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Shocking photos show 640 Afghans crammed into fleeing US Air Force plane
Yahoo Daily News 17 Aug 2021
Read full article. Josh Marcus. 17 August 2021, 4.06 am·2-min read. A new photo from the evacuation of Kabul reveals how nearly 650 Afghans were crammed onto one US Air Force transport plane in the scramble to escape the Taliban ... “The crew made the decision to go,” a defence official told military news site Defense One, which obtained the image ... .
photo: AP / Zabi Karimi
Taliban announce 'general amnesty' for govt officials: statement
Urdu Point 17 Aug 2021photo: AP / Zabi Karimi
Taliban spokesman says ‘the war is over in Afghanistan’ – live news
The Guardian 16 Aug 2021
Type of rule and the form of regime will be clear soon, says spokesperson for Taliban political office ; Ashraf Ghani leaves the country ; US to send 1,000 troops . Follow the latest updates ‘This is not Saigon’. Blinken defends US mission in Afghanistan Taliban orders fighters into Kabul as US evacuates embassy A tale of two armies ... ....
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China willing to develop 'friendly relations' with Taliban: Report
One India 16 Aug 2021photo: Creative Commons / Pixabay/ 445693
Swiss researchers declare new record for exact pi figure
Phys Dot Org 17 Aug 2021
Swiss researchers said Monday they had calculated the mathematical constant pi to a new world-record level of exactitude, hitting 62.8 trillion figures using a supercomputer. "The calculation took 108 days and nine hours" using a supercomputer, the Graubuenden University of Applied Sciences said in a statement ... 7817924264 ... Explore further ... ....
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Biden defends US pullout from Afghanistan despite panic in Kabul
Eye Witness News 17 Aug 2021
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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Biden team stunned by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan
Dawn 16 Aug 2021
President Joe Biden and other top US officials were stunned on Sunday by the pace of the Taliban’s nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan, as the planned withdrawal of American forces urgently became a mission to ensure a safe evacuation ... Biden ordered another 1,000 troops into Kabul to secure the evacuation ... It was ultimately for nought ... .
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Profits and poppy: Afghanistan's illegal drug trade a boon for Taliban
Reuters 16 Aug 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The United States spent more than $8 billion over 15 years on efforts to deprive the Taliban of their profits from Afghanistan's opium and heroin trade, from poppy eradication to airstrikes and raids on suspected labs. That strategy failed ... and U.N. officials and experts ... Some U.N. and U.S ... "The U.S ... U.N ... ....
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Polanco’s 10th-inning double lifts Twins past Indians, 5-4
The Tribune San Luis Obispo 17 Aug 2021
Jorge Polanco doubled with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to score Max Kepler and give the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on ... .
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Mallorca marine reserve boosts wildlife as well as business, report finds
The Guardian 17 Aug 2021
According to the study, carried out by the non-profit Marilles Foundation, the protected area has generated €10 in benefits for each euro of the €473,137 (£402,000) invested in the scheme. ... “The results of the study show the numerous social and economic benefits that come from protecting the sea,” said Aniol Esteban, the Marilles director ... .
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Japan marks 76th anniversary of WWII defeat; no Suga apology
Korea Times 16 Aug 2021
Japan marked the 76th anniversary of its World War II surrender on Sunday with a somber ceremony in which Prime Minister Yosihide Suga pledged for the tragedy of war to never be repeated but avoided apologizing for his country's aggression ... In a largely domestic-focused speech, Suga listed damage inflicted on Japan and its people, including the U.S.
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The British parliament will meet urgently due to the coup in Afghanistan
The Eastern Herald 16 Aug 2021
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (File Photo). UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will convene an emergency session in Parliament this week, currently on recess for the summer holidays, to discuss Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani left the country and Islamic fundamentalists negotiate. a transitional government. Related. ... � The Eastern Herald.
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8 people dead in Kabul airport amid chaos
The Siasat Daily 16 Aug 2021
Kabul. At least five people have been killed at the Kabul airport and three stowaways were reported to have fallen to their deaths from an airborne plane as thousands of Afghans are desperately trying to get on flights out of the country amid increasingly chaotic scenes, the Daily Mail reported on Monday ... .
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern begs the Taliban to protect women's human rights as China ...
The Daily Mail 16 Aug 2021
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has begged the Taliban to uphold women's rights after the Islamists toppled the government in Kabul amid fears that the country will once again become 'a breeding ground for terror.' ... 'What we want to see is women and girls being able to access work and education ... Left. Russian President Vladimir Putin. Right ... .
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New Zealand reports first Covid-19 case in community since February
The Guardian 17 Aug 2021
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