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Largest opium producer Afghanistan, contributes 87 pc total global output
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Vienna [Austria], March 17 (ANI): With about 87 per cent of the global production, Afghanistan is the world's largest opium producer despite a 9 billion dollar effort over a two-decade period by the United States to deter illegal production in the country, according to an analyst associated
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UN mission in Afghanistan expresses concern about detentions of journalist
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 17 (ANI): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has expressed its deep concern about the detentions of journalists and the increasing restrictions being placed on media in the country.
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UNSC extends mandate of UN assistance mission in Afghanistan by one year
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], March 17 (ANI): The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan by one year, with Russia abstaining.
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Fall of Kabul to Taliban turns Afghanistan into 'safe haven' for terrorist
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 17 (ANI): The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban has once again turned it into a safe haven for terrorist outfits, said a research analyst of a Netherlands-based think tank.
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Taliban protest Pakistan's border violations along Durand Line
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 17 (ANI): In yet another case of border spat between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Afghan Foreign Ministry has reportedly protested against continuing border violations along the Durand Line.
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Taliban form commission to bring back Afghan figures in exile
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 17 (ANI): The Taliban have announced the formation of a commission to invite Afghan figures back to Afghanistan, who had fled after the Islamic group seized power in August last year, media reports said on Thursday.
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180 media outlets closed in past seven months in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 17 (ANI): As many as 180 media outlets out of 475 have been closed in Afghanistan in the past seven months following the takeover by the Taliban in August this year, local media reported.
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UN to host pledging conference with UK, Germany, Qatar in Afghanistan f
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 17 (ANI): The United Nations along with the United Kingdom, Germany and Qatar will host an international pledging conference in Afghanistan on March 31, in support of the humanitarian response, local media reported.
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UN calls for equal access to education for stable Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 17 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen on Thursday met University representatives in Kabul and urged equal access to education for boys and girls as a "fundamental need" for a stable and economic prosperous Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: US planning to ramp up attacks on ISIS-K in summer
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): General Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday (local time) said that the US will ramp up attacks on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan branch (ISIS-K) in summer as they are re-constituting itself and will b
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Taliban unlikely to take actions to constrain Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17 (ANI): After the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban last August, it was believed that the new regime would not allow the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to use Afghan soil to attack Pakistan, however, the cross-border terrorism increased in the area.
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Former Afghan govt's peace ministry employees protest against Taliban for
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 17 (ANI): Former Afghan Government employees of the State Ministry for Peace Affairs on Tuesday protested against the Taliban for the non-payment of their salaries for months.
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