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Author: James Morris

After the Taliban seized Afghanistan last month, the militant group made a point of issuing conciliatory words.

On 17 August, spokesman Suhail Shaheen spoke of a “new chapter” in the country, and a desire to provide its people with “prosperous lives”.

Later that day, another Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed at a press conference that anyone who “fought against us” – as well as the interpreters and contractors who supported Allied efforts over the past 20 years – would be pardoned.

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Article: https://news.yahoo.com/taliban-soldiers-door-executions-110701194.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=fb&tsrc=fb
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

The man who allegedly absconded from quarantine (MIQ) in Auckland while infected with COVID-19 has been granted bail. 

He was a community case who entered the Novotel & Ibis Ellerslie MIQ facility on Wednesday evening and allegedly escaped in the early hours of Thursday. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/09/covid-19-alleged-managed-isolation-escapee-infected-with-virus-granted-bail.html
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Author: Tova O'Brien

A man with the deadly Delta strain of COVID-19 has been arrested after allegedly breaking out of a quarantine facility, putting Aucklanders and Auckland's lift out of lockdown at risk.

Newshub understands this is allegedly not his first escape. Initially, after the man tested positive, he was allowed by the Ministry of Health to isolate at home.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/09/government-failed-to-alert-public-alleged-covid-positive-escapee-was-in-community-twice.html
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Author: Vicki Anderson and Hamish McNeilly

A student who flew out of locked-down Auckland without permission says she was never asked for documentation when booking, at the airport or when boarding the plane.

It comes after Stuff revealed another student, who also did not have the required exemption, was able to fly from Auckland to Dunedin on Monday.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/126256173/student-who-breached-covid-lockdown-restrictions-never-told-of-rules-or-checked-before-flying
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 I call Bull Shit that she was never told of the rules... fucken bull shit.

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Author: Reuters

Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers struggled to keep the country functioning on Wednesday after the final withdrawal of U.S. forces, with foreign donors alarmed about an impending humanitarian crisis.

Two weeks since the Taliban's sweep into the capital Kabul brought a chaotic end to 20 years of warfare, the Islamist militant group has yet to name a new government or reveal how they intend to govern.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/09/afghanistan-on-brink-of-economic-collapse-as-taliban-struggle-to-govern-locals-rush-to-border.html
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Author: Scott Palmer

New Zealand protestor Karen Brewer's chilling threat as expert warns risk of anti-vaccination terrorism is real.

Conspiracy theorists who believe networks of communists, pedophiles and Freemasons are using COVID vaccinations to carry out a worldwide depopulation campaign are calling for a coup and the mass execution of "traitors" in New Zealand.

While these remain fringe beliefs, these activist groups are becoming increasingly militant - and a legal expert warns we need to take the threat of anti-vaccination terrorism seriously.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/09/new-zealand-protestor-karen-brewer-s-chilling-threat-as-expert-warns-risk-of-anti-vaccination-terrorism-is-real.html
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ADoD News Release, Canberra, 01 September 2021: The ANZUS Treaty was signed on September 1, 1951, in the wake of World War II and was designed to protect the security of the Pacific.

Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell said ANZUS remained a powerful demonstration that the treaty signatories do not stand alone and are stronger when working together. “Today I reflect on the long history of mateship between Australia and the United States, and remember those who laid down their lives to protect the security and prosperity of our two nations,” General Campbell said.

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Article: https://www.joint-forces.com/world-news/46345-anzus-treaty-70th-anniversary
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Author: Hanna

Australian police can now hack your device, collect or delete your data, take over your social media accounts - all without a judge's warrant.

The Australian government has been moving towards a surveillance state for some years already. Now they are putting the nail in the coffin with an unprecedented surveillance bill that allows the police to hack your device, collect or delete your data, and take over your social media accounts; without sufficient safeguards to prevent abuse of these new powers.
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Article: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/australia-surveillance-bill/
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