As US plans full withdrawal, India has voiced grave concern over the volatile situation in Afghanistan.
Washington:
After the withdrawal of the US and NATO troops from Afghanistan by September 11, India will have tremendous concern on the resurgence of the Taliban and Afghanistan being used as a safe haven for terrorists, according to experts in Washington.
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that all American troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11 this year to end the country s longest war. Following suit, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) said it will also pull out its troops from Afghanistan.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Thursday, to sell the country s leaders and a concerned public on President Biden s plan to pull American troops out of the country. The visit comes a day after the President said the 9/11 attacks could no longer justify U.S. forces staying in the region. We went to Afghanistan because of a horrific attack that happened 20 years ago, Biden said Wednesday. That cannot explain why we should remain there in 2021. As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please sign up for CBN Newsletters and download the CBN News app to stay up-to-date with the latest news from a distinctly Christian perspective.
Detained Americans Fast Facts
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Currently Detained Americans
Kai Li
September 2016 – Kai Li, a naturalised US citizen born in China, is detained while visiting relatives in Shanghai.
July 2018 – He is sentenced to ten years in prison for espionage following a secret trial held in August 2017.
Baquer and Siamak Namazi
October 2015 – Siamak Namazi, a Dubai-based businessman with dual US and Iranian citizenship, is detained while visiting relatives in Tehran.
February 2016 – Baquer Namazi, a former UNICEF official and father of Siamak Namazi, is also detained, his wife Effie Namazi says on Facebook. He is an Iranian-American.
October 2016 – The men are sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $4.8 million, according to Iran’s official news channel IRINN. Iran officials say five people were convicted and sentenced for “cooperating with Iran’s enemies,” a government euphemism that usually implies cooperating with the United States.