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Afghan delegation to meet Taliban in Qatar on Sunday, govt negotiator says
Fawzi Koofi, a member of the Kabul negotiating team, confirmed to Reuters the delegation would meet with the Taliban in the Gulf state after the militant group earlier entered Kabul
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President Ghani talks with officials regarding security of Kabul citizens
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday talked with security officials about providing security to the citizens of Kabul after the Taliban entered the Afghan capital from all sides.
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Taliban will be back in charge of Afghanistan. What next for the country?
In just a few weeks, the militant group has swept from province to province until it entered the capital, Kabul, earlier today.
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Amid Taliban blitz, Afghanistan students at JNU fear to go back
About 22 students from Afghanistan studying at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) are not willing to go back to their country and want to extend their visas through academic courses.
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We have contingency plans: Govt on evacuation of embassy staff in Kabul
India has put in place contingency plans to evacuate hundreds of its officials and citizens from Kabul that has been gripped by fear and panic
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India monitoring situation in Afghanistan for staff evacuation: Report
Taliban is close to a complete victory in Afghanistan as fighters entered the outskirts of the capital on Sunday
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Afghan President Ghani to quit, making way for a Taliban takeover: Report
Sources have also said that Ali Ahamd Jalali will be appointed as head of the new interim government, reported The Khaama Press News Agency
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Afghanistan forces surrender Bagram air base to Taliban, official says
An Afghan official says forces at Bagram air base, home to a prison housing 5,000 inmates, have surrendered to the Taliban.
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Russia says Taliban promised safety of embassy in Kabul: Report
Russia's state news agency reported Sunday that the Taliban promised to guarantee the safety of the Russian embassy in Kabul.
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Taliban head to presidential palace for transfer of power: Official
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of fear of reprisals, said Sunday that the goal was a peaceful handing over of the government to the Taliban
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Amid Taliban offensive, 84 Afghan servicemen cross into Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan's Foreign Ministry reported Sunday that 84 Afghan servicemen crossed the border into Uzbekistan asked for assistance.
Talks underway with Afghan govt for peaceful surrender of Kabul: Taliban
The Taliban said that there was no plan whatsoever to topple the capital city militarily
Taliban enter Kabul, say 'don't plan to take the capital by force'
Three Afghan officials told The Associated Press that the fighters were in the districts of Kalakan, Qarabagh and Paghman in the capital
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Afghan officials say Taliban enter outskirts of capital, Kabul
Three Afghan officials tell The Associated Press that the Taliban have entered the outskirts of the capital, Kabul.
Taliban at Kabul's door after eastern city falls, US evacuating embassy
The United States started evacuating its diplomats and was sending more troops to help secure Kabul airport and the embassy
Taliban seize Jalalabad, cut off Afghan capital from east Kabul
An Afghan lawmaker and the Taliban say the militants have seized Jalalabad, cutting off Kabul to the east.
Donald Trump slams US Prez Joe Biden; accuses of failing Afghan policy
Former US prez Donald Trump has slammed his successor President Joe Biden and accused him of failing on Afghan policy as the Taliban continued to capture cities and provinces in the war-torn country.
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Biden authorises deployment of approximately 5,000 US troops to Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden has ordered deployment of 5,000 troops to Afghanistan to ensure an orderly and safe drawdown of American personnel from the war-torn country
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Afghan crisis: As Taliban tighten their grip, Kabul airport only way out
There's increasingly only one way out for those fleeing the war, and only one way in for US troops sent to protect American diplomats still on the ground: Kabul's international airport
Taliban capture Sharana, capital of Paktika province near Pakistan border
The Taliban have rapidly advanced across northern, western and southern Afghanistan in recent weeks and now control most of the country's provincial capitals