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As Mazar-e-Sharif falls, 2 key Afghan warlords flee to Uzbekistan
In a Facebook post, Noor said that the collapse of Mazar-e-sharif was a plot and aimed at getting himself and Dostum surrendered, as per media reports. The only province in the north of Afghanistan, Balkh, fell to the Taliban which brought the entire northern zone under the fighters' control.
7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti leaves 304 people dead
National Highway 7, which connects the southern cities of Les Cayes and Jeremie, has been blocked by the landslide, said the country's Civil Protection Directorate on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported. "An operation is being carried out to restore traffic circulation," said the agency, praising efforts by rescue teams and residents to pull a large number of people from the rubble of collapsed buildings.
Hindus, Sikhs among 20K Afghans to be resettled in Canada
"Our teams there, here and across the world are working around the clock to bring as many people as possible to safety," a government statement said on Friday. "We're redoubling our efforts to help 20,000 Afghans refugees -- who remain vulnerable wherever they go -- find safety here. The situation in Afghanistan is heartbreaking, and Canada will not stand by idly," said Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino.
Russia wants India in expanded troika talks on Afghanistan
"We are interested in Iranians also getting involved, and then other countries as well, in particular, India," Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told journalists on Friday in the Rostov region, Tass reported. "Of course, international mediators can play a more significant role here than in other conflict situations. Our efforts of the so-called Troika - Russia, the US, China - and within the framework of the expanded Troika engaging Pakistan are directed precisely at this", Lavrov said.
Ghani vows to prevent further instability in Afghanistan
"Under the current situation, remobilising of the security and defence forces is our top priority and required measures are underway for this purpose," TOLO News quoted Ghani as saying. "I know that you are concerned about your present and future but I assure you as your president that my focus is to prevent further instability, violence and displacement of my people.
US Embassy in Kabul destroys sensitive materials
The notice about "Emergency Destruction Services" underscores the dire situation on the ground in Afghanistan as cities continue to fall to the Taliban, a CNN news report said. The report said that one intelligence assessment indicated that Kabul could be isolated by the Taliban within the week, possibly in the next 72 hours, but stressed that does not mean the militant group would enter the capital.
Taliban overruns last govt bastion in Afghanistan's Takhar
"Warsaj district collapsed to the Taliban fighters on Friday evening and the security forces based there retreated to Panjshir province," the official told Xinhua news agency. The Afghan government is yet to confirm the development. With the capture of Warsaj district, the Taliban have completed its grip on northern Takhar province.
Taliban warns India against military moves in Afghanistan
"If they (India) come to Afghanistan militarily and have their presence, I think that will not be good for them. They've seen the fate of military presence in Afghanistan of other countries, so it is an open book for them," Taliban spokesperson Muhammed Suhail Shaheen said as per media reports. He also denied that the Taliban has ties with other terror groups based in Pakistan.
Indian diaspora to unfurl biggest tricolour at Times Square in NYC
The FIA announced that the 6 ft by 10 ft tricolour hoisted on a 25 feet pole will be unfurled on Sunday by the Consul General of India in New York, Randhir Jaiswal, reports the American Bazaar news outlet. As part of the day-long celebrations to be organised by the FIA, the first India Day billboard at Times Square will also be displayed for 24 hours.
It is time to sanction Pakistan: US expert
Rubin said the American defeat to the Taliban and, by extension, Pakistan is a humiliation rooted not in a US military failure but the corrosiveness and short-sightedness of Washington's own political debate. "It is a blow the US might have avoided, but should not take without a response. Simply put, it is time to sanction Pakistan," said Rubin, who is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute where he specialises in Iran.
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