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In an address to a joint session of U.S. Congress, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani surveys Middle East, expresses concern over Islamic State and openness to reconciliation with Taliban. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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
Blasts are heard as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is sworn in for a second term. His rival Abdullah Abdullah held a parallel inauguration that could plunge the country deeper into crisis ahead of peace talks with the Taliban. IMAGES
Ashraf Ghani has secured a second term as president of Afghanistan, according to final results of the September 28, 2019 poll released by the country's election commission. IMAGES
A deadly suicide blast kills at least 33 people and injures over 100 in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad. Jillian Kitchener reports.