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Hope Taliban delivers good governance in Afghanistan: Farooq Abdullah
National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday indirectly extended support to the Taliban saying he hopes the group delivers good governance and respect human rights in Afghanistan.
 "Hope Taliban delivers good governance in Afghanistan: Farooq Abdullah")
Guarded reception for Taliban's new Afghan government in Asia, Europe
Voicing concern about the govt's composition, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said he saw little reason for optimism about conditions in Afghanistan
 "Guarded reception for Taliban's new Afghan government in Asia, Europe")
NSA Doval, top Russian security official hold talks on Afghan crisis
NSA Ajit Doval and his Russian counterpart Gen Nikolay Patrushev on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks on the possible security implications of the Taliban's capture of power in Kabul
 "NSA Doval, top Russian security official hold talks on Afghan crisis")
Taliban's interim administration has put an end to 'anarchy': China
China on Wednesday said the new interim administration announced by the Taliban has put an end to "anarchy" in Afghanistan, terming it as a necessary step to restore order
 "Taliban's interim administration has put an end to 'anarchy': China")
India-Russia high-level meeting on Afghanistan underway in Delhi
The high-level meeting between India and Russia on the situation in Afghanistan is underway after the Taliban takeover
Pak set to host meeting of Afghanistan neighbours to discuss developments
Pakistan will host a virtual meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighbours on Wednesday to discuss the latest situation in the war-torn country.
 "Pak set to host meeting of Afghanistan neighbours to discuss developments")
Biden is at the cliff's edge: America must avoid another failed presidency
Joe Biden has become the emblem of the hour: headstrong but shaky, ambitious but inept.
 "Biden is at the cliff's edge: America must avoid another failed presidency")
Afghanistan: Elders leader tells UN council to protect women rights
Former Irish president Mary Robinson called on China and Russia to tell the Taliban that participation of women in Afghan society and the education of girls are non-negotiable and must be respected
 "Afghanistan: Elders leader tells UN council to protect women rights")
'We are in some kind of jail': Afghan evacuees plead for action
The Americans trying to evacuate hundreds of Afghans and American citizens pleaded for action from the Biden administration to get the would-be evacuees aboard charter flights
 "'We are in some kind of jail': Afghan evacuees plead for action")
Haibatullah Akhundzada: Shadowy Taliban leader whose son was suicide bomber
Hardline cleric retains ultimate authority over Taliban, took over in 2016 after predecessor killed in drone strike
 "Haibatullah Akhundzada: Shadowy Taliban leader whose son was suicide bomber")
Afghan envoy to UN Ghulam Isaczai defies Taliban regime, denounces it
Afghanistan's Permanent Representative Ghulam Isaczai has defied the Taliban government and denounced its overthrow of the elected government
Taliban name new Afghan government, interior minister on US sanctions list
United States says concerned by some Cabinet members
 "Taliban name new Afghan government, interior minister on US sanctions list")
Blinken to appear before Senate Committee to testify Afghanistan withdrawal
US Secretary Antony Blinken will appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 14 to testify country's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
 "Blinken to appear before Senate Committee to testify Afghanistan withdrawal")
China will try to work out arrangement with Taliban, says Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden said China has a 'real problem' with the Taliban so it is going to try to work out 'some arrangement' with the outfit
 "China will try to work out arrangement with Taliban, says Joe Biden")
China, Pak and Russia trying to figure out what to do with Taliban: Biden
China, Pakistan, Russia and Iran are trying to figure out what do they do now with the Taliban, US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday
 "China, Pak and Russia trying to figure out what to do with Taliban: Biden")
Hassan Akhund to lead new Taliban govt, Mullah Baradar to be his deputy
Sirajuddin Haqqani -- the leader of the Haqqani Network, a US-designated terrorist organization -- will serve as acting interior minister
 "Hassan Akhund to lead new Taliban govt, Mullah Baradar to be his deputy")
India, Russia to discuss Afghanistan crisis at NSA level meeting
India and Russia are set to discuss the Afghan crisis following the takeover of the war-torn nation by Taliban forces.
 "India, Russia to discuss Afghanistan crisis at NSA level meeting")
Qatar may struggle to deliver the revamped Taliban it hyped
Qatar's ties to the Taliban and other Islamist groups have long been a source of tension with its neighbors and concern for its Western allies
Afghanistan's takeover by Taliban will benefit Pakistan, harm India: Owaisi
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban is not good for India and it will benefit Pakistan
 "Afghanistan's takeover by Taliban will benefit Pakistan, harm India: Owaisi")
With dried up foreign aid, Afghanistan braces for humanitarian crisis
After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, international aid, which evidently constitutes and caters to all basic facilitations of the country, has been suspended
 "With dried up foreign aid, Afghanistan braces for humanitarian crisis")