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Republican lawmakers condemn Biden over Afghanistan situation
Aug 14, 2021 01:28Republican members of the US Congress have slammed President Joe Biden over withdrawing troops from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized the country’s second-and third-biggest cities as resistance from American-trained government forces crumbled.
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UN chief calls on Taliban to halt offensive against Afghan govt. forces
Aug 14, 2021 00:48United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Taliban to “immediately halt” their military campaign against government troops and return to the negotiating table in good faith “in the interest of Afghanistan, and its people.”
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Borders enjoy full security, rejects concerns over Afghanistan developments: Salami
Aug 13, 2021 07:48The commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said the Iran’s borders enjoy full security, with the IRGC, Army and Police forces closely watching and controlling border areas, as the Taliban militants capture new territories in neighboring Afghanistan.
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Taliban militants seize three more Afghan cities
Aug 13, 2021 12:01Three more cities in Afghanistan have fallen to the Taliban militant group, which is waging lightning offensive across the country.
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Afghan cities fall one after another amid US 'peace' talks in Doha
Aug 13, 2021 10:24A ceasefire plan to end heavy fighting between Afghan government troops and the Taliban has reportedly been almost agreed as the militants ramp up offensives to seize further territory in the conflict-ridden country.
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Displaced Afghans need urgent support
Aug 13, 2021 03:40The war between government forces and Taliban in Afghanistan has prompted hundreds of thousands of Afghans to leave their homes in search of shelter due to back to back collapse of most provincial capitals in the north and northeast. The displaced Afghans are in need of urgent support as they spend days and nights in open sites.
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Afghan government offers power-sharing as Taliban take Herat, Kandahar
Aug 13, 2021 00:56Afghan government negotiators in Qatar have offered the Taliban a power-sharing deal in return for an end to fighting amid the militants' rapid advances across the war-torn country.
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Ninth provincial capital falls to Taliban as thousands flee northern Afghanistan
Aug 11, 2021 08:00As the Taliban militant group continues to make rapid advances across Afghanistan, the militants have captured another provincial capital in the northern part of the war-ravaged country, taking the number of cities they have seized since Friday to nine in the latest setback for the Afghan government.
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Official denies report on halt to Iran-Afghanistan trade
Aug 11, 2021 02:18The spokesperson for the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs quashed rumors that the country’s trade exchanges with Afghanistan have been suspended.
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Afghan FM asks Iran to convince Taliban to attend peace talks
Aug 11, 2021 01:13The foreign minister of Afghanistan highlighted the significant role that Iran can play in helping reduce violence in his country and persuading the Taliban to take part in “meaningful peace talks”.