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this is bbc news, i m lukwesa burak. the headlines. in their first news conference since taking control in afghanistan, taliban leaders have said they won t let afghanistan be used as a haven for terrorists. they also insisted women could be actively involved in society, as long as they complied with sharia law. it comes as the taliban s political leader, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is reported to have flown in from qatar to the south eastern city of kandahar, near the border with pakistan. on the ground the taliban gave a public declaration of a nationwide amnesty with a call for government workers to return to their jobs without fear. in other news, rescue work following the deadly earthquake which struck haiti on saturday has been hampered by heavy rains brought by tropical storm grace. more than 1,900 people are now known to have died in the seven point 2 magnitude quake.

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