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1. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says the remobilisation of the country's armed forces was a 'top priority', as Taliban terrorists inches closer to the capital after routing the country's defences over the past week. The President gives no hint he would resign or take responsibility for the current situation, but says 'consultations' are taking place to try to help end the war. 2. The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan continues. Heavy fighting in Maidaan Shahr adjacent to Kabul is reported. Matter of time before the Taliban now takes control of the Afghan capital. 3. Meanwhile India and other nations issue a statement in Qatar, say they won't recognise the government imposed by force in Afghanistan. 4. Ahead of 75th Independence Day celebrations, security increases in the national capital, cranes, barricades and metal containers come up at the Red Fort. 5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announces that August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, a day before India's celebrates its 75th Independence Day. 6. A week after temporarily suspending his account, Twitter restores Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's handle on Saturday, but not before the principal opposition party accused it of bias. 7. Three employees of the municipal corporation in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior die while another was seriously injured after the platform of the vehicle they were using broke open while installing the national flag on a post office building on Saturday morning.