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Why Taliban's decision to outlaw opium cultivation is difficult to impleme
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): The Taliban have announced measures to halt opium trade even as the country's economy is facing a serious resource crunch.
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Pakistan takes cue from Russia in exploiting weakness of neighbouring Afgh
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): With Pakistan launching an "unprovoked airstrike" against Afghanistan, killing innocent civilians under the guise of taking out the terrorist group, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), it seems that Pakistan is inspired by its new friend Russia in exploitin
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Anti-Pak rallies in Afghanistan against airstrikes on Afghan soil
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): Anti-Pakistan rallies were held in Afghanistan on Monday in response to airstrikes conducted by Islamabad on Afghan soil that left more than 40 dead.
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Pakistan irked by Afghan Taliban's inaction against TTP
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): Amid the growing incidents along the Pak-Afghan border, Pakistan's foreign office on Sunday issued a strong statement, saying terrorists were operating with impunity from Afghan soil.
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Pakistan: Police open fire at Wana Bazaar protesters
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): The Pakistani local police and Frontier Corps (FC) personnel opened fire in the air on Sunday to disperse a group of protesters who were objecting to the shutting down of the Wana Bazaar and Angoor Adda border crossing point with Afghanistan.
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Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan have escalated tensions between two co
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): The recent airstrikes by the Pakistan military in the Khost and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan, that killed a number of civilians, have escalated the already simmering tensions between the two countries, said a media report.
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Man in Kabul sets himself on fire over financial stress
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): A man set himself on fire in Dehmazang Square in Afghanistan's Kabul on Monday with the media reports stating that he had been facing financial difficulties.
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High tariffs on watermelons worry Afghan fruit traders
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): As the economic crisis continues to worsen in Afghanistan, local traders have complained about high tariffs being imposed upon watermelons, imported from countries like Iran and Pakistan.
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Afghans in UK hold protest against Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], April 18 (ANI): A large number of Afghans living in the United Kingdom protested outside the Pakistan embassy in London against recent airstrikes in parts of Khost and Kunar provinces in Afghanistan.
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Women in Kabul call on Taliban to reopen girls' schools
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): A number of women in Kabul have urged the Taliban to reopen schools for girls above grade six, local media reported.
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UN special envoy calls for representative governance, access to education
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen, in his meeting with Chairman of Afghan Senate Fazal Hadi Muslimyar pressed for representative governance, the need for dialogue at all levels, and access to education for girls and
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Pope mentions Ukraine, Afghanistan and Myanmar in Easter Sunday plea
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], April 18 (ANI): Pope Francis has made an anguished Easter Sunday plea for peace around the world pointing to a "senseless" war in Ukraine, reconciliation for Myanmar, where violence still persists and for Afghanistan which is gripped by a humanitarian crisis, includin
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