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The Afghan Taliban said on Tuesday they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law, as they held their first official news briefing since their shock seizure of Kabul.
The Taliban announcements, short on details but suggesting a softer line than during their rule 20 years ago, came as the United States and Western allies evacuated diplomats and civilians the day after scenes of chaos at Kabul airport as Afghans thronged the airfield.
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Read more: Taliban promises more women's rights, freedom for former enemies
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Experts are warning there could be dozens of people out there infected with COVID-19 in addition to the five that have already been found.
New Zealand was plunged into a level 4 lockdown overnight after the discovery of a single case on the North Shore on Tuesday. Four more have since been found - all linked to the first case, and all the highly infectious Delta variant.
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New Zealand is in its first day of alert level 4 lockdown after a COVID-19 case was detected in Auckland's community.
Another four people have since tested positive for COVID-19.
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Read more: Four new cases - Delta Strain in the community
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A positive community case of COVID-19 has been identified in Auckland and is now under investigation, the Ministry of Health has announced.
Officials will provide further updates once additional information is available.
A link between the case and the border, or a managed isolation and quarantine facility, has yet to be established.
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Read more: Health officials investigating one new case in the community in Auckland
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Defence Force personnel could be deployed as nearly as Wednesday to help New Zealanders and their families evacuate from Afghanistan, as well as at-risk Afghan nationals who have helped state agencies.
The country has fallen quickly under Taliban control since the US' evacuation of the Bagram airbase at the beginning of July.
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Read more: Afghanistan deployment by Wednesday earliest
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The last time Ali heard from his brother was a voicemail he left him over the weekend.
He was running for the mountains.
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Read more: Afghan Kiwis plead with government to bring their families to NZ
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The NZDF will not be required to land in Kabul itself but will be providing airlift support in and around Afghanistan, the Defence Minister says.
New Zealand's military deployment to get people out of Afghanistan will be a difficult and delicate mission if the reports coming out of Kabul airport are anything to go by.
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Read more: Defence Force will not land in Afghanistan
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Long Beach, California. August 16, 2021 – Rocket Lab, a leading launch provider and space systems company, has today announced it will launch a satellite to test space junk removal technologies for Aurora Propulsion Technologies, a Finnish company dedicated to the sustainable use of space.
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Read more: Partnership with Aurora Propulsion Technologies announced
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