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Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban start their meet in Doha for talks as violence rages in the country with foreign forces almost entirely withdrawn. IMAGES
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has left the country, says the head of the Afghan peace process, Abdullah Abdullah, in a facebook post hours after the Taliban ordered its fighters to wait on the outskirts of the capital following an astonishing rout of government forces. SOUNDBITE
Kandahar, Aug 5 (EFE/EPA).- Heavy fightings continued in Afghan cities of Kandahar, Lashkargah, and Herat as the Taliban continued pressing on with their surge and breaking through a tough resistance by the government forces. The fighting in Herat displaced hundreds of families as people lef?t their houses to seek refuge in central parts of the city, mostly settling with relatives. (Camera: M. SADIQ).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN.
Afghan and Taliban security forces engage in intense fightingHerat (Afghanistan), Aug 3 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Jalil Rezayee) Afghan security forces and the Taliban have engaged in intense fighting in the last 24 hours in at least eleven of the 34 Afghan provinces, with about 400 insurgents killed and thousands of civilians forced to flee their homes.
Helmand, May 5 (EFE/EPA).- At least 106 Taliban fighters were killed and another 37 injured over the last 24 hours in a counterattack by the security forces in Afghanistan's southwestern Helmand province in response to an ongoing large-scale attack by the insurgents since the weekend. The Taliban have significantly ramped up attacks across the country immediately after the United States and NATO forces began the last phase of their pull out of the country on May 1. (Camera: WATAN YAR).SHOT LIST: CITIZENS LEAVE THE CITY OF HELMAND AFTER ONGOING ATTACKS BY INSURGENTS IN HELMAND, AFGHANISTAN.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah sign a power-sharing deal, ending a bitter months-long feud that plunged the country into political crisis. The breakthrough, which sees Abdullah heading peace talks with the Taliban, comes as Afghanistan battles a series of crises, including a rapid spread of the deadly coronavirus and surging militant violence that saw dozens killed in brutal attacks last week. IMAGES of Afghan President Ghani and rival Abdullah signing a power-sharing deal