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A third brawl broke out in two days in Armenia’s National Assembly, after an opposition party leader criticised the government and was violently attacked on the floor of the chamber by pro-government MPs. Footage of the incident from the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty shows chaotic scenes after Vahe Hakobyan, leader of the Reborn Armenia party, leaves the speakers’ podium and is physically attacked by pro-government MPs. Vahagn Aleksanyan, a member of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling Civil Contract party, initiates the violence by kicking Hakobyan in the torso. Other parliamentarians are seen throwing punches at Hakobyan and others, before security wrestles several lawmakers out of the chamber. The tense political atmosphere in Armenia follows the country’s defeat to Azerbaijan in a war over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020. Earlier on Wednesday, opposition and pro-government lawmakers hurled bottles back and forth across the chamber at one another after Civil Contract’s Hayk Sargsyan described some former defense ministers as “traitors,” Armenian media reported. One parliamentarian, Gegham Nazaryan, was injured and taken to a hospital, according to Armenia Today. On Tuesday, Anna Mkrtchyan, a member of the opposition Pativ Unem faction, was ordered to be removed by security after she branded Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his supporters “defeatists” as he presented his five-year plan for the country, Radio Azadi reported. She also criticized Pashinyan for entering parliament with bodyguards, whom she referred to as “okhranniks,” a Russian word for guards, reports said. Members of Pativ Unem brawled with security guards as they removed Mkrtchyan from the chamber. Armenia’s Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan said the country’s Special Investigation Service would be investigating Wednesday’s incidents. The footage, Davtyan said, portrayed a “disrespectful attitude towards the citizens present at the sitting” and behavior unbefitting of public representatives, adding that violence was being used to hinder the “normal work of the National Assembly.”

President Biden on Aug. 26 spoke about terrorist attacks in Kabul that killed multiple U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans

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On August 15, 2021, the Taliban seize power in Kabul, Afghanistan. 20 years after their defeat, they triumph and the West is shocked. This film was produced in 2019. Six Afghan women share their hopes and memories that connect them to their country. Afghanistan has been in a state of emergency for four decades. Women in particular suffer as a result, becoming pawns in ideological conflicts. This film depicts their suffering – but also their courage, and determination to control their fate. The documentary begins in the 1960s, in the peaceful Kingdom of Afghanistan. When communists take power, a war begins that will change the face of the country. Women become pawns in ideological battles. After September 11, 2001, Afghan women hope peace may return. They want to determine their own fate. But the spiral of violence continues to this day. In a first, this film is told exclusively from the point of view of Afghan women, who talk about how their lives have changed. Six women, including the former "Miss Afghanistan 1972" and the current minister for human rights, take the audience on a journey through the splendor and misery of the country. They show the tangible effects of endless war, and how women in particular have become victims of violent politics. But they also show how much courage Afghan women have. Using mostly unseen archival footage, the film shows how girls grew up, went to school and were socially engaged in the vibrant Kabul of the 1960s. But this "golden age" ended when the monarchy was overthrown and ideological battlelines were drawn between communists and Islamists. Even the Soviet Union could not maintain control, its mighty army falling to Islamist forces, who eventually took control of Kabul. Thus began a downward spiral that darkened the lives of Afghan women. 20 years ago, the fall of the Taliban seemed to open a path to a more promising future. For two decades, women and girls in Afghanistan were able to envisage and live a life in which they could decide their fate, in a country that provided ample choices and chances for them. They wanted their country back, the country they once knew. With the Taliban’s swift coup to seize power in just a few weeks, the women’s dreams seem more unattainable than ever.

Afghanistan News : The Taliban vowed to respect women's rights and forgive those who resisted them and ensure a secure Afghanistan. So, what does the rise of the Taliban mean for Afghan people? Curtains for women's rights in Afghanistan?

