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Civilians, among them British nationals and Afghan civilians eligible under the UK's Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) are evacuated by the British Army in Kabul. IMAGES
About 70 Italian diplomats and Afghans reach Rome after being evacuated from Kabul following the fall of the capital to the Taliban. The KC-767 military transport plane touched down at Rome's Fiumicino international airport carrying some 50 diplomats and 20 Afghans who had worked with Italian forces in Afghanistan, the foreign ministry said. IMAGES
About 70 Italian diplomats and Afghans reach Rome after being evacuated from Kabul following the fall of the capital to the Taliban. The KC-767 military transport plane touched down at Rome's Fiumicino international airport at about 1230 GMT carrying some 50 diplomats and 20 Afghans who had worked with Italian forces in Afghanistan, says the foreign ministry. IMAGES
Around 20 women gather in Kabul to mark International Women's Day. "Use the international stages, this is the second March 8th under the Taliban governance," said one demonstrator, reading aloud a statement. Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the "most repressive country in the world" for women's rights, the United Nations said Wednesday, with authorities effectively trapping them in their homes. IMAGES
A group of Afghan athletes board a Qatar airways flight heading to Doha, the latest in a series of evacuations from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover in August. IMAGES