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Taliban initiates dialogue with India in Qatar
For the first time, India has made public a meeting held between the two sides. The ministry stated that Ambassador of India to Qatar, Deepak Mittal, met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, the Head of Taliban's Political Office in Doha. Discussions focused on safety, security and early return of Indian nationals stranded in Afghanistan. The travel of Afghan nationals, especially minorities, who wish to visit to India also came up.
All California national forests to be closed due to wildfires
A statement signed by California's Regional Forester, Jennifer M. Eberlien, said the authority had made the difficult decision "to better provide public and firefighter safety due to the ongoing California wildfire crisis".This closure was scheduled to start from Tuesday until September 17, the statement said. Last week, Forest Service's nine national forests in Northern California had been closed due to extreme fire.
10mn Afghan kids in desperate need of humanitarian aid: UN
The appeal covers a variety of sectors, including water and sanitation, child protection, nutrition, health, and education, Herve De Lys, the Unicef Representative in Afghanistan, told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York. De Lys added that those least responsible for this crisis, are paying the highest price, including the children killed and injured in a series of atrocities in Kabul since August 26, reports Xinhua news agency.
2 dead as powerful hurricane wreaks havoc across Louisiana
Ida was downgraded to a tropical depression on Monday afternoon and moved inland with torrential rain, leaving extensive damage across the coastal state, reports Xinhua news agency.
Taliban uses traditional Afghan method of 'night letters' to intimidate
The notes order their victims to attend a Taliban-convened court. Failure to do so will result in the death penalty, the Daily Mail reported. The letters are a traditional Afghan method of intimidation. They were used by mujahideen fighters during the Soviet occupation and then by the Taliban as both a propaganda tool and a threat. Often used in rural communities, they are now being widely circulated in cities.
New Delta variant mutation confirmed in Japan
The research team, led by Associate Professor Hiroaki Takeuchi at Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, said that the mutation was found when a patient infected with the Delta variant visited the institute earlier this month, reports Xinhua news agency.
EU to step up cooperation with Afghanistan's neighbours
"They are at the forefront, on the firing line, in terms of the consequences of this crisis: the humanitarian consequences, the migration consequences, regarding stability or the lack thereof, and also terrorist threats," Peter Stano, the European Commission's lead spokesperson for external affairs, said European Union in a statement.
Afghan TV news presenter read out headlines while surrounded by armed Taliban
The clip was shared online by the TV studio after the militants stormed the building and demanded the news anchor praise the Taliban, the Daily Mail reported. In the 42-second clip, which has since been viewed more than 1 million times, the news anchor is surrounded by eight armed men who appear to be guarding him as he reads.
UK reaches out to Russia and China as global equations shift in Afghanistan
Feeling let down by the Americans, the UK is beginning to think that it may help to work with Russia and China as they seem to hold leverage with the Taliban. Russian news agency TASS reported on Monday that there is a feeling in London that "Russia and China may have the opportunity to influence the new government in Kabul", which could create space for the British government to join in.
'Iran will downscale nuke activities if US returns to all obligations'
"The Vienna talks are not about reaching a new text. The Vienna talks are to ensure the implementation of the nuclear deal point by point by the US," Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the Ministry, told reporters on Monday.
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