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Added on the 08/07/2021 10:32:03 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images show Pakistani forces on the Spin Boldak-Chaman border crossing with Afghanistan, where Afghan forces are clashing with Taliban fighters in an operation to retake the key border crossing. The insurgents are tightening their grip in the north and battling for the stronghold of an infamous warlord. IMAGES on the Pakistani side of the border
Smoke is seen rising from the Kabul Longan Hotel the Afghan capital, after blasts and gunfire were heard in the hotel popular with Chinese business visitors. Taliban security forces were leading an operation at the site and cordoned off neighbouring streets. IMAGES
Smoke billows above Kabul after a blast was heard in the Afghan capital, hours after US President Joe Biden warned of the possibility of terror attacks on the airport. A security official from the recently deposed Afghan government told AFP it was a rocket that "initial information shows hit a house". IMAGES
At least 20 people, including civilians and prisoners, have been killed in fighting between security forces and gunmen who raided an Afghan jail in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, officials said Monday. Outside the prison compound, heavily armed Afghan security forces stand by in armoured vehicles mounted with machine guns. IMAGES.
Police forces charge Algerian protesters during an anti-election rally in the capital Algiers. IMAGES