Afghanistan – Aug. 24th – Live Updates 21:40Z: Taliban Withdrawal Warning, Biden Under G7 Pressure

[UPDATE – Aug 24, 15:10Z] – Taliban asks UN to continue humanitarian operation in Afghanistan — officials The Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia) has asked the UN to maintain its presence in Afghanistan, and the organization intends to continue operating in the republic, says UN special coordinator on humanitarian issues Ramiz Alakbarov. “The Taliban urges us to stay, they want us to work,” Alakbarov said. “We want and we will work in Afghanistan, because we have been working with them for 18 years as humanitarians. We help people that need our aid.” Commenting on preconditions for the restoration of the…