Displaced families in Kabul seek help

KABUL, Aug 27 (Agencies): Hundreds of Afghan families who have been camping in searing heat at a Kabul park after the Taliban overran their provinces begged for food and shelter on Thursday, the most visible face of a humanitarian crisis unfolding in the war-torn country.The Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan...

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UN chief calls Kabul meet

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27 (AFP): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called a meeting of the permanent members of the Security Council to discuss the chaotic situation in Afghanistan, diplomats said.Guterres sent letters formally inviting the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China to meet on Monday, the diplomats...

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