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As foreign forces concluded their drawdown from Kabul, the United States said that they have entered a "new chapter" of engagement with Afghanistan. The US completed the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan on August 30, ending one of its longest wars. In a matter of few weeks, US and Coalition forces evacuated more than 123,000 civilians out of Afghanistan and slightly more than 6,000 of them were US citizens. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3t3KKoP

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In the last call between US President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy and messaging tactics, but neither Biden nor Ashraf Ghani appeared aware of or prepared for the immediate danger of the entire country falling to insurgents, a transcript reviewed by Reuters shows. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jvK3S3

At least 29 people were killed and several injured early on Tuesday after a passenger bus crashed and plunged into a ravine in central Peru, the National Police said. The pre-dawn accident occurred around 4:00 a.m. local time (09:00 GMT) at kilometer 72 of the central highway linking the capital Lima with Huanuco, after the driver of the bus lost control and crashed into a hillside before plunging about 100 meters to the banks of the Rimac River. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3zCnNvq

In remarks at the White House on Tuesday, Biden said the US government had reached out 19 times since March — prior to his public announcement that he was going to end the US war to encourage all American citizens in Afghanistan to leave. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jstDtL

In 2001, the American-led Western forces had come to Afghanistan to oust the then Taliban government and to hunt down Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, his comrades and fighters, who they accused of suicide attacks against targets in the US. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3BwicHw

"I urge all member states to dig deep for the people of Afghanistan in their darkest hour of need. I urge them to provide timely, flexible and comprehensive funding," the secretary-general said in a statement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WGelsh

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AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT-PAKISTAN-Afghan government to be formed in days, says Pakistan foreign minister from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jBtOmR

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Israel on Tuesday recorded its highly daily coronavirus case tally of nearly 11,000 new infections, amid a surge caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant as schools prepare to re-open. The previous high came on January 18, with 10,118 cases. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mMdqSh

KAZAKHSTAN-BLAST/MINISTER-RESIGNATION (PIX)Kazakh defence minister resigns after 15 die in arms depot blasts from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3yABNo5

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America's 20-year war in Afghanistan has finally come to an end. A giant C-17 transport laden with troops and the US ambassador flew out of Kabul airport a minute before midnight local time on August 31, the deadline set by President Joe Biden. Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the Kabul airport. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sYh9gJ

The Taliban held full control of Kabul's international airport Tuesday after the last US plane left its runway, marking the end of America's longest war and leaving behind a now-quiet airfield and Afghans outside it still hoping to flee the insurgents' rule. Vehicles raced back and forth along the Hamid Karzai International Airport's sole runway on the northern military side of the airfield. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3zvLlCp

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The 2020 FBI data identified 7,759 hate-crimes in 2020, a 6% increase over 2019 and the highest tally since 2008. The number of offenses targeting Blacks rose to 2,755 from 1,930 and incidents against Asians jumped to 274 from 158. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WwTQyU

Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Ida's floodwaters to safety Monday and utility repair crews rushed in, after the furious storm swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid in the stifling, late-summer heat. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38tmXWa

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America's longest war ended ignobly, in the dead of night in Afghanistan. A giant C-17 transport laden with troops and the US ambassador flew out of Kabul airport a minute before midnight local time on August 31, the deadline set by President Joe Biden. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Wws3yz

The United States has pulled all its troops out of Afghanistan, ending its longest war to cries of shame at home and celebratory gunfire from its victorious Taliban enemies in Kabul. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WytBrQ

The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has brought back bad memories to the country's ex-Soviet neighbours, who fear a jihadist threat and a refugee crisis. While the Islamist militants have never vied for territory beyond Afghanistan, their reign some two decades ago still wrought uncertainty in neighbouring Central Asia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38qUujF

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China has told the US that the Afghanistan situation has undergone fundamental changes and it is necessary for "all parties" to make contact with the Taliban and "guide it actively", reiterating that America's troop withdrawal may provide an opportunity for the resurgence of terrorist groups. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ywkO6q

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Islamabad has long tried to balance its relationship with the US and its support for the Taliban, stoking frustration in Washington and a sense now that the militant group’s triumph has a lot to do with its base of support in Pakistan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38nYhOB

When Taliban fighters seized control of Kabul two weeks ago, the invading units made a beeline for two critical targets: the headquarters of the National Security Directorate and the ministry of communications. Their aim — recounted by two Afghan officials — was to secure the files of intelligence officers and their informers, and to obtain the means of tracking the phone numbers of Afghan citizens. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3DuvztJ

Rockets struck a neighborhood near Kabul's international airport on Monday amid the ongoing US withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wasn't immediately clear who launched them. The rockets struck Monday morning in Kabul's Salim Karwan neighborhood, witnesses said. Gunfire immediately followed the explosions but it wasn't immediately clear who was firing. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mXVN2b

Mohammed Jan Sultani had clutched his national Taekwondo championship certificates as he waded through the multitudes pushing to get into Kabul airport late last week. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3BtIwlX

North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor that is widely believed to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, the UN atomic watchdog said in an annual report, highlighting the isolated nation's efforts to expand its arsenal. The signs of operation at the 5-megawatt (MW) reactor, which is seen as capable of producing weapons-grade plutonium, were the first to be spotted since late 2018, the IAEA said in the report, dated Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WvpZH4