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Now playing Next No Comment Afghan refugees in India's New Delhi demand rights outside UNHCR Around 300 Afghan refugees in New Delhi shout slogans demanding human rights and resettlement by UN Agencies. 23/08/2021
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Now playing Next Afghanistan Taliban say August 31 deadline for troop withdrawals a 'red line' A Taliban spokesman says no extension will be allowed for the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan, otherwise they will be 'extending occupation'. 23/08/2021
Now playing Next No Comment Hundreds rally in Paris in support of Afghan people Hundreds of people including many Afghans demonstrate in Paris to call for more "solidarity" with the Afghan people, a week after the Taliban takeover there. 22/08/2021
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Now playing Next Afghanistan Tony Blair: Afghanistan withdrawal is 'tragic and unnecessary' "The abandonment of Afghanistan and its people is tragic, dangerous, unnecessary, not in their interests and not in ours," former UK PM Tony Blair wrote. 22/08/2021