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Sheikh Qassem: Our supporters make up more than half of Lebanon's population, and all of these people are united under the banner of protecting Lebanon, its Resistance, its people, and its integrity.
Sheikh Qassem: There will be no phased handing in of our arms. [The Israelis] must first enact the agreement before we start talking about a defensive strategy.
Sheikh Qassem: Be brave in the face of foreign pressures, and we will be by your side in this stance.
Sheikh Qassem: Stripping us of our arms is like stripping us of our very soul, and this will prompt us to show them our might.
Sheikh Qassem: We will not abandon our arms, for they gave us dignity; we will not abandon our arms, for they protect us against our enemy.
Sheikh Qassem: The US efforts we are seeing are aimed at sabotaging Lebanon and constitute a call for sedition.
Sheikh Qassem: If you truly want to establish sovereignty and work for Lebanon’s interests, then stop the aggression.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States, which is meddling in Lebanon, is not trustworthy but rather poses a danger to it.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States is preventing the weapons that protect the homeland.
Sheikh Qassem: The government’s latest decision [on the disarmament of the Resistance] is non-charter-based, and if the government continues down this path, it is not faithful to Lebanon’s sovereignty.

US Opens Fire at Kabul Airport, "Taliban" Disarms Civilians

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  • Source: Al Mayadeen & agencies
  • 16 Aug 2021 16:01
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US forces open fire at Kabul airport after thousands of Afghans overran the runway, as "Taliban" begins collecting weapons from civilians in Kabul.

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  • Hamid Karzai Airport Administration: Commercial air traffic suspended due to chaos and crowding
    Hamid Karzai Airport Administration: Commercial air traffic suspended due to chaos and crowding

The administration of Hamid Karzai International Airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul, suspended Monday commercial flights "until further notice," to allow civil aviation to transport departing passengers.

Local media quoted the airport administration saying that commercial air traffic was "temporarily suspended," due to the chaos and crowding caused by the urge of citizens to leave the country.

ویدیو - هجوم مردم به سوی یک هواپیمای نیروهای امریکایی در میدان هوایی کابل pic.twitter.com/7qdpHXi9Qu

— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) August 16, 2021

Many countries began evacuating their nationals from Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of large areas of the country, including the capital, Kabul, late on Sunday.

Video footage posted on social media showed scenes of chaos on the airport runaway as Afghans try to climb the stairs leading to planes.

Those who managed to climb the stairs, mostly young men, tried to help others in climbing. The US forces opened fire at the airport to control the crowd, while some sources reported casualties as a result of the shooting.

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Photo reportedly of victims of shooting at Kabul international airport this morning. #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/1KWz5j0qlG

— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) August 16, 2021

The US embassy in Kabul's account on Twitter asked nationals who are still in the country and other Afghans "not to go to the airport." 

The US State Department also announced that "the perimeter of the airport has been secured. The Americans have sent 6,000 soldiers to evacuate about 30,000 American diplomats and Afghan civilians who cooperated with the United States and fear Taliban reprisals."

Earlier, the Russian embassy in Kabul revealed to Sputnik that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul with cars full of money, some of which remained at the airport because he was unable to transfer the full amounts.

We remind all American citizens and Afghan nationals that the security situation in Kabul remains unsafe. Please do not travel to the airport until notified. https://t.co/GFoQZrmMXs

— U.S. Embassy Kabul (@USEmbassyKabul) August 16, 2021

The United States confirmed that it had evacuated all its embassy staff to the airport. Diplomats were separated from Afghan civilians attempting to leave the country by any means.

Meanwhile, a Taliban official said that the movement's fighters in the Afghan capital, Kabul, began "collecting weapons from civilians" today, Monday, because people "do not need them" for personal protection anymore.

"We understand that people kept the weapons for personal safety. Now they can feel safe. We are not here to harm innocent civilians," the official told Reuters.

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