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Monday, 17 June

14:37
Prepared for ‘mass casualty’: Pentagon was aware of the preparation of the terrorist attack at Kabul airport
Just 24 hours before a suicide bomber detonated an explosive outside Hamid Karzai International Airport, senior military leaders gathered for the Pentagon’s daily morning update on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.

11:05
Before meeting Biden, Zelensky will meet with the US Secretary of Defense
On Tuesday, August 31, as part of his working visit to the United States, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will share a meeting with the U.S.

11:26
Ukraine can be a strategically important ally for the United States - Yuri Vanetik
The American political consultant, lawyer Yuri Vanetik, revealed what we can expect from the meeting of the US President Joe Biden and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

21:53
The US has started the process of withdrawing the troops from Kabul airport
The US military has “begun retrograding” from the Hamid Karzai International airport. This was stated by Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, CNN reports.

20:53
‘Another terror attack in Kabul is likely,’ national security warns Biden
After a suicide bomber killed at least 113 people in a terrorist attack outside Kabul's airport, President Joe Biden was warned that another terror attack in the city is “likely" before the evacuation mission concludes, CNBC reports.

20:31
President Biden vows retaliation for the Kabul attack that killed 13 US service members
Thirteen U.S. service members were killed and over a dozen others injured in a terrorist attack outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on Thursday, marking a series of deaths in the massive U.S.

22:45
Secret Kabul talks between CIA and the Taliban: details
The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secretly met the leader of the Taliban in Kabul on Monday, BBC reports.

21:11
G7 urged the Taliban and called on to allow departures after August 31
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday the G7 had agreed a plan to deal with the Taliban, with the No.

09:58
In Kabul, the Taliban seized American weapons and equipment
In brokering the surrender of entire Afghan army divisions over the past week, the Taliban took control of billions worth of American-made weapons and equipment, including small arms, Humvees, pickup trucks, aircraft and drones.This was reported by the Al-Arabiya TV channel with reference to their sources.

09:15
Most powerful states have congratulated Ukraine on Independence Day
The United States of America and the People's Republic of China have congratulated Ukraine on its 30th anniversary of Independence.

20:33
​At least three Afghans were killed in anti-Taliban protests
At least three people were killed and more than a dozen were injured during the protests against the Taliban in Afghanistan, Reuters reports.

16:24
Civil war is brewing: the son of an anti-Taliban fighter called on Afghans to fight back
A group of Afghan leaders is trying to rally a force to resist the Taliban from the same strategic valley that two decades ago held out against the militants.

06:58
Biden and Johnson have agreed on the meeting on the latest developments in Afghanistan
President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have agreed to hold an online meeting of G7 leaders due to the conflict in Afghanistan.

18:26
The Taliban is not Vietcong: Afghan Vice President made a statement and addressed the nation
Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh noted on Tuesday that he was considered the acting head of state under the constitution, considering the fact that President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.

12:31
President Biden delivered an address following the Taliban's Afghanistan takeover
President Joe Biden and other top U.S. officials were stunned on Sunday by the speed and force of the Taliban’s nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan, with the planned withdrawal of American troops turning into an urgent mission to secure a safe evacuation.

00:01
'I stand squarely behind my decision': Biden spoke on the unfolding situation in Afghanistan
U.S. President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Monday, August 16, regarding the developments in Afghanistan that have taken place in the last week and the steps that the U.S.

15:20
Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
The Taliban movement was formed in 1994 in northern Pakistan after the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.

09:55
“Instability will spill over to Europe”: the world's response to the events in Afghanistan
More than 60 countries have reacted to the Taliban's seizure of Kabul and most of Afghanistan, and called for the evacuation of their citizens.

10:13
Russia threatens members of the Crimean Platform: Putin intends to "punish" the U.S. and Europe
The Russian authorities said that the international summit "Crimean Platform" might have "awful consequences" for its participants.

09:25
U.S. hospitals are overwhelmed: Alarming 94K surge in COVID-19 cases among kids
The U.S. has seen the most significant increase since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health experts and state officials raise alarm about a surge in COVID hospitalizations among American children, ABC NEWS reports.