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The US government is also said to block USD 9.5 billion so that it does not get in the hands of the Taliban. US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen and personnel at the Treasury Office have concluded ceasing the assets.
Abdul Ali Mazari was executed by the Taliban in 1995. Over the years Taliban repeatedly attacked Hazaras, an ethnic group residing in Hazarajat, in central Afghanistan.
I’ve argued for many years that our mission should be narrowly focused on counterterrorism — not counterinsurgency or nation-building.
The video was shared by Reuters journalist Hamid Shalizi. The video was originally shared on Twitter by an account called @Zabehulah_M33, and it claims to be the Official Twitter account of the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Zabihullah Mujahid.
"We remove accounts maintained by or on behalf of the Taliban and prohibit praise, support, and representation of them," a Facebook spokesperson told the BBC.
A doctor from Surkhondaryo province notified that his hospital had admitted two patients, considered to be wearing Afghan military uniforms.
All commercial flights from Kabul have been cancelled due to the closure of the Afghanistan airspace.
Despite Taliban capturing Kabul, ACB chief executive chairman Hamid Shinwari has reassured that all cricket will be on schedule.
On Monday Taliban declared from the presidential palace that the war is over and that Afghanistan will now be known as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
The Taliban spread their legs across the capital and an official of the extremist group said it would soon announce the formation of an 'Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan' from the President Palace in Kabul.
Beijing has decided to maintain informal ties with the Taliban against the US' withdrawal from Afghanistan, after attack, which prompted the Islamist hardliners across the country and witnessed them dominate over the capital Kabul on Sunday.
On August 15, the Taliban entered the gates of Kabul and have blocked all the routes instantly.
According to ANI, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi publicly acknowledged the Taliban as a “crucial military and political force in Afghanistan that is expected to play an important role in the peace, reconciliation and reconstruction process of the country”, during one of the delegations that took place between the insurgent group and China in Tianjin.
The 12:30 pm flight from Delhi to Kabul was initially scheduled to fly at 8:30 pm on Sunday. Air India's AI 126 Chicago-Delhi flight was diverted to Gulf airspace.
“Given the deteriorating security situation, we support, are working to secure, and call on all parties to respect and facilitate, the safe and orderly departure of foreign nationals and Afghans who wish to leave the country," the statement read.
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