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Taliban Advance On Major Afghan City
Aug 9, 2021
Kunduz, a key economic hub with 300,000 people, fell to the Taliban on Sunday. This is another blow to the country's crumbling security forces, who’ve lost control of at least three cities since Friday.
Aug 9, 2021
Kunduz, a key economic hub with 300,000 people, fell to the Taliban on Sunday. This is another blow to the country's crumbling security forces, who’ve lost control of at least three cities since Friday.
Taliban Warn Biden Against Interfering in Afghan Affairs - TV Report
This comes after the Biden administration launched airstrikes on the Taliban* fighters in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, as Islamists have continued the offensive, capturing new areas amid the rapid withdrawal of US forces.
Aug. 9 - The Taliban has issued a message to the United States warning Washington against any further interference in Afghanistan's internal affairs, a spokesperson for the movement's Political Office told Al Jazeera.
"We are warning against the US interference in Afghanistan," the spokesperson for the Taliban Political Office said, stressing that no intra-Afghan ceasefire had been reached.
He also accused the Afghan government of escalating the tensions in the country by launching operations in several provinces.
On Saturday, US B-52 Stratofortress bombers struck Taliban forces in Sheberghan city, Jawzjan province, causing casualties and inflicting significant damage on the terrorists, Afghan Defence Ministry spokesman Fawad Aman confirmed on Twitter. source from
This comes after the Biden administration launched airstrikes on the Taliban* fighters in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, as Islamists have continued the offensive, capturing new areas amid the rapid withdrawal of US forces.
Aug. 9 - The Taliban has issued a message to the United States warning Washington against any further interference in Afghanistan's internal affairs, a spokesperson for the movement's Political Office told Al Jazeera.
"We are warning against the US interference in Afghanistan," the spokesperson for the Taliban Political Office said, stressing that no intra-Afghan ceasefire had been reached.
He also accused the Afghan government of escalating the tensions in the country by launching operations in several provinces.
On Saturday, US B-52 Stratofortress bombers struck Taliban forces in Sheberghan city, Jawzjan province, causing casualties and inflicting significant damage on the terrorists, Afghan Defence Ministry spokesman Fawad Aman confirmed on Twitter. source from
Afghans inspect damaged shops after fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021
The Taliban Has Taken Key Northern Afghan Cities With Battles Raging On
Aug. 9 - Taliban fighters seized most of the capital of northern Afghanistan’s key Kunduz province on Sunday, and took another neighboring provincial capital after a monthlong siege. The advances were the latest in a series of blows to government forces as U.S. troops complete their pullout after nearly two decades in the country.
The militiamen planted their flag in the main square of Kunduz city, where it was seen flying atop a traffic police booth, a video obtained by the Associated Press showed.
It was the fourth provincial capital to largely succumb to Taliban fighters in less than a week, as they ramp up a push across Afghanistan’s regions, and wage an assassination campaign in the capital, Kabul... more
The Taliban Has Taken Key Northern Afghan Cities With Battles Raging On
Aug. 9 - Taliban fighters seized most of the capital of northern Afghanistan’s key Kunduz province on Sunday, and took another neighboring provincial capital after a monthlong siege. The advances were the latest in a series of blows to government forces as U.S. troops complete their pullout after nearly two decades in the country.
The militiamen planted their flag in the main square of Kunduz city, where it was seen flying atop a traffic police booth, a video obtained by the Associated Press showed.
It was the fourth provincial capital to largely succumb to Taliban fighters in less than a week, as they ramp up a push across Afghanistan’s regions, and wage an assassination campaign in the capital, Kabul... more
In this September 14, 2017, file photo, a banner erected by the Indian army stands near Pangong Tso lake near the India-China border in India’s Ladakh area.
Indian and Chinese Troops Disengage from Gogra
The establishment of buffer zones in areas of disengagement is eating into territory formerly under Indian control.
Aug. 8 - Six months after they stepped back on the north and south banks of Pangong Tso, Indian and Chinese troops have completed their disengagement from the Gogra area (Patrolling Point 17A) in eastern Ladakh.
“Both sides have ceased forward deployments in this area in a phased, coordinated and verified manner. The disengagement process was carried out over two days i.e. 04 and 05 August 2021,” a statement issued by India’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) said.
The two sides have dismantled “all temporary structures and other allied infrastructure” erected in the area and “troops of both sides are now in their respective permanent bases,” the statement added.
The agreement on pullback of troops in the Gogra area, which was reached at the 12th round of talks between Corps Commanders of the two sides held on July 31, “ensures that the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in this area will be strictly observed and respected by both sides, and that there is no unilateral change in status quo.”
