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#BREAKING Qatar urges Taliban to ensure 'safe passage' for people leaving Afghanistan

#UPDATE Qatar on Wednesday urged the Taliban to ensure "safe passage" for people still wanting to leave #Afghanistan after the chaotic US-led evacuations came to an end u.afp.com/UVqE

#UPDATE Graphic on the number of #Humvee vehicles sent by the US to the now-defunct Afghan National Army (#ANA) from late 2019 to June 2021, according data from SIGAR quarterly reports

#UPDATE The Taliban prepared on Wednesday to stage a parade showcasing some of the military hardware they captured during their takeover of #Afghanistan, after President Joe Biden defended his decision to end the two-decade war u.afp.com/UVci

#BREAKING Qatar jet carrying technical team lands in Kabul: source close to case

#UPDATE A Qatari aircraft landed in #Kabul Wednesday carrying a technical team to discuss the resumption of airport operations after the Taliban takeover of #Afghanistan, according to a source with knowledge of the matter #KabulAirport

VIDEO: 🇦🇫 The Taliban showcase some of the military hardware they captured during their takeover of #Afghanistan outside #Kandahar -- the spiritual birthplace of the militant movement -- after the final US troops left the country

#UPDATE A Black Hawk helicopter flew circles over the Taliban's spiritual heartland of #Kandahar in southern Afghanistan Wednesday while below fighters stood on captured Humvees as the Islamists paraded their plundered US military hardware u.afp.com/UVNy