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9 hours ago
With Trump, the situation in Afghanistan probably would not have happened, according to analyst
By Camilo Egaña
While the administration of Donald Trump was the one that negotiated with the Taliban in the Doha agreement, President Joe Biden would have rushed to execute the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, even though the insurgents were not complying with the conditions, he says Republican strategist Alfonso Aguilar.
The analyst thinks that Biden "is in a bubble, he is offline" and that he also had the wrong intelligence information.
Would it have been better with Trump?
With Trump, would the same have happened in Afghanistan?
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39 minutes ago
Afghan women and girls, the priority for Mexico in refugee applications
By Mario González
The Government of Mexico reported that it will offer refuge to Afghan citizens who request it in the face of the crisis in Afghanistan with the return of the Taliban.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations (SRE) said it will give priority to applications from women and girls.
Mexico will offer asylum to Afghans who request help 0:35
1 hour ago
Chaos at Kabul airport: Taliban use gases and detonations to disperse crowds
By CNN Spanish
Videos on social media show chaotic scenes in which loud detonations are heard at the Kabul airport.
It would be the Taliban trying to disperse the crowds, including women and children, trying to flee Afghanistan.
2 hours ago
Taliban harass CNN reporter and her team on the streets of Kabul
By Clarissa Ward
Amid the chaos in Kabul, three days after the takeover of the Taliban movement, CNN reporter Clarissa Ward was targeted by extremists when they forced her to cover her face and some Taliban harassed her and her team.
See in this video what Ward and his production team went through on a tour of the streets around the airport in the Afghan capital.
Taliban intimidate CNN reporter and her team 3:08
5 hours ago
At least 22,000 people could benefit from special visas granted by the United States
In Washington, Democratic congressmen, until now allies of President Biden, pressure the White House to respond on possible intelligence failures during the withdrawal of military personnel from Afghanistan.
The Pentagon expects to complete the evacuations before August 31, the date set to end the US military presence in Afghanistan.
US plans to grant visas to immigrants from Afghanistan 2:03
6 hours ago
This was the reaction of the air traffic controller of the C-17 that left Afghanistan full of refugees
CNN's Chris Cuomo analyzes the audio and the air traffic controller's reaction to seeing how many people got on the C-17 plane that left Afghanistan.
The air traffic controller's reaction to the plane with refugees 2:58
6 hours ago
Biden says intelligence reports "had no consensus" on when the Taliban took power
President Joe Biden said there was no "consensus" on intelligence reports on Afghanistan when in June he stated that it was "highly unlikely" that the Taliban would take over the country after the departure of US forces, but admitted that many they said the fall of the Afghan government "was likely to be sometime before the end of the year."
In a clip from an interview with ABC News released Wednesday night, Biden was asked if the intelligence was wrong or downplayed it when he said a takeover was unlikely.
"There was no consensus, if you go back and look at the intelligence reports," the president replied.
"They said it was most likely sometime before the end of the year."
When asked about the fact that he didn't give a timeline in his initial public assessment, Biden said he didn't think anyone predicted how quickly things would unfold in the country or how.
"The idea that the Taliban would seize power was based on the premise that somehow the 300,000 soldiers that we had trained and equipped were going to collapse. They were going to surrender. I don't think anyone anticipated that," he said.
6 hours ago
Senators Romney and Klobuchar Send Administrative Letter to Biden on Evacuation of Journalists from Afghanistan
By Oliver Darcy
Senators Mitt Romney and Amy Klobuchar encouraged the Biden administration to take steps to protect and evacuate journalists in Afghanistan.
In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Klobuchar and Romney said the United States should "honor" its commitment to a free press by taking steps to "ensure security. of journalists, support personnel and their families in Afghanistan. "
"The Taliban have attacked journalists for a long time, which continues today," the two senators wrote.
"Despite this risk, journalists have been on the front lines reporting on the conflict in Afghanistan for 20 years, keeping citizens informed and government leaders accountable. Those who contributed to a free and open press in Afghanistan will likely face retaliation. by the Taliban, and they must be brought to safety. "
"It is estimated that there are more than 200 journalists and support personnel, in addition to their families, in Afghanistan seeking to evacuate the country. Please ensure that, as evacuation flights continue, journalists and journalists are not forgotten. support staff, "they added.
Some context:
Several news organizations and press support groups have said this week that they are working with the United States to evacuate personnel from Afghanistan.
