Reports of targeted Taliban killings fuel fears of Afghans
3 years, 4 months ago

Reports of targeted Taliban killings fuel fears of Afghans

The Hindu  

Reports of targeted killings in areas overrun by the Taliban mounted on August 20, fueling fears that they will return Afghanistan to the repressive rule they imposed when they were last in power, even as they urged imams to push a message of unity at Friday's prayers. The rights group said that its researchers spoke to eyewitnesses in Ghazni province who recounted how the Taliban killed nine ethnic Hazara men in the village of Mundarakht on July 4-6. The brutality of the killings was “a reminder of the Taliban’s past record, and a horrifying indicator of what Taliban rule may bring,” said Agnes Callamard, the head of Amnesty International. Separately, Reporters without Borders expressed alarm at the news that Taliban fighters killed the family member of an Afghan journalist working for German's Deutsche Welle on Wednesday. “The brutal action of the Taliban show that the lives of independent media workers in Afghanistan are in acute danger.” Meanwhile, RHIPTO Norwegian Center for Global Analyses, which provides information to the UN, said it obtained evidence that the Taliban have rounded up Afghans on a blacklist of people they believe worked for the previous administration or with U.S.-led forces.

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At least 10 people killed in Afghanistan as gunman opens fire at Sufi shrine
1 month ago

At least 10 people killed in Afghanistan as gunman opens fire at Sufi shrine

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 10 people were …

Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, more than 1,000 civilians were killed in attacks, UN says
1 year, 5 months ago

Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, more than 1,000 civilians were killed in attacks, UN says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The United Nations said Tuesday it has documented a significant level of civilians killed and wounded in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover — despite a stark reduction in casualties compared to previous years of war and insurgency. According to the U.N. report, three-quarters of the attacks since the Taliban seized power were with improvised explosive devices …

Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranks
1 year, 6 months ago

Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranks

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban condemned on Sunday a “baseless and biased” report from the U.N. Security Council highlighting rifts within the group’s ranks. A report — issued earlier in June — by the U.N. Security Council’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team said that the Taliban governance structures remain “highly exclusionary, Pashtun-centred and repressive” toward all forms of opposition. The …

UN denounces Taliban intimidation, attacks on Afghan media
1 year, 7 months ago

UN denounces Taliban intimidation, attacks on Afghan media

The Hindu  

The Taliban’s intimidation, threats and attacks on Afghan journalists are unacceptable, the UN said on May 3, as it expressed concern for the future of the country's media. The UN mission in Afghanistan said that although journalists continue to work, they are forced to navigate “unclear and often arbitrary boundaries of reporting against an ever-present threat of repression and closure.” …

UN denounces Taliban intimidation, attacks on Afghan media
1 year, 7 months ago

UN denounces Taliban intimidation, attacks on Afghan media

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban’s intimidation, threats and attacks on Afghan journalists are unacceptable, the U.N. said Wednesday, as it expressed concern for the future of the country’s media. The U.N. mission in Afghanistan said that although journalists continue to work, they are forced to navigate “unclear and often arbitrary boundaries of reporting against an ever-present threat of repression and closure.” …

‘I screamed so loud, I blacked out’: Afghans tell of the Taliban’s return to their old torture playbook
1 year, 8 months ago

‘I screamed so loud, I blacked out’: Afghans tell of the Taliban’s return to their old torture playbook

CNN  

CNN — Mohammad Zafri says his memory is patchy after surviving relentless beatings by the Taliban. “But as I was never part of it, I didn’t confess … Then they hung me upside down, one time by my feet, another by my hands.” He added: “I screamed so loud, I blacked out because of the trauma.” Zafri – who remains …

Afghanistan’s Taliban officials ’miss the jihad life’, turn to quiet quitting
1 year, 9 months ago

