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Pope asks world's Christians to pray and fast for Afghanistan

REUTERS Pope Francis on Sunday called on the world's Christians to pray and carry out fasting to ask God to bring about peace and coexistence in Afghanistan. Speaking to pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter's Square for his weekly blessin..
Afghanistan's 'Gen Z' fears for future and hard-won freedoms

REUTERS When 20-year-old Salgy found out last week that she had topped some 200,000 students who took Afghanistan's university entrance exam this year, she was elated. For months, she had locked herself away in her room in the capital Kabul..
Several rockets fired at Kabul airport as US approaches withdrawal deadline

Thwarted attack comes after reports of civilian deaths following drone strikes by the US in the Afghan capital Rockets struck a neighbourhood near Kabul’s international airport on Monday amid the ongoing US withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wa..
U.S. drone strike destroys Islamic State car bomb in Kabul, officials say

REUTERS American forces launched a drone strike in Kabul on Sunday that killed a suicide car bomber suspected of preparing to attack the airport, U.S. officials said, as the United States nears the end of its military presence in the Afghan capita..
Taliban agrees to allow Afghans to leave, international statement says

REUTERS The Taliban will allow all foreign nationals and Afghan citizens with travel authorisation from another country to leave Afghanistan, according to a joint statement issued by Britain, the United States and other countries. "We have..
UK to relocate Afghan embassy to Qatar

As the British ambassador to Afghanistan returns to the UK, it was announced that the embassy would be relocated to Qatar for the time being. The UK has announced that it will relocate its Afghan embassy to Qatar, as its ambassador&..
U.S. in final phase of Kabul evacuations, Taliban says ready to take over airport

REUTERS U.S. forces are in the final phase of leaving Kabul, ending two decades of involvement in Afghanistan, and just over 1,000 civilians at the airport remain to be flown out before troops withdraw, a Western security official said on Sunday. ..
Macron says France in talks with Taliban over further Afghan evacuations

REUTERS President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday France was holding preliminary discussions with the Taliban about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and the possible evacuation of more people from the country. Macron, who spoke in Bag..
"We did our best" on Kabul evacuation, NATO representative says

REUTERS Staff involved in efforts to evacuate as many people from Kabul as possible after the Taliban seized power did their best in extremely difficult conditions, NATO's senior civilian representative to Afghanistan said on Saturday. &quo..

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