US has agreed to give Afghanistan humanitarian aid, claims Taliban
Statement follows first direct talks between former foes since US withdrawal in August
Taliban forces pour into Kabul as Afghan government collapses
President and vice-president flee country after Islamist fighters move to seize power
Taliban seize more Afghan cities as fears grow for fate of Kabul
US and UK ‘risk Saigon moment’ as troops sent to evacuate Afghan embassies
Isis may emerge in lethal new form after loss of ‘caliphate’
On retreat in Syria and Iraq, Islamic State is set to return to its guerrilla roots
US military aims to slim down for peacetime footing
Proposed cuts to defence spending would shrink US army to smallest size in 74 years
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