A Biden administration official told CNN on Monday that dozens of State Department officials, including some of the top officials, have been in constant contact with US media organizations regarding efforts to put except its employees and affiliates.
It will remain a priority, the official added at the time.
7 hours ago
Biden suggests that US troops could remain in Afghanistan after the withdrawal deadline to ensure the evacuation of all Americans.
By Nikki Carvajal, Maegan Vazquez
President Joe Biden first suggested Wednesday that he is willing to keep US forces in Afghanistan until all US citizens who want to leave are out of the country, but he did not extend the commitment to Afghans who worked with the US. USA
In an interview with ABC News, Biden said that Americans should expect all U.S. citizens in Afghanistan to be evacuated before Aug. 31, the deadline the administration has set to end the war more. long of the country.
When asked if the Americans should understand that US forces could be in Afghanistan after August 31, the president replied, "No, the Americans should understand that we are going to try to do so before August 31."
But, he added, "if there are American citizens left, we will stay until we remove them all."
The potential commitment to extend US forces' stay in Afghanistan for evacuations beyond the end of the month does not necessarily apply to extending US-led evacuations for Afghans who worked with the United States during the war.
Biden said the US estimates that between 50,000 and 65,000 Afghan collaborators and their families are trying to leave the country.
To get them out before the Aug. 31 deadline, the president said, evacuations will have to accelerate.
When asked if he would keep US troops, Biden said: "The commitment remains to get everyone out of what we can actually get out of and everyone who should get out ... That's the path we are on. We are on the move. And I think we'll get to that point. "
9 hours ago
Biden on withdrawal from Afghanistan: "I don't think it was a failure"
President Joe Biden said he did not believe that the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan was a failure and that he thought chaos in the country was inevitable after the departure of US troops, he said Wednesday afternoon.
In an interview with ABC News, Biden was asked if it was a failure of intelligence, planning, execution or trial that led to the situation in Afghanistan.
"I don't think it was a failure," the president replied, adding: "Look, it was a simple choice."
"When we see the government of Afghanistan, the leader of that government, get on a plane and take off and go to another country .... When we see the significant collapse of the Afghan troops that we had trained," he said, "that is what happened. That's just what happened. "
When asked if he thought the recall could have been handled better, Biden said, "No."
9 hours ago
Afghanistan, one of the worst places in the world to be a child, says UNICEF
The advance of the Taliban in Afghanistan raises concern in the international community.
Although the crisis affects the entire population of the country, there is a group that is especially vulnerable to the conflict: children.
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9 hours ago
Secretary of Defense: The State Department continues to work for a safe passage to the Kabul airport
By Maureen Chowdhury
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the US military is focused on keeping the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul safe and when pressed on the possibility of extending the perimeter around the airport.
"We are going to evacuate as many as we can physically, possibly evacuate. And we will carry out this process for as long as possible. We will continue to clear up conflicts with the Taliban and remain focused on securing the airfield. We cannot afford not to defend that airfield. or not having a safe airfield where we have hundreds or thousands of civilians who can access the airfield at will and put our forces at risk, he said.
When asked about the footage of people struggling to get into the airport, Austin reiterated that officials are trying to "de-escalate the conflict" with the Taliban to create passageways for people to get to the airfield.
"I don't have the ability to go out and expand operations to Kabul," Austin told reporters.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley added that the State Department is still working on a "facilitation measure" to get evacuees to the airfield.
"And I would tell you that for the American citizens, the passport holders, the Taliban and the State Department ... they are working on a facilitation measure. So those numbers are likely to increase. For the rest, the State Department it is still working to get exactly the procedures for evacuees to get to the airfield, "Milley said.
10 hours ago
About 5,000 people have already been evacuated from Afghanistan, says senior US general
By Ellie Kaufman
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, said that "approximately 5,000 people" have already been evacuated from Afghanistan, and the US military intends to "increase" the number of people who have been evacuated.
Milley did not break down the categories of evacuees.
"Right now, we are averaging about 20 C-17 sorties every 24 hours," Milley said, referring to US military aircraft.
Milley said the US Army has "the ability to significantly increase" the number of people it can evacuate.
10 hours ago
The United States controls the passenger terminal at Kabul airport
After the chaos and confusion last Monday at the Kabul airport, the US military has secured the passenger terminal.
Beyond the perimeter of airspace in the Afghan capital, the territory is controlled by heavily armed Taliban.
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh toured the airport.
We tour the Kabul airport, controlled by the US 1:45