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Sep 9, 2021, 9 tweets

#BREAKING UN envoy says Afghanistan could be 'set back for generations' without economic help

#BREAKING UN envoy denounces 'credible allegations' of Taliban reprisal killings

#UPDATE A UN envoy urged the world to keep money flowing into Afghanistan despite concerns over the Taliban government, warning the already poor country could otherwise suffer a historic breakdown u.afp.com/UjVK

VIDEO: UN envoy denounces 'credible allegations' of Taliban reprisal killings.

The UN envoy on Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, tells the Security Council on a video call that the Taliban have carried out reprisal killings since their victory despite their promises of amnesty

VIDEO: Passengers from Kabul flight disembark in Doha.

Passengers onboard a Qatar Airways plane from Kabul disembark at Hamad International Airport in Doha, the first flight out of the Afghan capital since a US-led evacuation ended

More than 100 passengers leave Kabul in first flight since US pullout of Afghanistan

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📸 Taliban patrol Kabul airport, do security checks on luggage before departure of Qatar flight

Taliban takeover sparks fear for Afghanistan's heritage.

Bamiyan's cultural centre should have been completed last month, showcasing the remarkable heritage of a site the Taliban blew up two decades ago. Now everything is on hold

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The Buddhas of Bamiyan.

#AFPgraphics factfile on the Buddhas of Bamiyan, destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

US says Taliban 'businesslike and professional' in Afghan evacuation

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📸 Qatari and Taliban security personnel oversee the boarding of passengers onto the Qatar Airways aircraft at Kabul airport

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