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Taliban will 'respect women's rights within Islamic law'

At their first news conference in Kabul since taking power, the Taliban sought to give assurances on women's rights, the safety of Afghan workers, and media freedom.

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Afghanistan: Macron demands 'robust' EU plan against illegal migration

Macron warned in a televised address on Monday that "the destabilisation of Afghanistan also risks leading to irregular migratory flows towards Europe".

USA

Joe Biden: Decision to leave Afghanistan 'the right one for America'

In a defiant address the US President defended the US troops pullout despite the Taliban's takeover, saying that keeping a US presence in Afghanistan was no longer a US national security interest.

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Afghanistan in context: What's the background to today's crisis?

A look at Afghanistan's tumultuous history.

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Meet the British student who flew to Afghanistan and is now stuck

Miles Routledge has been branded a 'disaster tourist' online for flying into Kabul last Friday, just days before the Taliban captured the city.

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Afghans cling to departing US military plane as desperation grows

Hundreds of people could be seen running alongside a U.S. Air Force transport plane before takeoff, in a widely shared video that captured the sense of desperation.

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Chaos as thousands flee Afghanistan after Taliban takeover

Thousands of people packed into the Afghan capital's airport on Monday, rushing the tarmac and pushing onto planes in desperate attempts to flee the country after the Taliban overthrew the Western-backed government.

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'NATO's biggest debacle': Afghanistan troop withdrawals slammed

On Monday the head of Angela Merkel's conservative party and possible successor to the German chancellor called the pullout NATO's "biggest debacle" since its creation.

USA

US responds to criticism of Afghanistan withdrawal

Critics of Joe Biden say his decision to withdraw has undone two decades of work in the country and jeopardised the safety of the Afghan people.

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Afghanistan: Who are the leaders of the Taliban?

Little is known about the leadership of the militant group but here's a look at the four men at the top.

Afghanistan

'I stand squarely behind' US troops pullout of Afghanistan, says Biden

The US President speaks out following Monday's scenes of panic at Kabul airport as thousands of desperate Afghans tried to secure a place on a flight out of the country.

Afghanistan

EU, US and UK call for 'safe passage' out of Afghanistan

The call from the more than 70 countries came hours after Talian insurgents stormed capital Kabul.

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Killing of Afghan comic by Taliban raises fears of reprisals

The killing of an Afghan comic by Taliban militants this week has raised fears of revenge killings, as the Taliban take control of the country.

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Afghan president flees as Taliban await 'peaceful transfer' of power

Afghanistan's president Ashraf Ghani has fled the country, as Taliban fighters entered Kabul on Sunday and sought the unconditional surrender of the central government.

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Life in Herat city restarts under Taliban rule

A Taliban fighter said offices would reopen and work would return to "normal" in Afghanistan's second largest city of Herat after it was captured by the insurgents. Passengers headed to Kabul's Airport seeking to leave Afghanistan in the face of the lightning Taliban offensive.

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Heavy military in Kabul, Afghans try to leave capital

Police tightened security in Kabul as the lightning Taliban offensive continued to close on Afghanistan's capital.

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Which countries in Europe are pulling embassy staff out of Kabul?

A country-by-country look at how Europe has reacted to the crisis in Afghanistan.

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Taliban captures Uruzgan's provincial capital and Herat

The Taliban captured another three provincial capitals in Afghanistan, completing their sweep of the country's south in a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling Kabul.

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Taliban capture fourth-largest city, closing in on the capital Kabul

The Taliban seized a province just south of Afghanistan's capital Kabul as the group continued to make military gains across the country on Saturday.

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Afghanistan: UK and US to send troops to Kabul to get nationals out

The EU has warned the Taliban faces international "isolation" if it takes power by force, as more Afghan cities fall to the rebels.