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Facebook bans Taliban supporting content
The company says it has a dedicated team of Afghan experts to monitor and remove content linked to the group, the BBC reported. For years, the Taliban has used social media to spread its messages. Its rapid takeover of Afghanistan raises fresh challenges for technology firms on how to deal with content related to the group. However, there are reports that the Taliban is using WhatsApp to communicate.
UK forces going back to Afghanistan not on the cards: Def Secy
Asked by Sky News on Monday if the British and NATO forces would return to Afghanistan, Wallace said: "That's not on the cards that we're going to go back," reports Xinhua news agency. The Taliban said on Sunday that the war in Afghanistan has ended and they will soon declare the establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
India safely evacuates diplomats, citizens from Afghanistan
Sources said Indian Air Force's transport aircraft C-17 with 150 passengers has left the Kabul airport for India. The aircraft C-17 Globemaster which took off at 7 a.m. this morning, will first land at Jamnagar airbase, the source said. The evacuees include Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronendra Tandon, embassy's staff, their family members and the journalists, who went to cover the war. On Sunday, the C-17 Globemaster aircraft had evacuated around 180 Indians.
Shops, markets, schools remain closed in Kabul amid chaos
On Monday a day after the city's collapse, Taliban members were seen on the streets, but it seemed that they were not enough to maintain law and order as looting took place in some military institutions and stolen military vehicles were plying on the roads, reports Xinhua news agency. The militant group has warned to deal with an iron hand if anyone commits crimes, including theft.
'If Taliban forms a govt of the people, Bangladesh will accept it'
"No matter which new government is formed, if a Taliban government is formed, which has been done, our door will be open to them if it is a government of the people," Momen said on Monday. "We believe in the democratic government of the people," the foreign minister said, adding that Bangladesh has friendly relations with all the governments and was ready to support them.
'Hundreds of women sheltered at Kabul's Shahr-e-Naw Park missing'
Tens of thousands of citizens from several provinces of Afghanistan, had fled to escape battles that have overwhelmed their towns and villages and had taken shelter at Shahr-e-Naw Park. "I am saying this with whole responsibility that hundreds of women who had sheltered at Shahr-e-Naw Park are missing." He told.
Blinken discusses Afghanistan situation with Jaishankar, Qureshi
Jaishankar tweeted after the call on Monday that while discussing the latest developments in Afghanistan he "underlined the urgency of restoring airport operations in Kabul. Deeply appreciate the American efforts underway in this regard". The airport is under US control after President Joe Biden rushed thousands of Army and Marine troops there last week.
Over 40 flights from Kabul flew to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan when Taliban were entering
According to Tolo news, 18 passenger planes took off from Kabul to Tajikistan while 28 flights landed in Uzbekistan's southernmost city of Termez on Sunday evening when Taliban fighters were entering the Afghan capital. Most of the passengers were Afghan nationals, including airport and aviation sector employees, the TV channel said.
Taliban discussing Afghan govt formation in Doha
A high-ranking official of the Taliban told TOLOnews that their leadership is busy in discussions in Doha and is in contact with the international community and political parties within Afghanistan. The Taliban's political deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said that the current moment is a test for the Taliban." At this time, we face a test because now we are responsible for the security of the people," Baradar said.
Ashraf Ghani in Oman to escape to the US
The Taliban effectively sealed their control of Afghanistan on Sunday, pouring into the capital city of Kabul without facing any resistance even as Ghani fled the country and the government collapsed. It was initially reported that Ghani along with national security advisor Hamdullah Muhib and head of the administrative office of the President, Fazel Mahmood Fazli, left Afghanistan for Tajikistan, but Dushanbe denied that.
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