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Afghanistan crisis: Facebook bans Taliban, Johnson plans G7 meet, and more

Germany is ending development aid to Afghanistan in light of the Taliban's takeover

China says it hopes Taliban will ‘ensure peaceful transition’  and ‘stop terrorism’ 	(Photo: AP)
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China says it hopes Taliban will ‘ensure peaceful transition’ and ‘stop terrorism’ (Photo: AP)

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Facebook is ‘proactively’ removing Taliban content

A Facebook executive said the social media giant is “proactively” removing content from its platforms that promotes the Taliban. The group is on the company’s list of dangerous organisations so any content promoting or representing it is banned, Adam Mosseri, head of Facebook’s photo-sharing app Instagram, said 

Johnson plans G7 meet on Afghanistan

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to host a virtual meeting of G7 leaders to tackle the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and has stepped up efforts to evacuate UK nationals and others from Kabul.

Germany ending development aid to Afghan 

Germany is ending development aid to

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