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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.

Italy

Gino Strada: Italian surgeon and Emergency NGO founder dies aged 73

The Milan-born medic's humanitarian agency has treated more than 11 million people in 19 war-torn countries since it was founded in 1994.

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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.

Afghanistan

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.

Denmark

Denmark first in EU to help its Afghan workers escape Taliban violence

About 45 people are eligible for evacuation with the spouses and children

Afghanistan

Taliban capture new Afghan provincial capital near Kabul

The Taliban have raised their flags over the city of Ghazni, just 130 kilometres southwest of Kabul. It is the tenth provincial capital taken by the insurgents over a weeklong blitz across Afghanistan.

World News

Germany, Netherlands and France suspend deportations of Afghans

The move comes as the Taliban have captured three more provincial capitals in a relentless campaign against Afghan government forces.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Taliban seizes more provincial capitals as thousands flee

The Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday, with tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes to escape the fighting.

Belgium

Six EU countries call for forced return of Afghans to continue

Afghanistan had in July urged Europe to stop deportations for three months due to the deteriorating security situation on the grounds as Taliban insurgents make rapid gains.

Afghanistan

More than 1,000 killed or injured in Afghanistan violence, says UN

It comes as the Taliban continue to advance, seizing control of its sixth city on August 9.

Afghanistan

Lawmaker says Taliban enter north Afghan provincial capital

If the city falls, it will be the second provincial capital in as many days to succumb to the Taliban.

Afghanistan

Taliban kill media chief in Kabul as they make territorial gains

The slaying comes amid Taliban advances and battles for more territory as American and NATO forces complete their final pullout from Afghanistan by the end of the month.

Austria

Austria postpones deportation of Afghan man after ECHR ruling

The ECHR considers that an expulsion under the current conditions could constitute a violation by Vienna of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Afghanistan

Lashkar Gah locals urged to evacuate amid battle with Taliban

A Taliban ground offensive and Afghan airstrikes killed and injured civilians in southern Afghanistan, the UN mission said.

Cyprus

Erdogan tells Turkish Cypriots Ankara supports two-state solution

The President of Turkey threw his weight behind a two-state solution for the Mediterranean island during a controversial visit to mark the 47th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

Qatar

Taliban continue talks whilst making big gains on the battlefield

Government forces are struggling to hold onto Afghanistan's major towns and cities whilst the Taliban continue to take large rural districts.

Afghanistan

US to begin evacuating Afghans who aided American military

The evacuation planning could potentially affect tens of thousands of Afghans. Several thousand Afghans who worked for the United States — plus their family members — are already in the application pipeline for special immigrant visas.

USA

Biden defends US withdrawal from Afghanistan

In a speech at the White House, Biden listed his reasons for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, and confirmed the US military mission will conclude on August 31.