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Afghanistan: Two killed, 13 others injured in accident in Samangan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The incident occurred when a motorbike with two Taliban-appointed security officers crashed with a passenger bus in Zuhrabi near Aybak City.
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Drought gives rise to dust storms in Afghanistan, analysts blame Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Severe drought has given rise to massive dust storms in Afghanistan and analysts believed that it is the de-facto authorities of the country that are to be blamed as they are unable to take serious actions to prevent any of it, TOLOnews reported.
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"We weren't good enough in batting": Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan didn't hold back to point out his team's lack of skills to win the T20I series against Bangladesh on Sunday.
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Bangladesh whitewash Afghanistan in two-match T20I series after 6-wicket w
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Hasan took two wickets conceding 15 runs and scored crucial 18 (11) runs in the match. Taskin Ahmed also picked three wickets by conceding 33 runs.
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More than 2.5 Afghan immigrants reside in Pakistan, says Afghan envoy
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Consul General of Afghanistan in Karachi, Abdul Jabar Takhari said that more than 2.5 million Afghan immigrants are living in Pakistan, out of which 300,000 lack legal documents, reported Tolo News.
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Afghanistan: Police destroys poppy on 40,000 acres of land in the Badakhsh
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Poppy has been eradicated from around 40,000 acres of land in the Badakhshan province in the last three months, Khaama Press reported citing Shafiqullah Hafizi, the director of the counter-narcotics police department in the province.
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As drought grips Afghanistan's Bamyan, farmers complain of lack of fodd
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Lamenting over the challenges faced by Livestock farmers on a daily basis in the province, they said that the lack of fodder is not the only problem; the occurrence of various animal diseases has also had a bad effect on livestock farming and has reduced their income.
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Afghanistan: 2 more media outlets shut operations amid economic loss, rest
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
On May 3, on World Press Freedom Day, some media-supporting organizations said that more than 300 media outlets have shut down in Afghanistan in the past two years and that over 5,000 journalists have lost their jobs.
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Donors, NGOs face immense challenge in meeting needs of Afghan people: Rep
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In a recent report titled "Afghanistan's Dire Humanitarian Situation," the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) recommended the continuation of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
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Pakistan military deplores TTP havens across western border
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Friday said: “Armed Forces of Pakistan have serious concerns on the safe havens and liberty of action available to TTP [Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan] in Afghanistan.”
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Woman students in Afghanistan reiterate call to reopen schools for girls
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
This comes 660 days after closure of schools for girls from grade 7 to 12 in Afghanistan.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolts Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolted 185 kilometres South-Southeast of Afghanistan's Fayzabad on Saturday.
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