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The Punjabi guest did not allow Taliban to form inclusive govt
The audio file also mentions an armed clash between General Faiz Hameed's bodyguards and Taliban commanders at the Kabul presidential palace. An audio file attributed to a senior Taliban official was released in which he criticized the presence of a Punjabi guest in the country and said that he did not allow the Taliban to form an inclusive government, Raha Press reported.
Despite video, Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri could still be dead
"However, Zawahiri doesn't mention Taliban's Afghanistan victory, and his talk of US "making its exit from Afghanistan" could have been said early as Feb 2020 upon Doha Agreement. Thus, he could still be dead, though if so, would have been at some point in or after Jan 2021", Rita Katz, SITE's Director tweeted.
Pak hosts intel chiefs of Russia, China, Iran to discuss Afghan situation
There was no official statement on the meeting, but an intelligence source privately confirmed that the session had taken place, Dawn reported. The meeting was attended by the intelligence heads from Russia, China, Iran and some Central Asian states. "The hosting of the meeting by Pakistan reflects our sincerity for peace in the region and Afghanistan," the report said.
Fierce battle in Myanmar forces people to take shelter in Mizoram
According to the Mizoram government officials, with the fresh arrival of the refugees, the number of migrants from Myanmar taking shelter in Mizoram increased to around 11,500 since the military coup in Myanmar on February 1. The District administrations of the bordering districts are unable to officially help the migrants as they are yet to be granted refugee status by the Indian government.
India, US set to launch Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue
The CAFMD is one of the two main tracks of the US-India Agenda 2030 Partnership that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden had announced at the Leaders Summit on Climate in April 2021. The other is the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership. Slated to reach on Sunday, Kerry will be in India till September 14, meeting ministers, top bureaucrats, and private sector leaders.
Israeli fighter jets strike Hamas facilities
On Saturday morning, Israeli fighter jets attacked military posts and facilities that belong to Hamas in the northern and central Gaza Strip, according to the sources, which added that no injuries or damage were reported. In two separate statements on Saturday and Sunday, an Israeli army spokesman said that fighter jets attacked posts that were used for manufacturing homemade rockets besides attacking weapons caches in the Gaza Strip.
No formal notification yet on asset freeze: Afghan central bank
"So far, Da Afghanistan Bank has not received any formal notification pertaining to the freezing of monetary reserves of this bank and the bank has been informed of it through the news published by the media of the country based on the reports of foreign media," the bank said in a statement posted on its website.
China renews 2nd-highest alert for typhoon Chanthu
At 9 a.m. Sunday, the centre of Chanthu, the 14th typhoon of this year, moved to waters off eastern Taiwan, or at a latitude of 24 degrees north and a longitude of 122.4 degrees east, Xinhua news agency quoted the National Meteorological Centre as saying. It packed a gale of 52 metres per second, according to the Centre.
Heavy rain kills 12 people in Pakistan
There were 16 people in the houses and search for the remaining two has been underway, according to media. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital. Climate impacts including cloud bursts, which lead to heavy downpour, are becoming more frequent in the country in recent years, causing casualties and damages.
Israel's aerial defence system shoots down rocket from Gaza
The rocket triggered sirens in the city of Sderot and the regional council of Sha'ar HaNegev on Saturday night, reports Xinhua news agency. "One launch from the Gaza Strip has been identified and intercepted," an Israeli military spokesperson said in a statement. Overnight between Friday and Saturday, Israeli war jets and attack helicopters struck a military post, a storage site, and a military compound belonging to Gaza's ruler Hamas, according to the army.
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