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August 15, 2021 – 20:01

The top US diplomat described the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the imminent fall of Kabul into their hands as “an extremely sad development”. He said US forces were working to oust all Americans and Afghans working for the United States.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the security of U.S. personnel, some of whom are still at the embassy, ​​as well as Afghan nationals who have assisted the U.S. military, was a “primary task.” He dismissed criticism that Washington was unprepared for the rapid downfall of Afghan forces.

The United States “will do everything it can, as long as it can, to get them (out of Afghanistan) if that’s what they want,” Mr Blinken told CNN.

“We have not asked the Taliban for anything,” Mr Blinken added. “We have told them (the Taliban) that if they interfere in our personnel, in our operations, while we are continuing with the withdrawal, they will get a quick and decisive response,” he added.

On Sunday, a US official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the situation, told VOA that the evacuation of the US embassy in Kabul was “in progress”.

The official also said that thousands of other American troops are arriving in Afghanistan and that they have the situation under “control” of both the area around the embassy and Hamid Karzai International Airport, located outside Kabul.

Another senior administration official told VOA on Sunday that President Joe Biden, who is spending his last days at Camp David, has been updated with the latest developments from Afghanistan.

“The president has spoken to members of his National Security team about the situation in Afghanistan and will continue to receive updates and information throughout the day,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

On Saturday, Mr. Biden authorized an additional 1,000 troops to go to Kabul to help secure U.S. facilities and personnel, as well as Afghans working for the United States.

A total of about 4,000 US troops are expected to land in Kabul in the coming days, strengthening the military presence there which in recent days had been reduced to a total of 650 troops. / VOA

The Minister of Defense, Niko Peleshi, has reacted regarding the serious situation of the flames in Kalimash. Peleshi in a post on social media says that in Kalimash is a difficult situation, as as a result of the wind the flames have spread over a large area.

The Minister announces that the firefighters of Kukës, Shkodra, Has and those who came from Kosovo have started towards this hearth and are working to put the flames under control.

“A difficult situation occurs in the area above the Kalimash tunnel, where as a result of the wind that blew in the afternoon there is a spread of flames in a larger area.

The firefighting forces of Kukës, Shkodër and Has, assisted by the forces coming from Kosovo, are working to bring the flames under control, so that they do not penetrate into the tunnel. We call on travelers to be careful when passing in this area “, is this reaction of Pelesh.

Kalimashi has been under the power of the flames for several hours and it seems that the situation is out of control./tvklan.al

The fire over the Kalimash tunnel has gone out of control.

As can be seen from the images provided by Top Channel, the fire has occupied the entire area of ​​the mountain.

Two fire engines also went to the scene, but the difficult terrain makes it almost impossible to intervene from the ground.

As for the situation of fires in the Municipality of Mirdita, the fire on Mount Munella has taken on greater proportions, favored by strong winds.

It is learned that the fire is coming down in the villages of Domgjon and Munella, turning into a serious threat to them.

In the village of Thirrë the fire is active, where in the neighborhood Gështenjë it is approached at a distance of 700 m, transmits tch.

In the Karaq neighborhood it is approached at a distance of 1000 m.

There are 55 army forces on the ground, 10 firefighters, 4 forest service.

From these forces it is becoming impossible to restrain the hearth, but it is very difficult to isolate.

Meanwhile, in order to come to the aid of firefighters, the army and other emergency teams, to extinguish the fires, tonight in Albania the members of the KSF have started with their mechanism.

Doctors warn of the dangers posed by batteries to young children following the death of a two-year-old girl who died in hospital after swallowing batteries from a remote control.

From the expertise, it turned out that battery acid was found in her body, which penetrated to the artery, reports BBC.

Doctors found a hole in the esophagus of the two-year-old caused by battery acid.

Although the doctors did their best to save the little girl, they did not succeed.

Consequently doctors taking the trigger from the latter case warn parents to be careful with children and not ignore symptoms like coughing up blood, as this may be a sign that your child has swallowed batteries.

The Minister of Health, Arben Vitia said that soon the second contingent of vaccines will arrive in Kosovo, donated by COVAX, meanwhile he stressed that they are in talks with all manufacturing companies for which he said that they are on the right track for an optimistic agreement. .

Before the deputies of the Assembly of Kosovo, Minister Vitia said that due to the confidentiality of the negotiations I can not give details about the agreements.

In the parliamentary debate where the situation created by the Covid-19 pandemic is being discussed, the Minister of Health, Arben Vitia said that the situation in the health sector in Kosovo is under control.

“Meanwhile, we are waiting for the second contingent of vaccines from COVAX and now we are in direct talks with all manufacturing companies and with some of them we are well on our way to having a very optimistic agreement. I am sorry that due to the obligation to maintain the confidentiality of negotiations and agreements today I am not able to give them more details. “But I can assure you that we are on the right track with all the actors who are helping us to provide the necessary vaccination for the immunization of 60% of the age groups of citizens who are allowed to be vaccinated by the end of the year”, said Vitia.

