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Taliban-run Afghanistan may become safe haven for Al Qaeda, TTP still acti
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 9 (ANI): A report sent to the UN Security Council on Monday, stated that the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has between 3,000 and 5,000 fighters in Afghanistan and also warned that a Taliban-run Afghanistan has the potential to become a "safe haven"
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Some forces in India want to make the country Afghanistan: BJP MP Harnath
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh Harnath Singh Yadav on Wednesday slammed the opposition leaders for extending their support to wearing hijab at school in Karnataka's Udupi and alleged that some forces want to "make this country Afghanistan" and that
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EAM Jaishankar meets Qatari counterpart, exchanges views on regional devel
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], February 9 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Wednesday met his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and exchanged views on global and regional developments, including Afghanistan.
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Taliban asks UN to surrender Afghanistan's seat to Islamic Emirate
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 9 (ANI): The Taliban has asked the United Nations to surrender Afghanistan's seat in the organization to the Islamic Emirate.
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No direct threat of Taliban expansion into neighbouring states, says CSTO
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 9 (ANI): Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Stanislav Zas has said that the member states of the CSTO currently are not facing a direct threat of military expansion by the Taliban despite Afghanistan remaining the source of regional
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'Afghan Taliban doesn't trust Pakistan, both playing double games'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 9 (ANI): Stressing that both Pakistan and Taliban are playing a double game with each other, senior Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir said Afghan Taliban doesn't trust Pakistan and refuses to acknowledge Pakistan's many years of tacit and not-so-tacit support for the g
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Displacement, humanitarian needs surging inside Afghanistan: UN agency
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Grand-Saconnex [Switzerland], February 9 (ANI): Conflict last year had forced more than 700,000 Afghans to leave their homes and added to the 5.5 million people already displaced over past years, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday.
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Afghan businessman killed in Faryab province
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 9 (ANI): An Afghan businessman from Faryab province was killed by his kidnappers three months after receiving USD 50,000 of ransom, local media reported.
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UN again voices concern about women's safety in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 9 (ANI): The top UN envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons met top Taliban leadership on Tuesday and voiced concern about the women's safety in the country.
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Armed clash breaks out between Taliban, local residents in Afghanistan's P
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Panjshir [Afghanistan], February 9 (ANI): The Taliban has surrounded the Parandeh valley in Afghanistan's Panjshir province and arrested local residents, as per local sources.
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Taliban delegation arrives in Geneva for talks: Swiss Foreign Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], February 9 (ANI): A delegation of the Taliban has arrived in Geneva, where it plans to hold talks with representatives of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and non-governmental organization, FDFA spokeswoman Elisa Raggi said.
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US' Afghan evacuation efforts were resisted by White House, diplomats for
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US] February 8 (ANI): The State Department and the White House hindered efforts by US military leaders to prepare evacuation of embassy personnel and allies from Afghanistan for weeks before Kabul's fall, said a media report citing an Army investigative report.
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