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SA calls for rule of law, human rights to be observed in Afghanistan
Many Afghans fear for their lives under Taliban rule and are trying to flee the country.
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Life returning to a new normal as Taliban consolidate power
Life was returning to a new normal in Kabul as cautious residents ventured out of their homes to see what life would be like under the Taliban following their astonishing return to power at the weekend.
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Biden on US withdrawal from Afghanistan: 'The buck stops with me'
US President Joe Biden defended the withdrawal of US military from Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover. #Biden #Afghanistan
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'Shocking': With grief and dismay, US veterans watch Afghanistan fall
For US veterans of the 20-year war, the lightning Taliban takeover has variously brought shock, anger, resignation and worry, both for their Afghan allies left behind and compatriots at home reeling from the calamitous end to the US campaign.
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Biden defends US pullout from Afghanistan despite panic in Kabul
In his first public appearance since the Islamist insurgents seized control of the country at the weekend, he admitted the Taliban advance had unfolded more quickly than expected.
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UN calls for unity against 'global terrorist threat' in Afghanistan
The 15-member council issued a joint statement after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the meeting that the world must unite to combat the 'global terrorist threat in Afghanistan.'
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Hamas congratulates Taliban on 'courageous leadership'
Hamas said in a statement that it 'congratulates the Taliban movement and its courageous leadership on this victory, which was the culmination of its long struggle over the past 20 years'.
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GALLERY: Afghanistan's 20-year war ends as Taliban takes over
The Taliban are in control of Afghanistan on 16 August 2021 after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and conceded the insurgents had won the 20-year war. All pictures: Wakil Kohsar / AFP.
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Taliban will not get access to Afghan reserves held in US: official
The central bank's gross reserves totaled $9.4 billion at the end of April, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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Afghanistan since the Soviet occupation
The Taliban have retaken Afghanistan nearly 20 years after being ousted by Western forces for supporting al-Qaeda following the events of 11 September 2001. Here is a timeline of key events in Afghanistan since 1979.
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Taliban takeover is world's failure - UK
The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan is a 'failure of the international community', Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday, assessing that the West's intervention was a job only half-done.
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Taliban in control of Afghanistan, panic in Kabul
The astonishingly quick collapse of the government, with militants taking over the presidential palace on Sunday night, triggered fear and panic in the capital.
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UK says US pull-out from Afghanistan a 'mistake'
Britain warned that the Taliban's resurgence would create a breeding ground for extremists that threatened the world.
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US, UK to launch evacuation flights as Taliban advance across Afghanistan
The Western forces' announcements of rushed extractions came as the Taliban claimed they had taken control of Kandahar, the nation's second biggest city in Taliban heartland, leaving only Kabul and pockets of other territory in government hands.
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Biden unmoved on Afghan exit as Taliban sweep provinces
For Biden, who long championed ending America's longest-ever war, there is a cold calculation, nothing more could be achieved and the United States long ago accomplished its stated goal of defeating Al-Qaeda in the region following the September 11, 2001 attacks, though the Taliban have yet to cut their ties with the group.
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Taliban seize two more provincial capitals in northern blitz
Insurgents have snatched up four capitals since Friday in a rapid offensive that appears to have overwhelmed government forces.
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Afghan army warns people to flee homes in besieged city
The Taliban have taken control of vast swathes of the countryside and key border towns as they have rushed to fill the vacuum left by withdrawing US forces.
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Afghan army warns people to flee homes in besieged city
The Taliban have taken control of vast swathes of the countryside and key border towns as they have rushed to fill the vacuum left by withdrawing US forces.
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Afghan fighting rages as US and UK accuse Taliban of massacring civilians
The war has intensified since May with insurgents capitalising on the final stages of the withdrawal of US-led foreign forces.
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Rockets hit Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan
The attack on the airport came as the Taliban inched closer to overrunning two other provincial capitals -- Herat in the west and Lashkar Gah in the south.
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Police guard killed at UN compound as fighting rages for Afghan city
Violence has surged since the Taliban launched a sweeping offensive as US-led foreign forces began a final withdrawal.
