Afghanistan needs emergency ceasefire, former Afghan MP says
The world should stop just watching Afghanistan and act to bring about a quick ceasefire because of the high level of suffering of the Afghan people, says Fawzia Koofi, a former Afghan member of parliament and women's rights activist....
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Breaking Down U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan and the Taliban's Rapid Advance
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blasted the Biden Administration on Thursday, calling for more support of Afghan forces even as the American withdrawal continues as Taliban forces rapidly advance. Second Lieutenant Elliot...
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Afghan forces melting before our eyes, says former Canadian general
Retired major-general Denis Thompson joined Power & Politics Friday to discuss the Taliban's blistering offensive in Afghanistan and Canada's efforts to resettle former Afghan contractors who worked with Canada's military and diplomatic...
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Women's rights threatened in Afghanistan
Taliban advances are raising fears that women's rights could be eliminated in Afghanistan. During their rule from 1996-2001, the Taliban closed schools for girls, and women were not allowed to work in most professions.
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Lawyer 'begging' Canada to help save girls' robotics team in Afghanistan
U.S.-based human rights lawyer Kimberley Motley says the all-girls robotics team In Afghanistan watched in horror as their city, Herat, fell to the Taliban. They want to come to Canada and continue their education.
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Life 'done' for Afghan girls and women, says Afghan cultural leader in Canada
Canada should bring more endangered Afghans out of the country, especially girls and women, says Tayiba Nasr, president of the Afghan Socio-Cultural Association.
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Canadian vet 'absolutely livid' at Canada's response to fall of Kabul
Canadian veterans are calling on Ottawa to do more to get Afghans to safety. Retired corporal Robin Rickards says Justin Trudeau 'just slammed the door shut' on Afghan citizens' escape from the Taliban.
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Taliban will forcefully marry underage nieces, fears Afghan man in Canada
Dramatic evacuations are continuing in Afghanistan where the Taliban have taken control in recent days. Afghan Canadians are fearing for the safety of family members who are still in the country.
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Paul Miller, the former director for Afghanistan and Pakistan on the U.S. National Security Council staff, said the Afghan military 'collapsed' without support from the international community, including U.S. troops that President Joe...
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Former Marine Breaks Down 'Shameful' Afghanistan Situation
Former U.S. Marine Elliot L. Ackerman joined Wake Up With Cheddar to discuss the chaos playing out in Afghanistan, as thousands scramble to flee the Taliban's rule.
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Biden doesn't own 'consequences' of his decisions, former U.S. official says
Paul Miller, the former director for Afghanistan and Pakistan on the U.S. National Security Council staff, said the Afghan military 'collapsed' without support from the international community, including U.S. troops that President Joe...
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Canada has to remain engaged with Afghanistan on a humanitarian basis: John Manley
John Manley, who served as foreign affairs minister when Canada went to war in Afghanistan, joined Power & Politics Tuesday to discuss the fall of Afghanistan and the future of Canadian engagement with a country controlled by the Taliban...
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Global pressure on Taliban needed to secure rights, says activist in Canada
International demands for the Taliban to respect human rights, backed by sanctions against the leadership, will be needed to ensure some adherence to rights, saysMurwarid Ziayee, senior director for Canadian Women for Women in...
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Is UK helping Afghans enough in the face of Taliban takeover?
Boris Johnson says UK will try to avert humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, but critics say he's already falling short.
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'Bring an end to war': former Afghan ambassador discusses Taliban rule
Former Afghan ambassador to Canada Omar Samad discusses the uncertain future for Afghans under Taliban rule and what role Canada should play going forward. He says the people of Afghanistan have 'suffered enormously' and 'want peace in...
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Is Canada doing enough to get eligible Afghan evacuees onto rescue flights?
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says the Canadian government will exhaust 'every possible effort' to get vulnerable Afghans bound for resettlement in Canada on flights out of the country.
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How Canadian rescue efforts are floundering in Afghanistan
More than 1,000 Afghans have been flown out on 12 Canadian flights thus far. Canadian Forces are not bringing people into this country without legitimate documentation, unlike the U.S. and U.K., says a former Afghan interpreter.
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Chaos Continues in Afghanistan as U.S. Weighs Extending Withdrawal Deadline
Former deputy assistant U.S. Secretary of State and president of the Washington Strategy Group Joel Rubin joined Cheddar News to break down the latest from Afghanistan, as the U.S. tries to evacuate more than 20,000 allies while holding...
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People fear troops leaving Afghanistan, human rights worker says
Do not abandon the people of Afghanistan, especially women and children, says Najiba, a human rights worker in Kabul, when asked what she would like to say to leaders of Western countries. (Credit: Associated Press Cpl. Davis Harris/U.S....
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Retired general rips into Canada's rescue strategy in Afghanistan
Canadian special forces are now operating outside Kabul's airport in an effort to bring as many eligible people as possible through security gates. A 'much more flexible' entrance criteria is needed to bring Afghans to Canada, says...
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'There is virtually no way to get into the [Kabul] airport': Retired journalist on Afghan evacuations
Retired journalist Kevin Newman, who is actively involved in the humanitarian effort to get eligible Afghans out of Afghanistan, told Power & Politics Wednesday that he doesn't have much hope that Canada will be able to move a...
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Fears over future of women's rights in Afghanistan
Afghan-Canadian journalist Nelofer Pazira shares concerns about the restrictions on women's rights already imposed by the Taliban and what could happen after the Aug. 31 U.S. troop withdrawal deadline once foreign media leaves the...
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Behind the Taliban Conflict With ISIS-K Following the Kabul Airport Bombing
The deadly bombing outside of the airport in Kabul that killed U.S. military personnel and Afghans during the evacuation was attributed to the ISIS-K faction, a remnant of the earlier terrorist group, ISIS. The Taliban, currently in...
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Al Jazeera exclusive on Taliban control of Kabul airport
Taliban forces have sealed off Kabul’s airport to most Afghans hoping for evacuation, as the United States and its allies wound down a chaotic airlift that will end their troops’ two decades in Afghanistan.