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Kohli out of Afghanistan ODIs with hamstring injury
New Delhi: Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli was on Thursday ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan due to a hamstring injury that he sustained during the recently-concluded IPL. The…
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UN rights body condemns Taliban move legitimising child marriage
Geneva: The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has strongly condemned a new Taliban decree in Afghanistan that legitimises child marriage and considers a girl’s silence as consent to…
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Afghanistan: UN flags new law that allows child marriage for girls
The United Nations expressed “grave concern” on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan’s Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes provisions on child marriage, saying the code further entrenches…
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Afghanistan says Pakistan strikes killed three civilians
Kabul: Afghanistan accused Pakistan of carrying out cross-border attacks into its territory on Monday, May 4, that hit civilian areas, killing at least three people and wounding 14, as tension between the…
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Afghan man convicted in Kabul airport bombing conspiracy
Alexandria: An alleged Islamic State group militant was convicted on Wednesday, April 29, of a conspiracy charge in a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport during the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal…
- India
Tremors felt in north India after 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan
New Delhi: An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude jolted several parts of north India on the night of Friday, April 3, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. The tremors, which lasted a…
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Pakistan kills 400 in strike on Kabul hospital, India terms it ‘cowardly act’
At least 400 people were killed and over 250 injured after a Pakistani airstrike hit the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul on Monday night, March 16, even as Pakistan denied targeting…
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United States accuses Afghanistan of ‘Hostage Diplomacy’
Washington: The State Department on Monday, March 9, designated Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention as the US ambassador to the United Nations separately called out the country for engaging in…
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India condemns Pakistan’s strikes on Afghanistan during Ramzan
United Nations: India has condemned Pakistan’s air attacks on Afghanistan and called out its hypocrisy in conducting them during the month of Ramzan killing mostly women and children while preaching “Islamic solidarity”.…
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UK imposes study visa bans on Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, Sudan
London: The UK on Wednesday imposed a study visa ban on four countries accused of using the route as a backdoor entry to seek permanent refuge in the country, as part of…
- Pakistan
Pakistan Army kills TTA commander near Torkham border
Peshawar: The Pakistan Army has killed the commander of the Afghan Taliban during an operation near Torkham border in northwest Pakistan, security officials said on Wednesday, March 4. The commander of the…
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Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict: UN chief warns of growing civilian impact
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is deeply concerned by the escalation of violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. UN chief is “deeply concerned…
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Pakistan now in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan: Defence Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan’s defence minister early Friday, February 27, said that his country had run out of “patience” and now considers itself in an “open war” with neighbouring Afghanistan after both sides launched…
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Pakistan says it struck TTP militant hideouts along Afghan border
Islamabad: Pakistan said that it had carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of Pakistani militants it blames for recent attacks inside the country. Islamabad did not say in…
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Taliban permit husbands to beat wives if no bones are broken
Kabul: A new penal code introduced by the Taliban in Afghanistan permits husbands to physically punish their wives and children under certain conditions and establishes a tiered justice system based on social…