Putin on Afghanistan during press conference with Merkel:

▪️ The Taliban is in control of almost all of Afghanistan, this is the reality we are dealing with

▪️We are working from the assumption that the Taliban came to power not to let the country to disintegrate

▪️We know this country very well, it was counterproductive to impose outside values on it

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Putin responds to RT's question asking for his assessment of the outcome of the Afghanistan campaign.

▪️“It’s not in our interests to dwell upon the past, and talk about this as a failure. We’ve always been interested in a stable situation in Afghanistan.”

▪️“It is finally dawning on western politicians that you cannot impose on others your standards or political behaviour, because other people have their own specific cultural, religious and political traditions.”

▪️“You have to respect your partners, you have to be patient whether you want something, whether you like it or not. You must give these people the right to define their future.”

▪️“Whether you want democratization or not, you have to give them the right; you need to respect each other’s rights in the international arena.”

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🇦🇫🇺🇲 US Embassy officials in Kabul burned the passports of Afghan citizens who applied for US visas to keep passports and personal data out of the hands of the Taliban. Now the owners of lost passports can not issue documents for evacuation.

🏳️‍🌈🇦🇫 NATO will continue to hold Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul after 31 August and until the evacuation is complete.

Meanwhile in Arabic Twitter...

🇺🇦🇷🇺 The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved two packages of sanctions against 70 Russian judges, security officials and officials whom it considers involved in the “persecution of the civilian population” in Crimea and the alienation of church buildings

The names of the persons involved in both lists are not indicated. At the same time, it is reported that the sanctions are imposed for 5 years and imply a ban on the ownership of property in Ukraine, the withdrawal of capital, financial transactions, privatization and lease of state property.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇦🇫 The miraculous transformation of non-brothers into Russians.

"We told the Taliban that we were Russians — and it worked: the Ukrainian mercenaries stuck in Afghanistan said that they would have to turn to Russia for help so that they would not be shot by Taliban militants"

" We asked for help, but nobody hears us. We don't know what to do. There is one way out - to contact the Russians, Russians, to their consulate. We have to do something. Therefore, so that we are not accused of treason, I declare in advance that we will have to turn to the Russians ... "

Judging by the fact this appeal was made on the 18th. Considering that it appeared on the network today, it means that the Russians still helped the Ukrainian brothers. It's so cute. Ah ha ha ha ha ha ...

🇷🇺 Russian special purpose centre FSB

🇲🇱⚡ More than 51 people have been killed in northern Mali by jihadists, who attacked three villages near the border with Niger, killing and torching homes, in the latest mass attack in a region beset by violence.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/09/mali-conflict-at-least-51-people-killed-in-attack-by-suspected-jihadists

🇦🇫⚡ Former President Ashraf Ghani's brother, Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai, swore allegiance to the Taliban

🇦🇫⚡⚡⚡ #BREAKING
Multiple Afghan media outlets report kidnapping by Taliban of persons awaiting evacuation from Kabul. Among them are reported to be Indian Citizens. No official confirmation of this, more details awaited. (ANI)

🇦🇫⚡Over 150, mostly Indian citizens, abducted near Kabul airport.Men affiliated with the Taliban have abducted over 150 people, mostly Indian citizens, from an area close to Hamid Karzai International Airport earlier this morning, reports local media

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