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- France, Germany, the UK want more time for evacuation
- The Taliban warned there would be “consequences” if the United States and its allies try to remain beyond next week
- Russia concerned about possible “civil war” in Afghanistan
- Taliban names new central bank chief amid economic insecurity
- UN children’s agency scaling up work in Afghanistan
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Egypt evacuates dozens
The Egyptian government has evacuated 43 of the country’s citizens from Afghanistan, according to state media.
The official MENA news agency says a military plane carrying Egyptian citizens from Afghanistan landed in Cairo late Monday.
The evacuees included employees from the Egyptian Embassy in Kabul and clerics from Al-Azhar, which is the Sunni Muslim world’s foremost religious institution…
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