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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has postponed a planned trip to Israel this weekend over final evacuation efforts from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said Thursday. “The chancellor’s trip to Israel planned for August 28-30 has been cancelled in coordination with the Israeli prime minister due to current developments in Afghanistan,” Seibert said in a statement. “Both sides agreed that the chancellor’s visit should take place at a later date.” Merkel, who will retire from politics after a general election next month, was to hold talks with Israel’s new Pri…