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Former Afghan finance minister now drives Uber in Washington
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): Khalid Payenda, who was once Afghanistan's finance minister, now makes a living in Washington as an Uber driver.
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Afghan activists protest at White House against Taliban, its sponsor Pakis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): Members of Afghan diaspora in the United States, including women's rights activists and supporters of the National Resistance Front (NRF) organized a protest rally in Washington DC in front of the White House on Sunday.
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Former minister appeal Afghans to return to Afghanistan; ask Taliban to en
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 21 (ANI): Former parliamentary affairs minister Farooq Wardak of Afghanistan on Sunday appealed Afghans, who have fled Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power, to return to the country and asked the Islamic Emirate to ensure civil and human rights of all citizen
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Afghan activists in Kabul urges US to unfreeze Afghanistan's reserves
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 21 (ANI): Civil activists in Kabul urged US President Joe Biden for the release of Afghanistan's reserves to prevent the collapse of the country's economy.
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Hazara tapestries smuggled out of Afghanistan displayed at New Zealand gal
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], March 21 (ANI): To preserve the art and culture of Afghanistan, three tapestries made by Hazara artist Khadim Ali were smuggled under the nose of the Taliban are now being displayed in a New Plymouth art gallery in New Zealand.
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Taliban bans official Afghan tricolour flag
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 21 (ANI): The Taliban regime in Afghanistan on Sunday issued a decree banning the official tricolour flag of the internationally-recognised Afghan government (black, red, green) and replaces it with the white coloured flag of the Islamic emirate.
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13 million Afghan children in dire need of international assistance: UNICE
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 20 (ANI): Nearly 13 million children in Afghanistan are in dire need of international assistance, said communications chief for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan, Sam Mort, according to a media report.
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Navroz festival not to be celebrated in Afghanistan under Taliban regime
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 20 (ANI): Navroz or Nowruz which marks the Persian and Iranian New Year will not be celebrated in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime.
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Two killed, farmlands destroyed in flash floods in Afghanistan's Nangarhar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Jalalabad [Afghanistan], March 20 (ANI): Two people were killed in flash floods caused by heavy rain in Lal Pur district of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday, media reported on Sunday.
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Russia-Ukraine war may trigger food, fuel price hike in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 20 (ANI): As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the ongoing conflicts between both countries will cause a hike in the prices of food items and fuels in Afghanistan.
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Taliban to open high schools for girls next week
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 20 (ANI): The Taliban will allow girls to return to class when high schools open on March 22, ending the uncertainty over whether the Islamic group would allow full access to education for girls.
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Pakistan to host OIC Foreign Ministers meet next week amid ongoing politic
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 20 (ANI): Amid the ongoing political unrest in the country, Pakistan will host a two-day meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad on March 22 and 23.
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