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The Taliban takes control of Afghanistan - there is a big concern emerging. $85 billion worth of military equipment sponsored by the Americans is now under Taliban's control. The US has tried to downplay the situation. In this episode of Defence Dispatch, we look at possible artilleries that went into the hands of the Taliban that the US had sent for the Afghan forces. #Taliban #Afghanistan #USMilitary

As the Taliban settles to form its government, regional powers are busy trying to gain influence in Kabul. A competition to influence the Taliban has already begun between China, Pakistan and Qatar. Pakistan and Qatar have played an important role in the Taliban’s return after two decades. China, a regional behemoth, is looking to expand its regional dominance and business in Afghanistan. The Taliban's return to power is likely to cause a significant shift in the geopolitics of South Asia #Taliban #China #Qatar #Pakistan #Afghanistan #Kabul #ImranKhan #XiJinping

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Pop star and singer Aryana Sayeed details the scene in Kabul before she was evacuated on a U.S. military plane.

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks following the attack on American service members outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to complete the evacuation of Americans and their allies from Afghanistan after a deadly terror attack near Kabul’s airport took the lives of more than a dozen U.S. service members and many Afghans. “We will not be deterred by terrorists. We will not let them stop our mission. We will continue the evacuation,” Biden said from the White House. “We will rescue Americans, we will get our Afghan allies, and the mission will go on. America will not be intimidated.” The U.S. has about 5,400 military personnel assisting with the emergency evacuation efforts in Kabul. President Joe Biden addresses ISIS-K attacks outside airport in Kabul, Afghanistan CNBC Television76,095 views27 Aug 2021 President Joe Biden delivers remarks following the attack on American service members outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to complete the evacuation of Americans and their allies from Afghanistan after a deadly terror attack near Kabul’s airport took the lives of more than a dozen U.S. service members and many Afghans. “We will not be deterred by terrorists. We will not let them stop our mission. We will continue the evacuation,” Biden said from the White House. “We will rescue Americans, we will get our Afghan allies, and the mission will go on. America will not be intimidated.” The U.S. has about 5,400 military personnel assisting with the emergency evacuation efforts in Kabul. U.S. Central Command confirmed Thursday evening that the death toll had risen to 13 U.S. service members and 18 wounded after two suicide bombers detonated explosives. U.S. Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, said that a number of Afghan civilians were also killed in the blast, but he was not able to provide a precise number. He added that the current U.S. military assessment is that the bombers were ISIS fighters. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack. The president addressed those responsible for the attack, saying, “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay.” “I’ll defend our interests and our people with every measure in my command,” Biden said. “I’ve also ordered my commanders to develop operational plans to strike ISIS-K assets, leadership and facilities. We will respond with force and precision at our time, at the place we choose and at the moment of our choosing,” he said, indicating that the U.S. had leads on the ISIS leaders who ordered the attack. “We have some reason to believe we know who they are,” Biden said, though he noted that the U.S. was not certain. “And we will find ways for our choosing, without large military operations, to get them, wherever they are.” The president had warned on Tuesday that staying longer than planned in Afghanistan carried serious risks for foreign troops and civilians. He has said that ISIS-K, the Afghanistan-based affiliate of the terror group, presented a growing threat to the airport. “I’ve repeatedly said this mission was extraordinarily dangerous, and that’s why I’ve been so determined to limit the duration of this mission,” Biden reiterated on Thursday. Earlier in the week, the president told leaders of the G-7, NATO, United Nations and European Union that the United States will withdraw its military from Afghanistan by the end of the month. In the last 24 hours, Western forces evacuated 13,400 people out of Kabul on 91 military cargo aircraft flights. Since the mass evacuations began on Aug. 14, approximately 95,700 people have been airlifted out of Afghanistan. About 101,300 people have been evacuated since the end of July, including about 5,000 U.S. citizens and their families. A State Department spokesperson said Thursday that the U.S. is now in contact with the approximately 1,000 Americans believed to be still in Afghanistan. “The vast majority — over two-thirds — informed us that they were taking steps to leave,” the spokesperson added.

President Joe Biden responds to questions from the press corps.