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Added on the 06/08/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Kabul, Aug 29 (EFE/EPA).- The Taliban confirmed a deadly US drone attack on Sunday, an airstrike targeting a vehicle driving near the Kabul airport and killing at least six civilians.The drone strike was carried out after an earlier explosion, also in the vicinity of the terminal, although the relationship between the two incidents - if any - is not yet clear."Now, we can confirm that US forces carried out an air attack against a suspicious automobile and destroyed it. The information now indicates that there were three people in the automobile," Taliban spokesman Bilal Karimi told EFE. (Camera: STRINGER). B-ROLL OF THE DAMAGE AT THE SCENE OF THE ATTACK NEAR KABUL AIRPORT, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
Herat (Afghanistan), Aug 15 (EFE/EPA).- The Taliban entered Kabul Sunday, despite having initially claimed they would not come in until a transfer of power was agreed upon, while President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani left the country.“In order to prevent looting in Kabul city, and stop opportunists from harming people, the Islamic Emirate (as the Taliban define themselves) ordered its forces to enter the areas of the city left by the enemy,” the Taliban said in a statement.The statement said Kabul citizens should not fear the Mujahideen, ensuring that the fighters will “enter the city calmly.”FOOTAGE OF THE TALIBAN IN HERAT.
Taliban fighters are seen in the streets of Jalalabad after capturing the key eastern Afghanistan city on Sunday, as the insurgents race towards a complete military takeover of the country with only the isolated capital Kabul to conquer. IMAGES
Kandahar (Afghanistan), Aug 14 (EFE/EPA).- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said that the “top priority” is to remobilize troops to counter the Taliban offensive, as the islamist group seized control of a 20th provincial capital in a little over a week. “Under the current situation, the remobilization of the security forces is our top priority and the necessary measures are being taken for this purpose,” Ghani said in a televised speech.FOOTAGE OF TALIBAN PATROLLING THE STREETS OF KANDAHAR.
Kandahar, Aug 13 (EFE/EPA).- The Taliban Friday claimed that they captured Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city, in their most significant military breakthrough so far since the insurgents began their offensive after foreign troops started withdrawing in May.(Camera: STRINGER)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN.