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Canada Says Temporarily Closing Embassy In Kabul, Condemns Violence
Canada is temporarily closing its embassy in Kabul after evacuating staff ahead of Taliban fighters' arrival in the Afghan capital, the Foreign Ministry in Ottawa announced Sunday.
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Afghanistan-Taliban Crisis: Twitter to Review Posts That Glorify Violence, Violate Regulations
Twitter said that it will continue to enforce its rules on content concerning the war-torn country and review posts that glorifies violence and violate their regulations.
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Kabul Offers Taliban Power-Sharing To End Violence: Report
Afghan government negotiators in Qatar have offered the Taliban a power-sharing deal in return for an end to fighting in the country, a government negotiating source told AFP on Thursday.
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Amid Increased Taliban Violence, UK Aims To Relocate 2,500 Afghan Translators
The UK government said on Wednesday it aimed to resettle hundreds more Afghan translators and their families, after criticism from former military top brass it was not doing enough.
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Amid Increased Taliban Violence, US Opens Doors For Thousands More Afghan Refugees
The United States said Monday it will take in thousands more Afghan refugees, fearing for the safety of people with US associations as America ends its longest war.
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Afghanistan Government Imposes Night Curfew Across Almost Entire Country: Official
Afghan authorities on Saturday imposed a night-time curfew across 31 of the country's 34 provinces to curb surging violence unleashed by a sweeping Taliban offensive in recent months, the interior ministry said.
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S Jaishankar Meets Top Afghan Peace Negotiator Amid Violence In Afghanistan
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held talks with top Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah on the overall situation in Afghanistan amid a rise in violence there in the wake of quick withdrawal of the US troops.
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Kabul, Taliban Negotiators Meet In Qatar As Afghan Fighting Rages
Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban met in Doha for talks on Saturday, AFP correspondents said, as violence rages in the country with foreign forces almost entirely withdrawn.
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No Immediate Threat To Indian Embassy, Consulates In Afghanistan: Envoy
Amid the spiralling cycle of Taliban violence, the Afghan envoy to India Farid Mamundzay has said that the security situation in the country is difficult but he sees no immediate threat for Indian consulates to shut down.
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India Pushing For Comprehensive Ceasefire In Afghanistan Amid Reports Of Its Contact With Taliban
India is pushing for a comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan amid a massive spike in violence in that country and reports of its contact with the Taliban for the first time in the backdrop of a renewed push for the Afghan peace process.
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Taliban, Afghan Forces Declare Eid Holiday Ceasefire Amid Violence
The Taliban and Afghan government Monday declared a three-day ceasefire for this week's Eid al-Fitr holiday, following a sharp spike in violence as Washington goes about withdrawing its remaining troops from Afghanistan.
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Five Killed In Attack On UN Convoy In Kabul
Five Afghan security personnel were killed Thursday when a United Nations convoy they were escorting came under attack in Kabul province, the UN mission said, in the latest violence to rock the country.
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PM Modi Calls For Immediate And Comprehensive Ceasefire In Afghanistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for an immediate and a comprehensive ceasefire to end violence in Afghanistan as he said "no external power" can stop India's friendship with it and both countries want to see the region free of "grave threat" of terrorism.
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Joe Biden Administration To Review Taliban Violence Levels In Afghan Peace Deal
The Biden administration said Friday it will review whether the Taliban is reducing violence in keeping with its side of the deal in the Afghan peace accord.
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2 Afghanistan Policemen Killed As 3 Separate Blasts Hit Kabul
Kabul Blasts: Two Afghan policemen were killed as three separate "sticky bombs" exploded in Kabul on Saturday, the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital.
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Canada Says Temporarily Closing Embassy In Kabul, Condemns Violence
Canada is temporarily closing its embassy in Kabul after evacuating staff ahead of Taliban fighters' arrival in the Afghan capital, the Foreign Ministry in Ottawa announced Sunday.
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Afghanistan-Taliban Crisis: Twitter to Review Posts That Glorify Violence, Violate Regulations
Twitter said that it will continue to enforce its rules on content concerning the war-torn country and review posts that glorifies violence and violate their regulations.
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Kabul Offers Taliban Power-Sharing To End Violence: Report
Afghan government negotiators in Qatar have offered the Taliban a power-sharing deal in return for an end to fighting in the country, a government negotiating source told AFP on Thursday.
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Amid Increased Taliban Violence, UK Aims To Relocate 2,500 Afghan Translators
The UK government said on Wednesday it aimed to resettle hundreds more Afghan translators and their families, after criticism from former military top brass it was not doing enough.
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Amid Increased Taliban Violence, US Opens Doors For Thousands More Afghan Refugees
The United States said Monday it will take in thousands more Afghan refugees, fearing for the safety of people with US associations as America ends its longest war.
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Afghanistan Government Imposes Night Curfew Across Almost Entire Country: Official
Afghan authorities on Saturday imposed a night-time curfew across 31 of the country's 34 provinces to curb surging violence unleashed by a sweeping Taliban offensive in recent months, the interior ministry said.
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S Jaishankar Meets Top Afghan Peace Negotiator Amid Violence In Afghanistan
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held talks with top Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah on the overall situation in Afghanistan amid a rise in violence there in the wake of quick withdrawal of the US troops.
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Kabul, Taliban Negotiators Meet In Qatar As Afghan Fighting Rages
Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban met in Doha for talks on Saturday, AFP correspondents said, as violence rages in the country with foreign forces almost entirely withdrawn.
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No Immediate Threat To Indian Embassy, Consulates In Afghanistan: Envoy
Amid the spiralling cycle of Taliban violence, the Afghan envoy to India Farid Mamundzay has said that the security situation in the country is difficult but he sees no immediate threat for Indian consulates to shut down.
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India Pushing For Comprehensive Ceasefire In Afghanistan Amid Reports Of Its Contact With Taliban
India is pushing for a comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan amid a massive spike in violence in that country and reports of its contact with the Taliban for the first time in the backdrop of a renewed push for the Afghan peace process.
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Taliban, Afghan Forces Declare Eid Holiday Ceasefire Amid Violence
The Taliban and Afghan government Monday declared a three-day ceasefire for this week's Eid al-Fitr holiday, following a sharp spike in violence as Washington goes about withdrawing its remaining troops from Afghanistan.
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Five Killed In Attack On UN Convoy In Kabul
Five Afghan security personnel were killed Thursday when a United Nations convoy they were escorting came under attack in Kabul province, the UN mission said, in the latest violence to rock the country.
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PM Modi Calls For Immediate And Comprehensive Ceasefire In Afghanistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for an immediate and a comprehensive ceasefire to end violence in Afghanistan as he said "no external power" can stop India's friendship with it and both countries want to see the region free of "grave threat" of terrorism.
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Joe Biden Administration To Review Taliban Violence Levels In Afghan Peace Deal
The Biden administration said Friday it will review whether the Taliban is reducing violence in keeping with its side of the deal in the Afghan peace accord.
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2 Afghanistan Policemen Killed As 3 Separate Blasts Hit Kabul
Kabul Blasts: Two Afghan policemen were killed as three separate "sticky bombs" exploded in Kabul on Saturday, the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital.
