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The head of the United Nations Afghanistan aid operation expressed strong concerns Tuesday over military gains by the Taliban insurgents as US and coalition forces pull out of the country.. “All of the major trends — politics, security, the peace process, the economy, the humanitarian emergency, and Covid — all of these trends are negative or stagnant,” Deborah Lyons told the UN Security Council in a video conference. “The Taliban’s recent advances are even more significant and are a result of an intensified military campaign,” said Lyons, who leads the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. “For the Taliban to…

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