Afghanistan’s Taliban officials ’miss the jihad life’, turn to quiet quitting

Live Mint  

The transition from 'jihad fighter' to ‘bureaucratic cog’ is not going well for the Taliban. Against this backdrop, many have now resorted to ‘quiet quitting’ - doom-scrolling through social media or ruing the loss of their social lives - as they toil within Afghanistan's ministries. “A large number of Taliban fighters have moved to Afghanistan’s cities since the movement’s capture …

Reviewing engagement with Taliban, says US on rights violations in Afghanistan
1 year, 11 months ago

Reviewing engagement with Taliban, says US on rights violations in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Washington: The US is reviewing its approach and engagement with the Taliban regime in the context of the slew of human rights violations taking place in Afghanistan, a top official in the Biden administration has said, emphasising that Washington is actively evaluating with its allies and partners to take the next appropriate steps towards it. US State Department Spokesperson Ned …

Taliban warns Afghan media outlets: Don't 'promote propaganda against regime'
1 year, 11 months ago

Taliban warns Afghan media outlets: Don't 'promote propaganda against regime'

Hindustan Times  

Taliban's ministry of information and culture said that the Taliban courts would prosecute the media outlets operating from abroad in the coming times, a report said. Blaming the Afghan media organisations of spreading propaganda, the head of the ministry Hemad said as per Khaama Press, “A decision has been made regarding these media outlets. It is expected that the court's …

Mysterious killings of Afghan security personnel of previous regime continue despite Taliban announcing truce, report says
2 years ago

Mysterious killings of Afghan security personnel of previous regime continue despite Taliban announcing truce, report says

Op India  

The mysterious killing of former Afghan national security forces continues despite the general amnesty announced with the reemergence of the Taliban to power in August 2021, The Khaama Press News Agency reported citing independent sources. However, Human Rights Watch has reported that the summary killings and enforced disappearances have taken place despite the Taliban’s announced amnesty for former government civilian …

Taliban plans more restrictions to silence Afghanistan media: Report
2 years ago

Taliban plans more restrictions to silence Afghanistan media: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban pushed Afghan media outlets in the country to the margin once again, asserting that they are planning to formulate a proper direction for the media outlets, Khaama Press reported. Instead of drawing a roadmap for the freedom of journalists in the country, Taliban put further restrictions on the media outlets in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. "The lack of …

Report: Taliban killed captives in restive Afghan province
2 years, 2 months ago

Report: Taliban killed captives in restive Afghan province

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Taliban captured, bound and shot to death 27 men in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley last month during an offensive against resistance fighters in the area, according to a report published Tuesday, refuting the group’s earlier claims that the men were killed in battle. David Osborn, the team leader of Afghan Witness, said the report gives the ”most …

Increased security but little hope as Taliban mark year in power in Afghanistan
2 years, 4 months ago

Increased security but little hope as Taliban mark year in power in Afghanistan

India Today  

The Taliban and their supporters waved the group's black and white flag on the streets of Afghanistan on Monday to celebrate a year since they marched into the capital and took power after a stunning series of battlefield victories. In the 12 months since the United States' chaotic withdrawal, some Afghans have welcomed improved security but struggled with poverty, drought, …

Photos: Afghans paying the price for peace since Taliban takeover
2 years, 4 months ago

Photos: Afghans paying the price for peace since Taliban takeover

Al Jazeera  

Rows of mud huts put together in a rush. It is also here that one can meet people hit the hardest by the sudden economic collapse which followed the end of the war in Afghanistan – the highest price that most Afghans have been paying for peace. The international community felt it was left with few options but to cut …

Afghan female journalists defiant as Taliban restrictions grow
2 years, 7 months ago

Afghan female journalists defiant as Taliban restrictions grow

Al Jazeera  

Taliban decree ordering female news anchors to cover their faces on air is the latest in a series of escalating restrictions. Human rights activists say the Taliban’s growing restrictions aim to remove women from public life and that it is clear they intend to enforce the latest decree on face coverings. Their continued presence gave girls and women some small …

