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UN Women chief blasts Taliban ban on female Afghan UN staff
United Nations: Sima Bahous, UN Undersecretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, has condemned the Taliban’s decision to ban Afghan women from working with the United Nations in Afghanistan. “We stand in…
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UN seeks clarity over Taliban ban on female staff
United Nations: The UN is seeking clarity after the Taliban regime in Afghanistan banned female staff of the world body from working in the war-torn country, said a spokesman. “Our colleagues on…
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Mortar mine blast leaves 2 children dead in Afghanistan
Kabul: Two children were killed as a mortar mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan’s eastern Wardak province, provincial police spokesman Yusuf Israr said Sunday. The incident took place…
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Kabul rejects Washington’s claim over IS strength in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led caretaker government in Afghanistan has dismissed Washington’s claim over the alleged stronger presence of Daesh or Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan as utterly fabricated. “The statements of US officials…
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Afghan security forces discover IS weaponry in Jawzjan northern province
Kabul: The Afghan security forces have discovered a weapon cache and mine-making center of Daesh, or Islamic State (IS), in Shiberghan, the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan province, the provincial police chief…
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Five dead in Afghanistan, Pakistan after powerful quake
Kabul: Five people died in Afghanistan and Pakistan following a powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, which was also felt across north India. According to the US Geological Survey, Tuesday…
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At least 9 dead as powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Pakistan
Islamabad:An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude shook parts of Pakistan on Tuesday, killing nine people and injuring over 160 others, local media reported. The epicentre of the earthquake was Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region,…
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India to train Afghan diplomats in Kabul
New Delhi: India plans to hold a four-day training programme for Afghan Foreign Ministry officials in Kabul beginning Tuesday. The news regarding the training was issued by the Taliban government’s Ministry of…
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Pakistan, Afghan forces exchange fire at major border crossing
Islamabad: Forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged fire on the Torkham border leaving a border guard injured. The Taliban-led government of Afghanistan on Sunday shut the border crossing, accusing Pakistan of reneging…
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China to become Afghanistan’s second-largest trade partner in 2023
Beijing: China’s trade with Afghanistan has been growing fast and it may become the second-largest trading nation with Afghanistan in 2023 after Pakistan, a situation that bodes well for the continuation of…
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Taliban shuts down main border point with Pakistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has ordered the shutdown of one of the country’s main trading and border crossing points with Pakistan, accusing Islamabad of reneging on its commitments. The Afghan…
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Biden faces Republican probe into US troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan
Washington: US President Joe Biden seems to be the “Man on Fire” as he faces a Republican probe into the hasty withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan in August 2021 which led…
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Afghans turning to crystal-meth industry to stave off starvation
Kabul: A devastating humanitarian and economic crisis has forced millions of Afghans to find new sources of income, media reports said. A growing number of them have turned to the booming methamphetamine…