Top 10 world news: Afghan govt claims 300 Taliban killed in 24 Hours, Trump's team launches GETTR to replace Twitter & more

Since May 1, or the start of the US military'sfinal withdrawal of about 2,500 troops, Afghan forces and the Taliban have clashed fiercely across the rugged countryside as peace talks between them have faltered. After the recentUS and NATOtroops'evacuation of their main Bagram Air Base, the AfghanMinistry of Defence claims that in the last 24 hours, more than 300 Taliban fighters were killed in fighting with government forces. However, the Taliban has refuted these claims.

Meanwhile, followingformer US President Donald Trump's banning from social media platformTwitter, his team has launched a similar app GETTR. The app describes itself as a “non-bias social network for people all over the world", however, it has been flagged byusers as a'Place of hate'.

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Afghanistan: Fighting rages as US forces seek exit by end of August

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Keeping in mind former US president Donal Trump's love forthe social media platform Twitter, his team has now launched a similar platform called GETTR.

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