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Who is 'danger tourist' Miles Routledge and where did he go?
Miles Routledge, 23, from Birmingham, is one of three Britons being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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Taliban order government workers to grow beards or risk being fired
Government employees have been instructed not to shave their beards and ensure they pray at the correct times.
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Thousands of emails ignored 'so PM could pretend desperate Afghans were getting UK help'
A whistleblower has claimed the foreign office opened emails from Afghans but ignored them so they could claim they did not leave the pleas unread.
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VideoU.S. bars flight from landing with Americans from Kabul
The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday denied U.S. landing rights for a charter plane carrying more than 100 Americans and U.S. green card holders evacuated from Afghanistan, organizers of the flight said.
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VideoTaliban order no-shave rule
The Taliban banned barbershops in a southern Afghanistan province from shaving or trimming beards, claiming their edict is in line with sharia, or Islamic law.
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VideoBiden at U.N.: 'For the first time in 20 years' the U.S. is not at war
On Tuesday, President Biden addressed the United Nations General Assembly in a speech that addressed "the greatest challenges of our time," including COVID-19, climate change and armed conflict. "I stand here today, for the first time in 20 years, with the U.S. not at war," the president told delegates, "all the unmatched strength, energy and commitment, will and resources of our nation are now fully and squarely focused on what's ahead of us."
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Video'It was a mistake': Pentagon says 10 civilians died in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan
During a Pentagon briefing on Friday, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said an investigation had found that 10 civilians, including seven children, died in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul on Aug. 29. McKenzie said it is unlikely that those who died were linked to the terror group ISIS-K, adding, “It was a mistake, and I offer my sincere apology.”