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Mandatory Credit: Photo by CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA/Shutterstock (12324544h) (210817) - KABUL, Aug. 17, 2021 (Xinhua) - Taliban fighters are seen on a military vehicle in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2021. Normality has returned to Kabul, capital of Afghanistan as the Taliban on Tuesday urged the government employees to return to work, two days after the group took control of the capital. Declaring a general amnesty, the Taliban urged all to start routine life with confidence. It also urged women to join its government. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted that the situation in Kabul was completely under control and law and order returned to the city. Afghanistan Kabul Taliban Situation - 17 Aug 2021

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Afghan people face an impossible choice over their digital footprint

The Taliban's rise to power has left many people in Afghanistan looking to delete their digital footprint, but there are few resources available and keeping it intact may be key to fleeing the country, writes Nighat Dad

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Wernher von Braun

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Ironbark: Did two spies really prevent all-out nuclear war?

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The invention of the nuclear bomb

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Second world war bomb explodes after three-quarters of a century

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Mixed reality in military aircraft of the future

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Mixed reality in military aircraft of the future

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It is time to bring global attention to the trade in Burmese amber

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It is time to bring global attention to the trade in Burmese amber

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Blood amber: The exquisite trove of fossils fuelling war in Myanmar

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The forgotten riches of the most densely biodiverse country on Earth

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The forgotten riches of the most densely biodiverse country on Earth

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Exclusive: DNA solves Rudolf Hess doppelgänger conspiracy theory

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Exclusive: DNA solves Rudolf Hess doppelgänger conspiracy theory

Adolf Hitler's deputy flew to Scotland in 1941 and was imprisoned for the rest of his life. But was the man in Spandau really Rudolf Hess? Now a DNA test has revealed the truth

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From the archives: When Soviet tanks crushed Czech science

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Death rays: How the dream of an ultimate weapon became a dark farce

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China may have developed a quantum radar that can spot stealth planes

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They Shall Not Grow Old review: Restored footage brings war to life

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