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First shipments of international aid arrive in country as officials say death toll has risen to 1,150There are growing fears for the health and wellbeing of survivors of Wednesday’s earthquake in Afghanistan, as the death toll rose to 1,150 and the fir…
The world’s top coal consumer implements power rationing as supplies dwindle ahead of winter China has told railway companies and local authorities to expedite vital coal supplies to utilities as the world’s second largest economy grapples with extensi…
Departures will be among first international flights to take off from Kabul airport since end of US-led evacuationTwo hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan were expected to depart the country on charter flights from Kabul on …
Flights from Kabul resume with fresh urgency amid fears of further terrorist attacks after Thursday’s bombing• Afghanistan withdrawal – live updatesAnxious crowds of Afghans still hoping to join the western evacuation airlift from Kabul have crowded ai…
Ahmad Massoud issues warning as militant group seeks to assert control around Kabul airportOne of the main figures still leading Afghan opposition to the Taliban’s takeover of the country, Ahmad Massoud, has warned that a new civil war is inevitable wi…
Afghan forces defend western city of Herat and Lashkar Gah in south as Kandahar airport hit by rocketsThe Taliban escalated its nationwide offensive in Afghanistan on Sunday, launching renewed assaults on three major cities and rocketing a major airpor…
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King Felipe VI leads service in Madrid and French PM says mask rules to begin next week Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWearing black face masks and roses, Spanish dignitaries have paid tribute in Madrid to the victims of th…
WHO warns ‘no shortcuts out of pandemic’ as India, US and others fight rising infection ratesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe northern Indian state of Bihar, which has a population of 125 million, has been ordered into a …