However, there is no statement from Beijing relating to the troop disengagement... more
Indian and Chinese Troops Disengage from Gogra
The establishment of buffer zones in areas of disengagement is eating into territory formerly under Indian control.
Aug. 8 - Six months after they stepped back on the north and south banks of Pangong Tso, Indian and Chinese troops have completed their disengagement from the Gogra area (Patrolling Point 17A) in eastern Ladakh.
“Both sides have ceased forward deployments in this area in a phased, coordinated and verified manner. The disengagement process was carried out over two days i.e. 04 and 05 August 2021,” a statement issued by India’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) said.
The two sides have dismantled “all temporary structures and other allied infrastructure” erected in the area and “troops of both sides are now in their respective permanent bases,” the statement added.
The agreement on pullback of troops in the Gogra area, which was reached at the 12th round of talks between Corps Commanders of the two sides held on July 31, “ensures that the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in this area will be strictly observed and respected by both sides, and that there is no unilateral change in status quo.”
However, there is no statement from Beijing relating to the troop disengagement... more
Ghaghara, also called Karnali (Hindi: घाघरा; Ghāghrā [ˈɡʱɑːɡrɑː]; Nepali: कर्णाली; Karṇālī [kʌrˈnɑːliː]; Chinese: 加格拉河; Jiāgélāhé [t͡ɕi̯ákɤ̌láxɤ̌]) is a perennial trans-boundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Manasarovar. It cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sharda River at Brahmaghat in India. Together they form the Ghaghara River, a major left bank tributary of the Ganges. With a length of 507 kilometres (315 mi) it is the longest river in Nepal. The total length of Ghaghara River up to its confluence with the Ganges at Revelganj in Bihar is 1,080 kilometres (670 mi).[1] It is the largest tributary of the Ganges by volume and the second longest tributary of the Ganges by length after Yamuna.
Lower Ghaghara is also known as Sarayu river and finds mention in Ramayana. Ayodhya is situated on its right bank. The Ghaghara was also the site of the battle between Amin Khan Aitigin and Tughral Tughan Khan.[2]
Lower Ghaghara is also known as Sarayu river and finds mention in Ramayana. Ayodhya is situated on its right bank. The Ghaghara was also the site of the battle between Amin Khan Aitigin and Tughral Tughan Khan.[2]
欲向南海派舰队 印度“向东行动”会否随美起舞？20210807 |《今日关注》CCTV中文国际
Aug 8, 2021
Aug 8, 2021
Strategic ambiguity or clarity? China’s power will crush all US’ Taiwan calculation
Aug 8 - With a policy of strategic ambiguity toward Taiwan, Washington has not clearly pledged whether or not to help defend the island in case of an attack. Although this current strategy has been frequently discussed and questioned by strategic circles in the US, it has remained intact following the normalization of Washington's diplomatic relations with Beijing in 1979... more
Chinese structures are pictured in Subi Reef in South China Sea.
Stern message to China: Indian warships head to South China Sea
Four ships, including a guided missile destroyer and a missile frigate, will be deployed for a two-month period to southeast Asia, the South China Sea and the western Pacific, the navy said in the statement. The Indian ships will take part in annual joint war drills with countries part of Quad.
Aug. 5 - ..."The deployment of the Indian Navy ships seeks to underscore the operational reach, peaceful presence and solidarity with friendly countries towards ensuring good order in the maritime domain..." the navy said.
The Indian ships will take part in annual joint war drills involving the United States, Japan and Australia - the group known as Quad along with India - off the coast of Guam, the navy said. The Quad has emerged as a platform to counter an assertive China.
The mood of Indian navy has hardended following the clashes between Indian and Chinese militaries in Galwan in East Ladakh last year.... quoted from
Stern message to China: Indian warships head to South China Sea
Four ships, including a guided missile destroyer and a missile frigate, will be deployed for a two-month period to southeast Asia, the South China Sea and the western Pacific, the navy said in the statement. The Indian ships will take part in annual joint war drills with countries part of Quad.
Aug. 5 - ..."The deployment of the Indian Navy ships seeks to underscore the operational reach, peaceful presence and solidarity with friendly countries towards ensuring good order in the maritime domain..." the navy said.
The Indian ships will take part in annual joint war drills involving the United States, Japan and Australia - the group known as Quad along with India - off the coast of Guam, the navy said. The Quad has emerged as a platform to counter an assertive China.
The mood of Indian navy has hardended following the clashes between Indian and Chinese militaries in Galwan in East Ladakh last year.... quoted from
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