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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซโ—๏ธAfghan special forces disbanded, personnel dismissed
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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Massoud are in Panjshir right now.
โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA temporarily halts evacuation from Kabul to clear airfield
๐Ÿณ๏ธ The special forces of the Taliban have taken positions in different parts of the Kabul city.
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received a delegation from ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ Iraq

Bashar al-Assad received the chairman of the Iraqi People's Mobilization Forces (al-Hashd al-Shaabi) Faleh Fayyad, who conveyed a message to the Syrian president from Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kazimi. The letter touches upon preparations for a regional security conference to be held in Baghdad at the end of August. In this regard, the Iraqi prime minister stressed the importance of coordination between Damascus and Baghdad to establish stability in the region.

The Syrian President also held talks with the leader of al-Hashd al-Shaabi, during which the parties discussed bilateral relations and prospects for their development. Assad and Fayad reaffirmed the need for cooperation in the fight against terrorism and border protection. They also noted the need to increase the volume of Syrian-Iraqi trade for the development of the economies of the two countries.
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ The head of the Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka, Pavitra Vannyaracchi, was removed from office for approving witchcraft and "magic potions" to fight covid. She will now become Minister of Transport.

Sri Lanka, by the way, is open to vaccinated Russians without quarantine. Sri Lankan Airlines is currently flying in Colombo, Aeroflot will fly from September 2. For TUI Russia tourists, there will probably be a "two tickets for the price of one" promotion.
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"There's gonna be no circumstances where u'll see people being lifted off the roof of a embassy of U.S from Afghanistan, it will not be like Saigon, Taliban will not take over Afghanistan" - U.S President Joe Biden, 18 July 2021.

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โš ๏ธ BIG BREAKING โš ๏ธ

Flag of the Northern Alliance has been raised in Panjshir, Afghanistan.

The movement is now officially alive for the first time since 2001, now led by Ahmad Massoud, son of its legendary ex-leader, Ahmad Shah Massoud.
โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Between 1,500 and 2,000 members of the Khost militia and the General Directorate of Security have reportedly refused to surrender to the ๐Ÿณ๏ธ Taliban. They are allegedly heading to Kabul in 300-350 vehicles.

Taliban forces are deploying south of Kabul to meet the approaching group.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโ—๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ A US spokesman told Sky News that the US military presence in Afghanistan will end in the next three days.

The CENTCOM commander also noted that the security situation at Kabul airport is very bad, adding that the number of US troops guarding Kabul airport is 2,000.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ US resumes flights from Kabul airport

Meanwhile, the situation at the capital's airport continues to escalate. It was also reported that a US soldier received a gunshot wound, but no details were given.
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโ—There are currently no threats to the Russian Embassy in Kabul, so the diplomats will continue their work as usual - Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan.
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโ—๐Ÿณ Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov confirms that Taliban forces are guarding the Russian embassy in Kabul.

Zhirnov asserted that the Taliban will not harm a hair on the head of Russian diplomats.
The head of the ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, held a personal meeting with ๐Ÿณ๏ธ Taliban representatives in the ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatari capital of Doha and agreed on an incident prevention mechanism.

The Taliban have pledged not to interfere with the evacuation process.

A Pentagon spokesman said that 1,000 more US troops would be sent to Kabul, Reuters reported.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Pentagon spokesman John Kirby acknowledged the use of weapons at the Kabul airport by the US military.

According to him, two of those killed were terrorists who fired into the crowd.
Chaos at Kabul airport is visible even from satellite