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(Note: This article was written in collaboration with Sino Talk) What to Know: President Xi Jinping has formally accepted the first Taliban ambassador to China, Bilal Karimi, during a ceremony earlier today, illustrating the growing relationship between the two following the fall of Afghanistan. The First Taliban Ambassador: On December 1, China accepted Bilal Karimi, who previously worked as the deputy spokesman of...

What to Know: An air ambulance heading from Pattaya, Thailand, to Moscow, Russia, crashed in the mountains of northern Afghanistan on Saturday, according to Taliban officials. Four survivors were found, however, the condition and location of two others remains unknown. The exact cause of the crash is unclear at this time. The Flight: According to the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, the...

At approximately 0400 EST, explosions were reported at the Taliban governor’s office in Nimroz, Afghanistan. https://twitter.com/aamajnews_24/status/1746469649321988261?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA By 0100 EST, the Taliban Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that three Taliban members had been injured when one of the suicide bombers successful detonated his vest and another bomber was killed by guards. https://twitter.com/moiafghanistan/status/1746481973370003887?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA

On December 1, China accepted Bilal Karimi as the first Taliban ambassador to China, marking the first country to do so as the two seek to strengthen political and economic ties. Chinese Director-General of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hong Lei called the meeting "an important step in the development of relations between China and Afghanistan. He said...

At approximately 0600 EST, initial reports indicated a large explosion at the Imam Zaman Mosque, located on the first road of Silavi, Pul-Khumri,Afghanistan. https://twitter.com/hashtesubhdaily/status/1712774988476854504?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA By 0630 EST, the death toll was suspected to be at least 17 with 20 more injured. However, that number is expected to rise. https://twitter.com/obarzgar/status/1712774215324017079?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA This is developing.