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Helmand (Afghanistan), Aug 13 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera:Stringer) Taliban fighters have captured Kandahar and Helmand, the two largest provinces in southern Afghanistan, officials said Friday, making significant military victories in their blitzkrieg towards power in Kabul.The rapidly advancing Islamist militia also gained control of Ghor in the west, Uruzgan in the south, and Logar in the southeast on Friday.
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
Kandahar / Kabul, Aug 23 (EFE / EPA) .- After a week in power, the Taliban are beginning to get impatient with the United States, whose final departure from the country seems to be extended beyond the expected August 31 due to chaos at Kabul airport during evacuations.Since the Taliban took power, Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport military zone is in practice the only place in the country that remains under the control of international forces, with the United States commanding security to evacuate thousands of foreign nationals and Afghan allies.However, these exits have been slowed down by the chaos at the airport, where for a week thousands of people have gathered at its entrances to try to access one of the evacuation flights, causing the death of at least seven civilians.(Camera: AKHTER GULFAM) SHOT LIST: A ROAD TRIP FROM KANDAHAR TO KABUL (AFGHANISTAN).
A crowd consisting of mostly Taliban militants attend a spontaneous rally at Kabul's Shah Massoud square as the hardline Islamists marked the first anniversary of their return to power in the country with a national holiday. Exactly a year ago, the hardline Islamists captured Kabul after their nationwide lightning offensive against government forces ended 20 years of US-led military intervention. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vows to press the Taliban to start charter flights out of Afghanistan after criticism the administration was not doing enough to allow evacuations. SOUNDBITE
Kabul, Aug 20 (EFE / EPA).- Some 10,000 people are trying to leave Afghanistan after the Taliban seize power and are crowding into the Kabul airport, according to the Italian NGO Emergency, whose center for War victims in the Afghan capital continue to receive gunshot wounds.FOOTAGE OF KABUL AIRPORT, AFGHANISTAN.
Kandahar (Afghanistan), Aug 10 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: M. Sadiq) The Taliban took control of the western city of Farah, capital of the province of the same name, on Tuesday, after days of heavy fighting, becoming in the seventh regional capital that they capture in less than a week.FOOTAGE OF THE CITY OF KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN.
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