Helping Afghanistan: The Hindu Editorial on the UN mission in Afghanistan
2 years, 9 months ago

Helping Afghanistan: The Hindu Editorial on the UN mission in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The UN Security Council’s decision to authorise a new mandate for the organisation in Afghanistan is the most emphatic step taken by the world body in tackling the myriad problems the country has been facing ever since the Taliban takeover. According to the UNSC resolution, which was adopted by a vote of 14-0, with Russia abstaining, the UN mission in …

Women always faced horrid times under Taliban, this time even female mannequins are not safe
2 years, 9 months ago

Women always faced horrid times under Taliban, this time even female mannequins are not safe

Firstpost  

Not only are the Taliban dictating the lives of women in Afghanistan, but they also want to curb the visibility of lifeless female mannequins from public view. In one of the most tragic events, Afghan women saw two decades of progress disappear, as the Taliban asserted themselves in the political space of Afghanistan and took back power and control in …

Taliban killed dozens of former Afghan officials: UN report
2 years, 10 months ago

Taliban killed dozens of former Afghan officials: UN report

Al Jazeera  

A new UN report finds that more than 100 former Afghan government and coalition members have been killed since the Taliban takeover. More than 100 former members of the Afghan government, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been killed since the Taliban took over the country in August, according to a report by the United …

U.N. says over 100 ex-Afghan forces and officials have been killed since Taliban takeover
2 years, 10 months ago

U.N. says over 100 ex-Afghan forces and officials have been killed since Taliban takeover

LA Times  

Afghan National Army personnel march during a 2020 graduation ceremony. He added that despite Taliban assurances, the U.N. political mission has also received credible allegations “of enforced disappearances and other violations impacting the right to life and physical integrity” of former government and coalition members. Guterres said human rights defenders and media workers also continue “to come under attack, intimidation, …

Taliban, Western officials meet in Oslo to discuss Afghanistan
2 years, 11 months ago

Taliban, Western officials meet in Oslo to discuss Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Taliban and Western diplomats are holding a meeting outside Norway’s capital Oslo for talks focused on Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, which has escalated drastically since last August when the Taliban stormed back to power 20 years after being toppled in a US-led invasion. “We are requesting them to unfreeze Afghan assets and not punish ordinary Afghans because of the political discourse,” …

Almost half of Afghan media closed since Taliban takeover: Survey
3 years ago

Almost half of Afghan media closed since Taliban takeover: Survey

Al Jazeera  

A survey by Reporters Without Borders and the Afghan Independent Journalists Association shows 60 percent of journalists are unemployed. A survey released by Reporters Without Borders and the Afghan Independent Journalists Association indicates that about 43 percent of Afghan media outlets have shut down their operations, leaving almost 60 percent of journalists unemployed. A total of 231 media outlets had …

Afghanistan: US, EU and 20 other countries condemn Taliban for summary killings of ex-Afghan forces
3 years ago

Afghanistan: US, EU and 20 other countries condemn Taliban for summary killings of ex-Afghan forces

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We are deeply concerned by reports of summary killings …

US, EU and 20 nations condemn Taliban over ‘summary killings’
3 years ago

US, EU and 20 nations condemn Taliban over ‘summary killings’

Al Jazeera  

The United States, the European Union and 20 other countries have condemned the Taliban over allegations of summary killings of former police and intelligence officers in Afghanistan. The countries said they were “deeply concerned” by the allegations and underlined that the “alleged actions constitute serious human rights abuses and contradict the Taliban’s announced amnesty” for former Afghan officials. They called …

Afghanistan: Taliban leader warns of infiltrators
3 years, 1 month ago

Afghanistan: Taliban leader warns of infiltrators

Al Jazeera  

Warning by Haibatullah Akhunzada comes as the movement faces increased attacks from hardline groups. The supreme leader of the Taliban, Haibatullah Akhunzada, has warned the group that there may be “unknown” entities among their ranks who are “working against the will of the government”. The Taliban’s supreme leader has not been seen in public since the group seized power nearly …

