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UNITED NATIONS: The UN Gene­ral Assembly approved a resolution over Russian objections on Thursday commending progress in peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban while urging stepped-up efforts to tackle attacks by the Taliban, Al Qaeda, the militant Islamic State (IS) group and their affiliates. The vote in the 193-member world body was 130 in favour, Russia against, …

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