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8/20/2021 3:27:11 PM
Tens of thousands of people remain to be evacuated ahead of the United States' Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw its troops from the country
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8/20/2021 12:57:45 PM
It is unclear exactly where the line is being drawn and how many Afghan nationals Western nations will be able to evacuate
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8/20/2021 12:33:48 PM
Taliban fighters fired guns to disperse dozens of Afghans in Jalalabad who waved the flag on Wednesday
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8/20/2021 11:53:42 AM
Many in Russia gloated over the quick collapse of the US-backed Afghan government
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8/19/2021 11:50:26 PM
Erdogan said his government would “if necessary” engage in talks with a government that could be formed by the Taliban ” for the stability and security of this country”
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8/19/2021 11:24:27 PM
Kirby said the military has aircraft available to evacuate 5,000 to 9,000 people per day, but until Thursday far fewer designated evacuees had been able to reach
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8/19/2021 10:33:53 PM
Limbourg added that the homes of at least three other Deutsche Welle reporters were searched by the Taliban in Afghanistan in recent days and weeks
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8/19/2021 8:37:21 PM
Protesters also took the streets in Kunar province, according to witnesses and social media videos that lined up with reporting by The Associated Press
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8/19/2021 6:01:07 PM
Soeder noted that the US had already provided security guarantees for the evacuation of foreigners and local staff from Kabul
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8/19/2021 5:04:16 PM
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said after the talks in Moscow with Najla Mangoush that the Libyan leadership `is forming a consultative mechanism ... to formulate the concrete parameters' under which the foreign forces will leave
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8/18/2021 8:47:37 PM
The Taliban won a lightning victory in a matter of days, taking control of the war-wracked country nearly two decades after being ousted by a US-led invasion
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8/18/2021 8:32:29 PM
The World Bank has more than two dozen development projects ongoing in the country and has provided $5.3 billion since 2002, mostly in grants
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8/18/2021 7:30:46 PM
Raisi separately spoke with Vladimir Putin and was quoted by the website as saying that stability must be established in Afghanistan as soon as possible
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8/18/2021 6:59:42 PM
Baradar's experience also sheds light on the Taliban's complicated relationship with neighboring Pakistan
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8/18/2021 6:02:45 PM
Video footage later showed the Taliban firing into the air and attacking people with batons to disperse the crowd
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8/18/2021 5:11:17 PM
Stoltenberg admitted the alliance had been caught by surprise by the Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan
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8/17/2021 10:24:57 PM
A Western female lecturer in Kabul, who wished to remain anonymous due to ongoing security threats, said fear grips the capital
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8/17/2021 10:09:24 PM
Calling a special session outside of the thrice-yearly regular meetings requires the backing of at least a third of the 47 members of the council -- 16 states
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8/17/2021 10:05:08 PM
Here's a look at what happened and what comes next
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8/17/2021 9:28:15 PM
In addition to aircraft, the US has sent military reinforcements to protect the exodus, with troop numbers swelling to 4,000 on Tuesday
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