Taliban forcibly evicting Hazaras, others to reward supporters: Human Rights Watch
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban forcibly evicting Hazaras, others to reward supporters: Human Rights Watch

India Today  

The Taliban are forcibly evicting thousands of people from their homes and land in Afghanistan, in what amounted to “collective punishment”, according to Human Rights Watch. “The Taliban are forcibly evicting Hazaras and others on the basis of ethnicity or political opinion to reward Taliban supporters,” said Patricia Gossman, associate Asia director at Human Rights Watch. FORCED EVICTION IN 5 …

‘Death knell’: Afghan journalists fear new Taliban media rules
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Death knell’: Afghan journalists fear new Taliban media rules

Al Jazeera  

Journalists, rights workers, worried that 11 new directives issued by the Taliban may lead to censorship of the media. In spite of Taliban promises of a “free and independent” media, journalists and media workers have faced detention, physical abuse and torture since the group took over Afghanistan six weeks ago. Mahdi said this reliance on force and aggression, “sends a …

Human Rights: With Taliban in Power, Only International Action Can Save Afghans
3 years, 3 months ago

Human Rights: With Taliban in Power, Only International Action Can Save Afghans

The Quint  

The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan has magnified concerns about an accelerating human rights crisis in the country. Now, with the Taliban in power, a large number of journalists and human rights defenders are in hiding and trying to leave the country, fearing Taliban reprisals. Amid growing threats from the Taliban to Afghan civil society groups, the loss of any …

'They kicked me in the head': Afghan journalists recall Taliban beatings after covering women's protests
3 years, 3 months ago

'They kicked me in the head': Afghan journalists recall Taliban beatings after covering women's protests

Firstpost  

Despite promises of a more inclusive regime, the Taliban have moved to snuff out mushrooming opposition against their rule. Kabul: Two Afghan journalists were left with ugly welts and bruises after being beaten and detained for hours by Taliban enforcers for covering a protest in the Afghan capital. ‘They see us as enemies’ “The Taliban started insulting me, kicking me,” …

Taliban accused of torturing journalists for covering protests
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban accused of torturing journalists for covering protests

Al Jazeera  

Kabul, Afghanistan – Taliban fighters have been accused of beating and detaining journalists for covering protests in the Afghan capital Kabul, raising questions over the group’s promises on media freedom. “Journalists must also be permitted to report on the protests without fear of violence… The international community must use all leverage to demand that these basic rights are protected,” the …

Taliban disperse Kabul rally, arrest journalists
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban disperse Kabul rally, arrest journalists

The Hindu  

The Taliban have fired gunshots to disperse a rally on Tuesday in Kabul and arrested several Afghan journalists who were covering the demonstration, witnesses and Afghan media outlets said. The protest began outside the Pakistan Embassy in the Afghan capital to denounce what the demonstrators allege as Pakistan's interference in Afghanistan, especially Islamabad's alleged support for the latest Taliban offensive …

U.S. conundrum: How should officials deal with the Taliban?
3 years, 3 months ago

U.S. conundrum: How should officials deal with the Taliban?

LA Times  

A Taliban fighter raises the movement’s flag as they take a tour of the military assets that were left behind. As the newly-in-power Taliban prepares to announce a government in Afghanistan, the Biden administration is being forced to abruptly recalibrate its approach to a group long viewed in the U.S. as terrorists. Saying they now want to “lead with diplomacy” …

Women protest under Taliban, others oppose chanting 'Death to America'
3 years, 3 months ago

Women protest under Taliban, others oppose chanting 'Death to America'

