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"India Role As Regional Ally Can Have Positive Impact In Afghanistan": US Official

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The official said the US wants the Taliban to live up to its promises. File
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India as a key regional player and ally of the US and its history of investments in Afghanistan could have a positive impact on the future of the country now under Taliban control, a US State Department spokesperson has said here.
In an interview with PTI ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks this week, Zed Tarar reiterated US President Joe Biden's message that the war in Afghanistan had achieved its central mission to eliminate the Al Qaeda terror network – behind the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Now, the focus is on working with "like-minded partners and democracies", such as India, to look towards the next chapter of supporting the people of Afghanistan.
"India being a regional ally has a role to play; and the humanitarian role and previous investment role is one that could have a positive impact on the future of Afghanistan,” said Mr Tarar, the London-based Hindu/Urdu spokesperson for the US State Department.
“India as an elected member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has a role to play. We are in close consultations in New York, New Delhi and Washington with India on this issue,” he said.
The US forces completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan ahead of the August 31 deadline, at the end of an “unprecedented airlift” to evacuate over 100,000 people by air from the Afghan capital Kabul.
On some of the international voices questioning the timing and manner of the withdrawal, Mr Tarar was categorical that it was time for the US to end the war.
“I think what we have to be clear on is that the United States had an objective in Afghanistan and that was to eliminate Al Qaeda. We've completed that objective as of many years ago. We've also trained hundreds of thousands of Afghan forces over the last 20 years at a cost of over a trillion dollars. This was the time now to end the war in Afghanistan and remove US and allied forces from the country,” he said.
“As President Biden has said, there was never going to be a perfect time to do this. We were never going to have perfect conditions on the ground,” he said, adding that the US President was determined not to hand over the war to the next incumbent in the White House.
On the question of having to work with the Taliban in the future, the official said it was still early days as the US wants the Taliban to live up to its promises, also flagging the group's designation as a terror outfit under US law.
“At this time, it is very early days to say one way or the other whether we can or cannot work with the Taliban. We will have to see over time. Our interests align on the ISIS-K [terror group] issue, whether we can work together or not, is hard to say. I have to also point out that the Taliban are a designated terrorist group under US laws and the State Department executive branch will follow all federal regulations in dealing with the Taliban,” he said.
With reference to the other player in the region, Pakistan, the US official noted that the country has a role to play in "promoting a stable, secure Afghanistan".
"We understand Pakistanis have said quite clearly that they want to see a peaceful Afghanistan, in which human rights are respected, and we hope that continues to be the position," he said.
Asked about the wider terror threat in the region and fears that the troop withdrawal has made the region more volatile, he reiterated that the US reserves the right to take any further action necessary against international terrorism.
However, the focus must now also be on the terror threats of the next decade and beyond.
Mr Tarar said: “The United States takes the threat from international terror very seriously and we reserve the right to retaliate against and dismantle terrorist networks wherever we find them. The truth is, at this point, the new threat that we face is not emanating from Afghanistan but from Africa.
“The threats we are monitoring are not 2001 threats but today's threats, in 2021. And, we are also looking at what the next 10 years of threats would be. To only look at Afghanistan and ignore the rest of the world is a mistake.”
 
 
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2 Tonnes Of Cocaine Worth $221 Million Seized Off UK Coast In Massive Bust

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The yacht was intercepted 130 kilemetres off the port of Plymouth, officials said
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UK authorities have seized over 2 tonnes of cocaine in a raid on a luxury yacht off the coast of southern England, the National Crime Agency said Saturday.
British authorities said they arrested six people on Thursday evening after discovering the drugs with an estimated street value of 160 million pound sterling ($221 million) on a Jamaican-flagged yacht sailing from the Caribbean.
One British man was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking along with five Nicaraguans.
The NCA released photographs of the drugs stored in black waterproof bags in the lounge of the docked Kahu yacht.
"There's no doubt these drugs would have been sold on into communities across the UK," said NCA deputy director Matt Horne.
The seizure "will smash a hole in the OCG's (organised criminal gang's) plans and ability to operate," he said.
The NCA said it intercepted the yacht when it was 80 miles (130 kilemetres) off the coast of the port of Plymouth after receiving evidence gleaned from a sting operation by the Australian Federal Police, who participated in the raid.
This summer the Australian police and the FBI revealed they had carried out a sensational operation persuading criminal networks to use supposedly encrypted phones called ANOM that were in fact copying messages to the law enforcement authorities.
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Queen Elizabeth Says Prayers For Victims And Survivors Of 9/11 Attacks

