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Bolsonaro supporters clash with police before major rally in Brasília

Pre-dawn skirmishes have erupted between police and supporters of Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, as rightwing activists tried to force their way towards congress before major pro-government rallies that have put Latin America’s biggest democracy on edge.

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Afghanistan: Taliban claim to have taken control of Panjshir valley

The Taliban have fought their way to the capital of Panjshir, the last Afghan province holding out against their rule, and seem on the brink of total victory.

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Syrian air defences ‘shoot down’ Israeli missiles over Damascus 

Syrian air defences have shot down missiles fired by Israel in the skies over the capital, Damascus, SANA state news agency said early on Friday. 

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors violence in Syria, confirmed the attack. 

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Afghanistan: Taliban expected to announce new government

The Taliban are expected to announce a new government in Afghanistan within hours, as chaos and confusion deepened and the country teetered on the brink of economic collapse more than two weeks after the Islamist militia seized control.

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Taliban parade captured US military equipment in Kandahar

Taliban fighters have stood aboard captured Humvees as they prepared for a parade of plundered US military hardware in their southern Afghan heartland.

A long line of green vehicles sat in single file on Wednesday on a highway outside Afghanistan’s second-biggest city, Kandahar, many with white-and-black Taliban flags attached to aerials, according to an AFP journalist.

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UK and US took ‘joint decision’ to keep Kabul airport gate open

The UK and the US took a “joint decision” to keep Kabul airport’s Abbey Gate open last Thursday, British sources have said, despite what turned out to be a prophetic warning that a terror attack by Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) on western soldiers and gathering crowds was imminent.

A realizarse los próximos 09 y 10 de septiembre, con participaciones desde la Península de Yucatán y el Istmo de Tehuantepec. Coordina Ana Esther Ceceña.