In the parliamentary debate where the situation created by the Covid-19 pandemic is being discussed, the Minister of Health, Arben Vitia said that the situation in the health sector in Kosovo is under control.

“The situation in the health sector in general, and in pandemic management in particular, thanks to the tireless commitment and sacrifice of health workers is under control and with a tendency to improve,” he said.

While talking about the management of the pandemic during this month when he is in charge of the Ministry of Health, Vitia has compared the tests with the previous days.

He said that from March 23 to April 19, 111 thousand and 536 cases were tested, while from February 23 to March 22 of this year, he said that 98 thousand and 140 cases were tested.

Vitia said reports speak of 13.64% more testing in the recent period.

“Official reports in recent days show that we have a decrease in new cases of Covid, reductions in hospitalizations and reductions in deaths, hospitalizations from over 900 at the end of March, to 700 according to recent reports, severe cases with oxygen therapy from an average of 700 or 750 as we had at the end of March, to 500 respectively 550 as reported in the previous days. Death from over 10 cases per day in less than 10 cases, single digit means in several consecutive days. “Our hospital capacities during this time have been released by 22%”, said Vitia.

He said that the measures taken by the government will remain in force and the same will be updated every two weeks, depending on the epidemiological situation on the ground.

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March 29, 2021 – 00:39

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Gjilan’s coach, Ismet Munishi reacted after the loss of the Kosovo Representative against Sweden at the “Fadil Vokrri” stadium in Prishtina, reports “Zeri.info”.

“Dardanët” suffered 0: 3 from Sweden in the first match of the elimination cycle in Group B.

Ismet Munishi said that the coach, Bernard Challandes, got the situation out of control, while he also talked about the match against Spain.

“We risk being last, this coach (Bernard Challandes) has nothing to give, the situation is out of control, in the last 12 games we have 10 losses”, said Munishi.

“They are strong, they are strong, who is weak for us, we have to beat someone, I do not expect victory from Spain, but at least we had to put Sweden in trouble, what game they watched, we were not equal to them . “Shut up, win over someone.”

“3-0 loss, we are the only team that lined up to make statements, they could not make fun of us, victory over weak opponents while we lose without interruption when it matters”, declared Munishi.

Otherwise, Kosovo will play the last match of March in these qualifications on March 31 against Spain. /Zeri.info

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The hospital in Ogulin only accepts emergency patients. In Brod-Posavina County, the number of hospitalized has tripled in the last two weeks. In Osijek, the number of infected nurses and those in isolation rose to 100, while the number of patients on respirators increased by 60 percent, writes “Jutarnji hr” and adds that the Karlovac hospital was left without 10 percent of staff, so it is considering hiring doctors who retired.

The health care system is crashing across the country and failing to keep pace with the spread of the coronavirus. For example, in just one day, the number of patients increased by 95. On Saturday, 731 patients were hospitalized, and on Sunday, as many as 825.

“The health care system is facing an increasing challenge because the number of serious patients is increasing, and only yesterday there were 58 on the respirator. 226 patients were treated at the Dubrava Hospital yesterday, or 26 more than the previous day, which shows that hospitals are filling up very quickly,” he said. is the Minister of Health Willy Beros.

The healthcare system bursts before the onslaught of newly infectedPhoto: Profimedia

Dr. Ivo Ivić from the Clinic for Infectious Diseases of the KBC in this city revealed what the situation is in Spit:

“Currently, we are treating 56 patients with the corona virus, six of whom are on a respirator. The occupancy rate of our covid beds is 38 percent and it is growing day by day. The numbers are rising and in ten days, and maybe even earlier, it could more than half of the 150 beds we have are filled “.

“The staff is good. We are on the verge of physical endurance,” said Irena Hristić, director of the Pula hospital.

The director of the Varaždin hospital, Dr. Nenad Kudelić, told RTL: “The situation is very serious, we are recording a drastic increase in the number of infected people and currently there are almost no wards without someone infected. If this trend of infecting medical staff continues, the hospital is in danger of collapse.”

In Croatia, by the way, medical staff are eight times more likely to suffer from corona than the rest of the population, writes “Jutarnji hr”.

“It’s hard to be a wizard in this situation, we fight as much as we can, but the circle around us is tightening. The hospital is functioning in a capacity reduced by 20 to 30 percent, but not the damage to quality. All emergencies and life-threatening cases are a priority,” pointed out the director of the General Hospital Karlovac Nikša Antica, adding that the first line of defense has not yet been breached.

“If this progression continues, the system will certainly overheat,” he said.