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US decision to split frozen funds for relief, 9/11 victims is injustice t
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 13 (ANI): Afghanistan's central bank on Saturday criticized the US decision to split USD 7 billion of the frozen Afghan assets fund between humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and compensate victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, and said it is an "injusti
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Turkey sends humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 13 (ANI): A 45-wagon train carrying 921 tonnes of emergency goods has departed from Turkey as relief assistance from 16 humanitarian groups for Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: 4.5 magnitude earthquake jolts Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Fayzabad [Afghanistan], February 13 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan's capital Kabul, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said on late Saturday.
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Pak calls for complete release of Afghanistan's assets after Biden split f
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 12 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar has called for the complete unfreezing of Afghanistan's assets after the Joe Biden-led administration in the United States decided to split the $7 billion Afghan assets.
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Days after quite detention, Taliban free foreigners working for UN
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): Days after their quiet detention, the Taliban freed two western citizens and their two Afghan colleagues on Friday who had been working for the UN after the world body had announced that they had been held by the Taliban for several days in Afghanistan, re
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4.4 magnitude quake hits Afghanistan's Fayzabad
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Fayzabad [Afghanistan], February 12 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan's Fayzabad on Saturday as per the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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Pakistan, Taliban conflict could pose serious challenges to regional peace
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], February 12 (ANI): The escalating conflict between Pakistan and the Taliban could pose serious challenges to regional peace, said Amsterdam-based think tank in its commentary on Friday.
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Taliban slam Biden's decision to split Afghan bank assets
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 12 (ANI): The Taliban have criticized US President Joe Biden's decision on splitting the frozen Afghan assets present in the United States.
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Biden signs executive order to preserve certain Afghanistan central bank a
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): As Afghanistan faces a worsening humanitarian and economic crisis, US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) signed an Executive Order as part of an effort to set aside USD 3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets for the benefit of the Afghan people.
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'Time to end arbitrary detentions', says UN after release of two reporters
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 12 (ANI): The UN Mission in Afghanistan has welcomed the release of the two reporters by Afghanistan's de facto authorities after more than four days in custody.
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Blinken, Jaishankar discuss diplomatic efforts in response to Russian aggr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed diplomatic efforts in response to Russian aggression, challenges in Afghanistan, placing Burma back on the path to democracy, and efforts to strengthen Indo-Pacifi
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Taliban detained western journalists in Kabul: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 11 (ANI): Taliban have detained at least nine foreigners in Kabul, including one American and several British citizens, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing relatives of the detainees and sources familiar with the matter.
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