Afghan LGBT rights activist Nemat Sadat and an unnamed gay man in Kabul both report that the Taliban beheaded the man's boyfriend on the same day that they entered the city. Sadat said that while women are only executed if they commit adultery, homosexuals face an "automatic death sentence based on their mere existence".
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September 2, 2021 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Indian authorities deploy security forces in the Kashmir Valley in order to restrict public movement and impose a near-total internet blackout following the death of senior separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
Israeli soldiers open fire on Palestinians protesting against Israel's 14-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, killing one person and injuring 15 others.
Former Royal Military Police soldier Ben Slater is briefly arrested for questioning by the Taliban while trying to evacuate 400 Afghans and 50 staff members.
The Taliban enters the Panjshir Valley and clashes with National Resistance Front of Afghanistan forces led by Ahmad Massoud. The Taliban reports gaining some territory as both sides also claim heavy casualties.
Disasters and accidents
Twelve people are dead and 4,500 are sick in the Democratic Republic of the Congo following a toxic leak from a massive diamond mine in Angola.
At least 41 people are killed by flash flooding and tornados in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and New Jersey as the remnants of Ida pass over the Northeastern United States.
Health and environment
Abu Dhabi will lift its quarantine requirements for all vaccinated foreign travellers on September 5 as long as they show a negative PCR test result as the UAE reported no COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours for the first time since November 14, 2020.
The Bulgarian government announces nationwide restrictions that would require restaurants, bars, and casinos to close at 10 p.m., restrict the capacity of gyms, theatres, and cinemas to between 30% to 50%, and ban all mass gatherings from September 7 until October 30 amid the spread of COVID-19 and the low percentage of vaccinated people.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde cancel or reschedule their attendance at all public events and engagements, in addition to placing all members of the Royal Family into quarantine, after a Royal Family member tested positive for COVID-19.
Taiwan receives its first shipment of 932,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg announces that children aged 12 to 15 years old in Norway will be offered the single-dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, only the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine that is currently recommended for this age group.
Kenya receives a shipment of 358,200 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by Canada as part of the COVAX initiative.
International relations
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announces that there is no "foreseeable recognition" of the Taliban government in Afghanistan although he asserts that the United Kingdom will nevertheless directly engage the group in necessary talks.
Poland declares a state of emergency on its border with Belarus amid an increase in illegal migration. The Polish Border Guard says that there were around 3,500 attempts to illegally cross the border in August, 2,500 of which were not successful.
Law and crime
President Jair Bolsonaro signs a law allowing vaccine and medication patents to be broken in situations of public health emergency in Brazil, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authorities in Tanzania have confirmed that the gunman who killed three policemen and a security guard in Dar es Salaam on August 25, was motivated by Islamic extremism.
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