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Taliban welcome US pullout from Bagram airbase

The Taliban say Afghanistan can get closer to peace and stability now that all US troops are leaving the country, as the foreign forces’ main base, Bagram, gets fully evacuated. “We consider this withdrawal a positive step,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters on Friday, hours after US military officials …

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US troops in Iraq targeted for 2nd time on Friday

Local Iraqi media have reported a second attack on the US troops in the country after this morning’s attack on another US logistics convoy in Hilla. After it was reported on Friday morning that a US logistics convoy in Hilla was targeted, there are now reports coming out of Iraq …

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On the 101st anniversary of the 1920 Revolution… Al-Amiri stresses the stability and the necessity of exiting the occupation to build a prosperous Iraq

The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, called on Friday to “expel the American occupiers” from Iraq immediately. Al-Amiri said in a speech that Iraq’s stability and prosperity cannot be achieved as long as “American occupation” is still in Iraq and implementing “Zionist agendas.” Al-Amiri called on all Iraqis …

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Al-Kadhimi dismisses and reprimands officials in the Ministry of Electricity in wake of today’s nationwide outage

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi issued an executive order to dismiss a roster of officials in the Ministry of Electricity. According to a statement by al-Kadhimi’s media office, the Prime Minister dismissed the General Director of the State Company for Electricity Transmission/the Middle Euphrates and reprimanded him for neglecting his …

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Iraq’s PM to EU Parliament Speaker: looking forward to enhancing ties with EU

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi affirmed, today, Thursday, during his meeting with European Parliament President David Sassoli, Iraq’s aspiration to build distinguished bilateral relations, while noting that the government is continuing to implement economic reforms and diversify investment. A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office said, “He met the …

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‘No reason to celebrate’: Canada Day muted as country reckons with dark colonial history

Multiple cities scrapped Canada Day celebrations on Thursday after the discovery of hundreds of remains of children at former indigenous schools sparked a reckoning with the country’s colonial past. Calls to scale back or cancel celebrations snowballed after, beginning in May, almost 1,000 unmarked graves were found at former so-called …

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