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    1. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 18 Aug 2021

      The Taliban have violently broken up a protest in eastern Afghanistan, quashing a rare public show of dissent. Many Afghans remain deeply skeptical of the militant group’s claims that they have changed, and the violent response could only fuel their fears.http://apne.ws/oaPrshN 

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    2. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 18 Aug 2021

      An Afghan health official says at least one person was killed and six were wounded when the Taliban violently dispersed a protest in the eastern city of Jalalabad.http://apne.ws/cs2aiIJ 

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      The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 18 Aug 2021

      BREAKING: United Arab Emirates says it has accepted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his family in the country for "humanitarian considerations." Ghani fled Afghanistan as the Taliban approached Kabul.http://apne.ws/nIvfKyf 

      6:52 AM - 18 Aug 2021
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        1. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 18 Aug 2021

          The Pentagon says 2,000 people — including 325 American citizens — were evacuated from Afghanistan on 18 flights over the past 24 hours. A spokesman says the U.S. military is talking regularly with the Taliban to help get Afghans into the airport.http://apne.ws/kTmRWFG 

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        1. Holiday Season Respecter‏ @BrianByrdman 18 Aug 2021
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          169M in cash = “humanitarian reasons” Got it.

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        2. T.Rea‏ @Tiernan_Rea 18 Aug 2021
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          While VP Saleh fights on the Panjshir Valley.. he should be recognised as the legitimate president.

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        3. Atta ur Rehman‏ @attacomp1 18 Aug 2021
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          Saleh sala has also fled and would soon resurface in foriegn land.

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        1. JeaNie‏ @Nixroks 18 Aug 2021
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          So was the Middle East Peace deal trump and Kushner made? What's their kickback?

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        1. Everybody’s Uncle Dave‏ @dave_conklin 18 Aug 2021
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          Hell, even Saddam stuck around.

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        1. GirlKW77‏ @GirlKW77 18 Aug 2021
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          GirlKW77 Retweeted Hugo Lowell

          He fled with bags that had $169 million in cash in them.https://twitter.com/hugolowell/status/1427973568630083587?s=21 …

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          Hugo LowellVerified account @hugolowell
          New: Afghan ambassador in Tajikistan says President Ashraf Ghani escaped with $169m worth of cash in bags before Kabul fell to the Taliban, BBC reports.
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        1. Pamela Barone‏ @pamela_barone 18 Aug 2021
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          $169 million humanitarian considerations.

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        1.  🍩 Wear a Mask! Get Vaccinated. Do your duty.  🍩‏ @JKurian77 18 Aug 2021
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          w bags of money apparently

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        1. David Gregory‏ @DavidGr40434506 18 Aug 2021
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          Money money money….

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