Op India  

Women in Afghanistan have again taken to the streets to demand fundamental rights be guaranteed to them under Taliban rule. pic.twitter.com/33tuvEA5dv — Aditya Raj Kaul September 6, 2021 The protesting women are demanding education, employment apart from a guarantee for their fundamental rights. A #Taliban police vehicle tries to disrupt women’s protest in #Mazar-e-Sharif city, Balkh province. #Afganistan pic.twitter.com/HBnhumH06L — …

Afghan media brace for what’s next under Taliban rule
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghan media brace for what’s next under Taliban rule

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Afghanistan’s most popular private television network has voluntarily replaced its risque Turkish soap operas and music shows with tamer programs tailored to the country’s new Taliban rulers, who have issued vague directives that media must not contradict Islamic laws or harm the national interest. “The media is important to them, but what they do to …

Taliban success in Afghanistan seen as boost for extremists
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban success in Afghanistan seen as boost for extremists

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A few days after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, a convoy of militants drove through the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria in cars bearing the group’s white-and-black flags, honking horns and firing their guns in the air. “The events unfolding in Afghanistan have given jihadi groups and U.S. adversaries reason to celebrate, and America’s allies in the …

With Media Outlets Exiting Afghanistan, Only Time Will Tell If Taliban Will Kill Power of Truth
3 years, 4 months ago

With Media Outlets Exiting Afghanistan, Only Time Will Tell If Taliban Will Kill Power of Truth

News 18  

Exactly a week ago, a female presenter from TOLO News, Beheshta Arghand, interviewed Taliban spokesperson Mawlawi Abdulhaq Hemad, which was hailed as the first interview ever of its kind. Taliban 1.0 had seen the banning of Internet and television considering it to be highly immoral and anti-religious but since now Taliban itself is using technology to communicate and “create” content …

Report: Taliban killed minorities, fueling Afghans' fears
3 years, 4 months ago

Report: Taliban killed minorities, fueling Afghans' fears

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Taliban fighters tortured and killed …

Targeted killings by Taliban reported in Afghanistan as US pledges to get all Americans out
3 years, 4 months ago

Targeted killings by Taliban reported in Afghanistan as US pledges to get all Americans out

ABC  

Reports of targeted killings in areas overrun by the Taliban are fuelling fears Afghanistan will be returned to the repressive rule they imposed when they were last in power. Key points: Afghan activists, women, former officials, journalists, ex-soldiers and others fear for their lives An Amnesty International report has documented massacres against ethnic minorities perpetrated by the Taliban US President …

Dear "fact-checkers", people are sharing old images about Taliban because the fear is real, it is not a political 'anti-Taliban' campaign
3 years, 4 months ago

Dear "fact-checkers", people are sharing old images about Taliban because the fear is real, it is not a political 'anti-Taliban' campaign

Op India  

Taliban has taken over Afghanistan, again, after a futile pretence of an expensive and wasteful war by the USA was finally brought to an end and American troops just packed up and left, leaving the hollow Afghanistan ‘government’ to crumble and shatter. Image via Twitter Mainstream media is busy ‘fact-checking’ claims of Taliban atrocities. The images, if shared now by …

Afghanistan's Imams Called by Taliban to Urge Unity When They Hold Their First Friday Prayers
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan's Imams Called by Taliban to Urge Unity When They Hold Their First Friday Prayers

News 18  

The Taliban called on Afghanistan’s imams to urge unity when they hold their first Friday prayers since the Islamist group seized control of the country, as protests against the takeover spread to more cities on Thursday, including the capital, Kabul. State Department spokesman Ned Price said 6,000 “fully processed” people were currently at the Kabul airport and would soon be …

Taliban kill reporter's relative, injure another while conducting door-to-door search
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban kill reporter's relative, injure another while conducting door-to-door search

India Today  

German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle says the Taliban shot and killed a relative of one of their reporters in Afghanistan and severely injured a second family member. DW said in a statement on Thursday that the Taliban fighters were allegedly conducting a door-to-door search to try and find the journalist, who now works in Germany. DW director general Peter Limbourg …

