Afghanistan
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Taliban detain UNHCR staff, 2 foreign journalists in Kabul
Kabul: The Taliban have detained two foreign journalists on assignment with the UN refugee agency and a number of its Afghan staff working in the country’s capital, UNHCR said Friday. The development…
- India
WHO chief, Taliban discuss Afghan health crisis
Kabul: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that he met Taliban Health Minister Qalander Ebad for talks on the “dire” health and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Ghebreyesus…
- Pakistan
Americans were never clear on what they were trying to achieve in Afghanistan: Imran Khan
New Delhi: Criticising the US over its 20-year war in Afghanistan, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Washington had no clear aims in the war-torn country, The News reported. In…
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Afghanistan receives $32mn in humanitarian cash aid
Kabul: Afghanistan has received a batch of $32 million in humanitarian cash assistance, according to the country’s central bank. “Following a series of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, $32 million in cash reached Afghanistan…
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Measles outbreak kills 74 children in Afghanistan
Kabul: At least 74 children died following an outbreak of measles in Afghanistan’s northern province of Badakhshan, an official said Sunday. “There had been pockets of measles cases across several Badakhshan districts, including…
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Over 1 million Afghans migrated in 4 months: Report
Kabul: More than one million Afghans have migrated over the past four months and most of them have crossed border areas into Iran and Pakistan a media report claimed The head of a…
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Afghan journalists face harassment under Taliban: Media body
Kabul: The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that journalists and media workers in Afghanistan are facing increasing “harassment” under the Taliban regime. RSF said the threats, interrogations and arbitrary arrests of journalists…
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Kabul airport attack carried out using single explosive device: US
Washington: The US Department of Defense (DoD) has said the August 2021 attack at the Kabul airport that killed 183 people, including 13 American service members, was carried out by using a single…
- Afghanistan
Plans to conduct nationwide census in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan is planning to a launch nationwide census, as there is no exact information on the country’s population, the media reported. “We have finalised a draft and presented…
- World
Over a million Afghans flee to Iran as economy collapses
New Delhi : From October 2021 through the end of January 2022, more than a million Afghans have fled to Iran as the economy has collapsed in the war-torn nation, The New York…
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Taliban’s former captive who converted to Islam longs to return to Afghanistan
Timothy Weeks, now Jibra’il Omar, an Australian teacher, in Afghanistan, was kidnapped by the Taliban in 2016 while returning from work with his colleague Kevin. They were long-time captives under the Taliban…
- Middle East
Iranian protesters attack Afghan trucks to demand flow of Helmand water
New Delhi: People in the Sistan-Balochistan province of Iran which borders Afghanistan took to the streets on Friday and demanded the right to water that flows from Afghanistan, Iranian State media Irna…
- Afghanistan
Taliban govt stops media outlets from holding conference
New Delhi: The Taliban government in Afghanistan prevented media outlets from holding a press conference in Kabul over concerns about the status of media in the country, reported media organisations. The conference was…