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Soldiers patrol the area around the seat of government in Guinea Bissau after sustained gunfire, as regional bloc ECOWAS condemns what it calls 'an attempted coup'. People flee the area, while military vehicles laden with troops drive through the streets. Heavily-armed men surrounded the Palace of Government, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam were believed to have gone to attend a cabinet meeting. The West African nation has seen four military putsches since gaining independence from Portugal in 1974, most recently in 2012. IMAGES
Bangalore (India), Sep 8 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Jagadeesh NV). Afghan students, now residing in India, demonstrated on Wednesday against the new Taliban government made up exclusively of fundamentalists from their ranks.FOOTAGE OF THE AFGHAN STUDENTS DEMONSTRATION IN BANGALORE, INDIA.
Kabul, Aug 25 (EFE/EPA)-. As the clouds of uncertainty loom large over the Afghan politics and security, the Taliban Wednesday reiterated their commitment to form an “inclusive government” soon that would be recognized by the global community. In an exclusive interview to EPA-EFE in the Afghan capital, Taliban spokesperson Zabihulla Mujahid said there was no need for the Afghans to fear the return of the Islamist group in the wake of its general amnesty for all. (Camera: STRINGER).SHOT LIST: AN INTERVIEW WITH TALIBAN'S SPOKSPERSON ZABIULLAH MUJAHID IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.SOUND BITES: TALIBAN'S SPOKSPERSON ZABIULLAH MUJAHID.TRANSLATIONS:- We hope to make an inclusive government before the deadline of the withdrawal of the US forces from Afghainstan. - We have announced a general amnesty for everyone. Whoever wants to return to the country would do so. - Since the inception of the Islamic Emirate we have no prisoners, nor any one from the Afghan security forces in our custody or prisons. - We want India to have a better relationship with us. India should not spread negative propaganda against us. - We hope to have better relations with international community and we hope they will recognize our government.
Hundreds of Afghan soldiers who retreated to the airport outside Kunduz after the Taliban captured the northern city at the weekend have surrendered, a local lawmaker told AFP Wednesday. IMAGES of Afghan security forces in military vehicles surrendering to the Taliban
Kabul, Aug 6 (EFE/EPA).- Taliban militants shot dead the head of the Afghan government's information center on Friday, the insurgents and officials said, in a second major attack this week targeting administration officials in the capital.Dawa Khan Menapal was killed on Darul Aman Road, the west of Kabul, which houses several official buildings. (Camera:JAWED KARGAR).B-ROLL OF THE AFTERMATH OF ATTACK ON HEAD OF THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CENTER IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).