• Lavrov said Moscow wanted the formation of Kabul's new government to be an inclusive process

• The Soviet Union had also invaded Afghanistan in 1979 to support an Afghan communist government

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• Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the West would have to be pragmatic in its relations with the Taliban and try to see if it could moderate the new rulers of Afghanistan

• US forces, which are in charge at the airport, had halted the evacuation flights because of the chaos

• In a phone call, FM Qureshi and US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken discuss rapidly changing situation in Afghanistan

• Videos posted on social networks showed scenes of panic and fear in Kabul, including crowds running next to a US military transport plane as it taxies to take off, with some trying to desperately cling to its sides

Nearly 80% of Afghans forced to flee since the end of May are women and children, according to UN.

When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, Gen Zia asked General Akhtar, his ISI Chief, for an appraisal of the threat posed by the invasion. Akhtar predicted that sooner or later the Russians would invade Baluchistan, seeking a warm- water port on the Arabian Sea. In his assessment, Pakistan was caught between the Russians to the west and India to the east and sooner or later they would join together to destroy Pakistan.

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• Special Representative to UN, Munir Akram, says Pakistan has an important contribution to make at this vital juncture
• Remarks come on sidelines of UNSC meeting on Afghanistan situation

• The A400M transport plane circled for more than an hour over Kabul before changing its destination, Lieutenant General Markus Laubenthal told public broadcaster ZDF.

• Cutting short his planned vacation, Biden will return to Washington from the Camp David presidential residence and "will deliver remarks on Afghanistan" in the White House's East Room

• Guterres' comments came as victorious Taliban fighters patrolled Kabul after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan's 20-year war

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• Statement comes after the group seized control of Afghanistan

• "Afghanistan stands at a crossroad. Security and wellbeing of its citizens, as well as international security are at play."

• Iran was "closely monitoring the evolution of events in Afghanistan" and wants good neighbourly ties with it, Raisi said

• "We have always said, if the Americans stay, we will also stay," Merkel said

• The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority said in a "notice to airmen" that "Kabul airspace has been released to the military"

• Foreign minister says there is clear international convergence in support of the peace and reconciliation process
• Statement comes as Pakistan prepares to discuss evolving situation in Afghanistan

• Spain has sent military aircraft to evacuate them as soon as possible

• Spokesman for its political office says form of the new regime in Afghanistan would be made clear soon, adding the Taliban did not want to live in isolation and called for peaceful international relations

• Taliban fighters took control of the presidential palace in Kabul late on Sunday as US-led forces departed and Western nations scrambled to evacuate their citizens

• It is time for Joe Biden to resign in disgrace for what he has allowed to happen to Afghanistan, Trump said in a statement

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