Opinion | Those praising the Taliban must know, it is still committing brutal atrocities
3 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | Those praising the Taliban must know, it is still committing brutal atrocities

India TV News  

I was surprised to find several supporters of Taliban in our country, who are proudly claiming that Taliban’s victory will boost the confidence of Muslims across the world. One of them is Maulana Sajjad Nomani, member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, who has lauded Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. In my prime time show ‘Aaj Ki Baat’ on Wednesday …

Taliban declares ‘amnesty’ and urges women to join govt, but fear stalks filmmakers, photographers
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban declares ‘amnesty’ and urges women to join govt, but fear stalks filmmakers, photographers

Firstpost  

Rupert Colville, a spokesman for the United Nations’ high commissioner for human rights, noted both the Taliban’s vows and the fear of those now under their rule Even as women in Afghanistan from all walks of life – from filmmakers to photographers – have taken to social media to express fears about their futures under Taliban rule and plead for …

Afghanistan under the Taliban: What do we know so far?
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan under the Taliban: What do we know so far?

Al Jazeera  

New government formation talks and evacuations are under way simultaneously as the Taliban seeks to reassure nervous people. Kabul remained tensely calm on Tuesday as the Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join its government days after the armed group took over the country. Here are some significant developments: Taliban holds talks on an interim government …

The Taliban have been in charge of Kabul for 48 hours. Women have already disappeared from the streets
3 years, 4 months ago

The Taliban have been in charge of Kabul for 48 hours. Women have already disappeared from the streets

CNN  

Kabul CNN — The busy Kabul street looks almost as if nothing has changed. The Taliban has repeatedly said that women’s rights will be protected under their rule, but it is clear that many Afghan women are terrified by the prospect of life under the Taliban. “I’m thinking about my future, my daughters, what will happened to them if they …

As the Taliban seized cities, they sent women home
3 years, 4 months ago

As the Taliban seized cities, they sent women home

Al Jazeera  

The Taliban told female employees at some banks to not return to their jobs, raising concerns over their futures. In early July, as Taliban fighters were seizing territory from government forces across Afghanistan, some of them walked into the offices of Azizi Bank in Kandahar and ordered nine women working there to leave. “I taught myself English and even learned …

Afghans fear a return to brutal Taliban regime
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghans fear a return to brutal Taliban regime

The Hindu  

As the Taliban mass at the gates of Kabul, they are promising a new era of peace in Afghanistan, with amnesty for those they have been battling for two decades and a return to normal life. But Afghans who remember the Taliban’s brutal rule and those who have lived in areas controlled by the Islamic militants in recent years have …

Poisonous propaganda: Taliban says claims of girls being forcefully married to its fighters 'baseless'
3 years, 4 months ago

Poisonous propaganda: Taliban says claims of girls being forcefully married to its fighters 'baseless'

India Today  

The Taliban has called the claims of girls being forced to marry its fighters "baseless" and accused the Afghanistan government of running a "poisonous propaganda" against it. In a series of tweets, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen said, "All those claims that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan forces people to marry their young girls to Mujahideen are totally wrong. August 15, …

Thousands flee amid Taliban gains in north
3 years, 4 months ago

Thousands flee amid Taliban gains in north

The Hindu  

The Taliban were in control of six Afghan provincial capitals on Tuesday after a blitz across the north forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes for the relative safety of Kabul and other centres. On the move As fighting raged, tens of thousands of people were on the move inside the country, with families fleeing newly captured …

How Afghanistan has once again become a happy hunting ground for Taliban
3 years, 5 months ago

How Afghanistan has once again become a happy hunting ground for Taliban

India Today  

Intelligence agencies in the United States believe the Afghan government could collapse in as little as six months of the total withdrawal of American troops from the country. “Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that the Taliban emir has not yet ordered the capture of provincial capitals, but his statement indicates this could change once US military withdrawal is fully completed,” …

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