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In A First, Taliban Officials To Attend UN Climate Conference: Report
Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major United Nations climate conference that starts next week, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time they have attended since the former insurgents took power in 2021.
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Taliban "Looking Into" Video Showing Executions
The Taliban are "looking into" a video circulating on social media that appears to show its fighters executing captured members of an Afghan insurgent group, a government spokesman said Wednesday.
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"We Have To Consider Afghan Children, Our Children": Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi
Stating that children are the worst sufferers in any war or insurgencies, Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, called for prompt and sustainable efforts for the protection of Afghan children.
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At Least 20 Deaths In Last Week During Kabul Airport Evacuation: Report
At least 20 people have died in the past seven days in and around the Kabul airport during the evacuation effort after Taliban insurgents took over the Afghan capital last week, a NATO official said on Sunday.
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Taliban Websites That Delivered Its Official Messages to Afghans and the World Have Disappeared
Taliban websites that delivered the insurgents' official messages to Afghans and the world at large in five languages have abruptly gone offline.
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Taliban To Unveil New Afghan Government Framework Within Weeks: Official
The Taliban aim to unveil a new governing framework for Afghanistan in the next few weeks, a spokesman for the Islamist movement said on Saturday, after the insurgents' swift takeover of the South Asian nation.
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On Frontline Of Fear, Afghan Teen Forced To Ferry Arms For Taliban
Hours after the Taliban overran his hometown in northern Afghanistan last week, 17-year-old Abdullah was forced to ferry rocket-propelled grenades up a nearby hill- an unwilling and terrified insurgent recruit.
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Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh Says He Is "Legitimate Caretaker President"
Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said on Tuesday he was in Afghanistan and the "legitimate caretaker president" after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country as Taliban insurgents took the capital Kabul.
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German Military Planes To Head To Afghan Capital Kabul Overnight To Evacuate Citizens
Germany on Sunday shuttered its embassy in Kabul and prepared to send A400M military transport planes to Afghanistan to evacuate as many Germans and local Afghan helpers as possible, after Taliban insurgents entered the Afghan capital.
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US Troops Arrive In Afghan Capital To Assist Evacuations
American troops have flown into Kabul to help evacuate embassy personnel and other civilians in the Afghan capital, a U.S. official said on Saturday, a day after Taliban insurgents seized the country's second- and third-biggest cities.
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Taliban Take Kandahar, Other Key Afghan Cities; Embassies Move Out Staff
The Taliban have captured Afghanistan's second biggest city of Kandahar, officials said on Friday, fuelling fears the U.S.-backed government could fall to the insurgents as international forces complete their withdrawal after 20 years of war.
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Taliban Capture Another Provincial Capital, Faizabad In Afghan North: Lawmaker
The Taliban have captured the city of Faizabad in northern Afghanistan, a local MP told AFP on Wednesday, the ninth provincial capital to fall to the insurgents in less than a week.
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"They've Got To Fight": Biden On Afghan Leaders As Taliban Gains
Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on captured Afghan territory on Tuesday, now controlling 65% of the country, as US President Joe Biden urged the nation's leaders to fight for their homeland.
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"It's Their Struggle": US On Afghan Exit As Taliban Sweep Provinces
The Taliban are making swift gains in Afghanistan but President Joe Biden is standing firm on a US exit with limited options appearing to be on the table to reverse the insurgents' momentum.
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Taliban Capture Sixth Afghan Provincial Capital, Aibak: Deputy Governor
The Taliban on Monday seized a sixth Afghan provincial capital in less than a week, overrunning the northern city of Aibak, its deputy governor and an insurgent spokesman said.
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In A First, Taliban Officials To Attend UN Climate Conference: Report
Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major United Nations climate conference that starts next week, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time they have attended since the former insurgents took power in 2021.
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Taliban "Looking Into" Video Showing Executions
The Taliban are "looking into" a video circulating on social media that appears to show its fighters executing captured members of an Afghan insurgent group, a government spokesman said Wednesday.
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"We Have To Consider Afghan Children, Our Children": Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi
Stating that children are the worst sufferers in any war or insurgencies, Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, called for prompt and sustainable efforts for the protection of Afghan children.
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At Least 20 Deaths In Last Week During Kabul Airport Evacuation: Report
At least 20 people have died in the past seven days in and around the Kabul airport during the evacuation effort after Taliban insurgents took over the Afghan capital last week, a NATO official said on Sunday.
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Taliban Websites That Delivered Its Official Messages to Afghans and the World Have Disappeared
Taliban websites that delivered the insurgents' official messages to Afghans and the world at large in five languages have abruptly gone offline.
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Taliban To Unveil New Afghan Government Framework Within Weeks: Official
The Taliban aim to unveil a new governing framework for Afghanistan in the next few weeks, a spokesman for the Islamist movement said on Saturday, after the insurgents' swift takeover of the South Asian nation.
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On Frontline Of Fear, Afghan Teen Forced To Ferry Arms For Taliban
Hours after the Taliban overran his hometown in northern Afghanistan last week, 17-year-old Abdullah was forced to ferry rocket-propelled grenades up a nearby hill- an unwilling and terrified insurgent recruit.
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Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh Says He Is "Legitimate Caretaker President"
Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said on Tuesday he was in Afghanistan and the "legitimate caretaker president" after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country as Taliban insurgents took the capital Kabul.
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German Military Planes To Head To Afghan Capital Kabul Overnight To Evacuate Citizens
Germany on Sunday shuttered its embassy in Kabul and prepared to send A400M military transport planes to Afghanistan to evacuate as many Germans and local Afghan helpers as possible, after Taliban insurgents entered the Afghan capital.
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US Troops Arrive In Afghan Capital To Assist Evacuations
American troops have flown into Kabul to help evacuate embassy personnel and other civilians in the Afghan capital, a U.S. official said on Saturday, a day after Taliban insurgents seized the country's second- and third-biggest cities.
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Taliban Take Kandahar, Other Key Afghan Cities; Embassies Move Out Staff
The Taliban have captured Afghanistan's second biggest city of Kandahar, officials said on Friday, fuelling fears the U.S.-backed government could fall to the insurgents as international forces complete their withdrawal after 20 years of war.
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Taliban Capture Another Provincial Capital, Faizabad In Afghan North: Lawmaker
The Taliban have captured the city of Faizabad in northern Afghanistan, a local MP told AFP on Wednesday, the ninth provincial capital to fall to the insurgents in less than a week.
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"They've Got To Fight": Biden On Afghan Leaders As Taliban Gains
Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on captured Afghan territory on Tuesday, now controlling 65% of the country, as US President Joe Biden urged the nation's leaders to fight for their homeland.
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"It's Their Struggle": US On Afghan Exit As Taliban Sweep Provinces
The Taliban are making swift gains in Afghanistan but President Joe Biden is standing firm on a US exit with limited options appearing to be on the table to reverse the insurgents' momentum.
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Taliban Capture Sixth Afghan Provincial Capital, Aibak: Deputy Governor
The Taliban on Monday seized a sixth Afghan provincial capital in less than a week, overrunning the northern city of Aibak, its deputy governor and an insurgent spokesman said.
