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Death toll from 7.2-magnitude quake in Haiti reaches 1,297
A breakdown of the fatalities in terms of departments shows that 1,054 people were killed in Sud, 122 in Nippes, 119 in Grand'Anse, and two in Nord-Ouest, the Haitian Civil Protection Service said in a tweet on Sunday. Prime Minister Ariel Henry said on Sunday that it was necessary to "work together" in the face of the "extremely serious situation" following the earthquake, which has also left some 5,700 injured, reports Xinhua news agency.
Uzbekistan temporarily accepts 84 Afghan servicemen who crossed border
Currently, Uzbekistan is in talks with the Afghan side on the return of Afghan citizens to their homeland, Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry as saying on Sunday. The Ministry added that the overnight amassing of Afghan government servicemen on the Termez-Hayraton bridge on the border over the Amudarya river was now defused.
Taliban confirms no danger to embassies, foreign nationals in Kabul
"We assure all embassies, diplomatic missions, institutions and residences of foreign nationals in Kabul that there is no danger to them," Xinhua news agency quoted Muhammad Naeem, a spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Doha, as saying on Sunday evening. He stressed that the forces of the Taliban movement are tasked with maintaining security in Kabul and other cities in the country.
US withdrawal from Afghanistan accelerated things: Johnson
Johnson made the remarks after he chaired an emergency meeting on Sunday afternoon to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, Xinhua news agency reported. Taliban ordered its members to enter the Afghan capital city of Kabul on Sunday. The move aims to maintain order in the capital city, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement.
Taliban say they have taken over the Presidential Palace in Kabul
President Ashraf Ghani left the country earlier on Sunday - but the exact situation at the palace is still unclear. According to local journalist Bilal Sarwary who spoke to two Afghans involved in direct negotiations, part of the agreement was that Ghani would join the transition of power ceremony inside the palace - but instead he and his senior aides left the country.
Covid hospitalisation rates for young adults hits record in US
New Covid-19 hospital admissions for patients in their 30s reached an average of 1,113 per day for the week that ended Wednesday, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That average daily hospitalisation rate had jumped 22.6 per cent from 908 in the previous seven days, according to the CDC.
Afghan President Ghani had reason to fear for his life
"President Ghani has a real reason to fear that his life was under threat," Asfandyar Mir, an expert at United States institute of peace, told Al Jazeera. "... many Afghans will be disappointed, the contradiction in his messages until yesterday. The fact that he could not hold the country together politically or put up any kind of a military resistance will disappoint his supporters," he said.
Images of women being painted over in Kabul
Young women in the city have been asking for help in recent days as the Taliban advanced towards Kabul, the BBC reported. Prior to 2002 when the Taliban controlled Afghanistan, the militants practiced a version of Sharia law which included stoning for adultery, amputation of limbs for theft, and preventing girls from going to school beyond the age of 12.
Ghani flees to Tajikistan with NSA, Afghan Parliament Speaker to Islamabad
Some lawmakers have also fled to Islamabad. Earlier, speaker of Afghan parliament Mir Rahman Rahmani, Younus Qanuni, Muhammad Muhaqeq, Karim Khalili, Ahmad Wali Masoud, and Ahmad Zia Masoud fled to Islamabad, Afghan media reported. Head of High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah in a video clip said that the former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan.
Deeply worried about women, minorities in Afghanistan: Malala
"We watch in complete shock as Taliban takes control of Afghanistan," Malala wrote on Twitter. "I am deeply worried about women, minorities, and human rights advocates." Malala stressed that global, regional and local powers "must call for an immediate ceasefire and provide "urgent humanitarian aid and protect refugees and civilians" in the war-torn country.
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