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9/11 Anniversary: Sixty-seven British nationals were among the dead in 9/11 attacks.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that her prayers remained with victims and survivors of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and paid tribute to the communities that joined together to rebuild after the devastation.
"My thoughts and prayers - and those of my family and the entire nation - remain with the victims, survivors and families affected, as well as the first responders and rescue workers called to duty," she said in a message to US President Joe Biden.
"My visit to the site of the World Trade Center in 2010 is held fast in my memory," Elizabeth said.
"It reminds me that as we honour those from many nations, faiths and backgrounds who lost their lives, we also pay tribute to the resilience and determination of the communities who joined together to rebuild."
On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists associated with al Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes to carry out devastating suicide attacks against the United States.
Two planes were flown into the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center which then collapsed, a third plane was flown into the Pentagon just outside Washington, DC, while crew members and passengers on a fourth plane forced hijackers to crash in Pennsylvania.
The 9/11 attacks killed 2,977 people, the single largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on American soil, according to the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
Sixty-seven British nationals were among the dead.
Biden will commemorate the 20th anniversary attacks by visiting each of the sites where hijacked planes crashed, seeking to honour the victims.
The anniversary comes shortly after the chaotic end of the US-led war in Afghanistan, launched 20 years ago to root out al Qaeda and its leader, Osama bin Laden, who was killed in 2011 by US special forces in Pakistan.
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Biden Openly Declares Medical Dictatorship in America Awakening the Sleeping Giant

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Members of Congress And Their Staff Are Exempt From Biden’s Vax Mandate

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The Biden regime’s vaccine mandate is only for the plebs. 
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From <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/members-congress-staff-exempt-biden-covid-vaccine-mandate-1627859">Newsweek, “Members of Congress and Their Staff Are Exempt From Biden’s Vaccine Mandate”</a>:
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President Joe Biden’s new vaccine mandates for federal employees don’t apply to members of Congress or those who work for Congress or the federal court system.
Biden issued two executive orders on Thursday requiring vaccination against COVID for federal workers and contractors who work for the federal government. He also asked the Department of Labor to issue an emergency order requiring businesses with more than 100 employees to ensure their workers are vaccinated or tested on a weekly basis.
However, Biden’s order on federal workers applies to employees of the executive branch. The House of Representatives and the Senate belong to the separate legislative branch, and the courts to the judicial branch of the federal government.
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Owen reacts to the news that Congress and their staff will be exempt from Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandate.
Fox News reported Thursday that <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-plan-for-forced-vaccinations-doesnt-include-illegal-immigrants">illegal aliens are also not included in the vaccine mandate.</a>
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Peter Doocy: vaccines are mandated for "people at a business with more than 100 people. It is not a requirement for migrants at the border. Why?"
Jen Psaki: "That's correct"
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— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) <a href="https://twitter.com/abigailmarone/status/1436412406071271426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Fauci Struggles to Explain Why People With Natural Immunity Should Take Vax: ‘I Don’t Have A Really Firm Answer For You On That’

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Anthony Fauci on Friday struggled to explain why people with natural immunity should take Big Pharma’s experimental shots considering a study out of Israel showed people with natural immunity have far more robust protection from the virus. 
“That’s a really good point… I don’t have a really firm answer for you on that,” Fauci said. 
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Dr. Fauci on why Americans who’ve previously been infected should get vaccinated despite studies showing it’s unnecessary: “I don’t have a really firm answer for you on that” <a href="https://t.co/Y1CH2Wh6nk">pic.twitter.com/Y1CH2Wh6nk</a>
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1436366439901024262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Fauci went on to claim we don’t know how long natural immunity will last but failed to highlight that <a href="http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=62510">“vaccine” effectiveness against infection and hospitalization is rapidly waning</a>and <a href="http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=62513">that’s why he’s already pushing for everyone to get booster shots.</a>
During the same interview, Fauci said he thought Biden’s tyrannical vaccine mandate was “moderate” and he would order everyone to take Big Pharma’s experimental injections in order to have a job.
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Dr. Fauci on Biden's vaccine mandates: "I think the president is being somewhat moderate in his demand, if you want to call it that." <a href="https://t.co/493tzKfvSF">pic.twitter.com/493tzKfvSF</a>
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href="https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1436340877614620680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Owen exposes the flip flopping of both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the push mandatory vaccines.
Last month, Fauci said he supports mandating experimental covid shots for all school children.
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Last year, Fauci brushed off the notion of mandatory vaccines and said the government “would never mandate” them “for any element of the general public.” 
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— New Granada (@NewGranada1979) <a href="https://twitter.com/NewGranada1979/status/1412073746865614851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2021</a></blockquote>
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“I don’t see [a vaccine mandate] on a national level merely because of all the situations you have upon encroaching upon a person’s freedom to make their own choice of their own health,” Fauci said during another interview. 
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— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1436354486109356041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2021</a></blockquote>
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