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63 IS militants surrender to security authorities in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Jalalabad [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): A total of 63 militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) outfit have laid down arms and surrendered to security authorities in eastern Afghanistan, said an official statement released Tuesday.
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900,000 Afghans lost jobs since Taliban takeover: SIGAR
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): According to the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), at least 900,000 Afghans have lost their jobs since the Taliban took control last August.
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US envoy to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield terms Taliban's burqa imposition 'u
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], May 10 (ANI): Reacting to the Taliban's burqa imposition on Afghan women, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda, Thomas-Greenfield, said "what they did today is unconscionable."
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Afghanistan: Resistance Front claims killing of 22 Taliban members in Panj
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): The National Resistance Front (NRF) on Monday claimed to have killed 22 Taliban members in the Panjshir conflict.
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Malala Yousafzai slams Taliban for hijab decree, urges world leaders to ta
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has expressed fear for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban issued a decree making the hijab compulsory for women in Afghanistan.
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Norwegian Diplomat urges Intl communities to 'talk it out' with Taliban fo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], May 9 (ANI): Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Henrik Thune requested the international communities to pursue dialogue with the Taliban as he expressed his concern over the oppression of young girls and Afghan women in the country.
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Pakistani Pashtuns talk directly to Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan not to take
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): Several Pashtuns and tribals from Pakistan have started talking directly to the leadership of Tehrike Taliban Pakistan (TT-P), trying to convince them not to get involved in terrorist activities in the area, local media reported.
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Afghan refugees in Iran worried about census
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (ANI): Afghan refugees in Iran are worried about a census which is going to be conducted in the country as their immigration status is uncertain and they may not be allowed extensions, local media reported.
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Afghan women hold protest in Kabul against Taliban after hijab decree
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (ANI): Dozens of Afghan women on Monday took to the streets in Kabul to protest against the Taliban days after the outfit issued a decree making the hijab compulsory for women in Afghanistan.
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Taliban's hijab decree to negatively impact their relations with internati
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West on Monday expressed concern over the recent decision by the Taliban to order Afghan women to cover head-to-toe and said it will continue to negatively impact their relations with the internatio
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Tribal elders, Islamic clerics gathering to discuss political issues, secu
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (ANI): A gathering of Afghans, comprising tribal elders, Islamic clerics and influential figures, will discuss the political issues, security and social situation in Afghanistan.
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Sirajuddin Haqqani calls for end of disputes among local tribes in Afghani
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Sirajuddin Haqqani, the acting head of Taliban's Interior Ministry, who is on the UN sanctions list as well as an FBI wanted terrorist has called for the resolution of disputes with a Pashtun tribe through negotiation.
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