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Afghanistan has its ‘sharpest surge’ ever of child malnutrition, says UN
Islamabad: Afghanistan is seeing its sharpest-ever surge of child malnutrition, the World Food Program said Monday, adding it needed USD 539 million to help the country’s most vulnerable families. Almost 10 million…
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Afghanistan: 6 workers killed, several injured in coal mine explosion
Kabul: The death toll in an explosion at a coal mine in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province has increased to six as several other injured workers continue to battle for life, the local officials…
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women, girls
The Hague: The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for the Taliban’s supreme leader and the head of Afghanistan’s Supreme Court on charges of persecuting women and girls since seizing power…
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India abstains in UNGA on draft resolution on Afghanistan
United Nations: India on Monday abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution on Afghanistan as it noted that a “business as usual” approach is unlikely to deliver outcomes that…
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Pak security forces kill 30 terrorists trying to infiltrate from Afghanistan
Peshawar: At least 30 terrorists were killed while trying to infiltrate from Afghanistan in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military media wing said on Friday. The security forces successfully thwarted infiltration…
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Russia becomes first country to formally recognise Taliban’s govt in Afghanistan
Moscow: Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognise the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of outlawed…
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Waziristan terror attack: Pakistan closes border crossing with Afghanistan
Peshawar: Pakistan has temporarily closed a key border crossing with Afghanistan due to security threats, until further notice, officials said on Sunday. The Ghulam Khan border has been closed after Saturday’s suicide…
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Around 1.2 mn Afghans forced to return from Iran & Pakistan this year, says UN
Islamabad: At least 1.2 million Afghans have been forced to return from Iran and Pakistan this year, the UN refugee agency said Saturday, warning that repatriations on a massive scale have the…
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Pak FM Dar to visit China for talks with Chinese, Afghan counterparts
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will travel to China on Monday, where he is expected to hold bilateral talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Afghanistan’s Acting…
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Taliban refutes Pakistan’s claim that Indian missile hit Afghanistan
Islamabad: The Taliban-led government in Kabul on Saturday refuted Pakistan’s claim that an Indian missile hit Afghanistan, saying no such incident has taken place. Afghan Defence Ministry spokesperson Enaitullah Khawarzmi labelled Pakistan’s…
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2nd earthquake in week: 5.9 magnitude hits Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan was jolted by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake on Saturday but no loss of life and property has been reported so far. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the epicentre…
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Imran Khan lambasts Pak govt for mistreatment of Afghan nationals
Lahore: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has lambasted the Shehbaz Sharif-government for mistreatment of Afghan nationals saying, the current anti-Afghanistan policy will only breed more resentment and escalate terrorism in…
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan
Kabul: In the early hours of Wednesday, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor occurred at 04.43 a.m.…
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Pakistan deports over 8,000 Afghan refugees
Islamabad: Pakistan has deported over 8,000 Afghan refugees as part of a nationwide drive to expel Afghans from the country after a deadline for their voluntary return expired last week, officials said…
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US restores urgent food aid but not in Afghanistan, Yemen, where millions need it
Cairo: The Trump administration has reversed sweeping cuts in emergency food aid to several nations but maintained them in Afghanistan and Yemen, two of the world’s poorest and most war-ravaged countries, officials…
