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1. The Taliban declares the war in Afghanistan was over after insurgents take control of the presidential palace in Kabul as US-led forces depart and Western nations scramble to evacuate their citizens. President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday as the Islamist militants entered the city, saying he wanted to avoid bloodshed, while hundreds of Afghans desperate to leave flooded Kabul airport. The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Afghanistan today at the request of Estonia and Norway. 2. Petrol bombs thrown at Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma's personal residence after violence breaks out over the death of a former rebel leader resulting in a two-day curfew in Shillong. 3. The Trinamool Congress is back with its slogan 'khela hobe' (game on) but this time for Tripura, where the assembly elections are due in 2023. In Agartala, senior Trinamool leaders raise slogans and urge the leaders of the CPI(M) to join the Mamata Banerjee-led party, criticising them for not being able to become a strong opposition force against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the state. 4. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit Kerala today to review the COVID-19 situation there. He is also likely to visit Guwahati in Assam tomorrow to hold a review meeting there, sources say.