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Afghanistan: What'¯We Know

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   WASHINGTON - The United States aimstoincrease its pace of evacuating
   people from the airport in Kabul on Wednesday, with officials saying
   the goal is toflyoutbetween 5,000 and 9,000 people per day.As of
   Tuesday, the operation had evacuated more than 3,200 people.

   Mullah Abdul GhaniBaradar, a Taliban co-founder and deputy leader,
   returned to Afghanistan from Qatar where he led the militant group's
   office in Doha.

   U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that the
   international community expects the Taliban to live up to human rights
   obligations."Like I've said all along, this is not about trust; this is
   about verifying," he said.

   A Lufthansa plane landed in Frankfurt early Wednesday, the first such
   flight in Germany's effort to evacuate its nationals along with rights
   activists and people who worked with foreign forces during two decades
   of conflict.

   U.S. President Joe Biden and U.K.Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed in
   a phone call to hold a meeting of G-7 leaders next week to discuss
   Afghanistan strategy.

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