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Afghanistan responsible for 80 per cent of illicit opium production global
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In a separate report, UNODC said that Afghanistan is home to an estimated 3.5 million drug users, which account for nearly 10 per cent of the total population.
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230 Afghan migrant families return to Afghanistan from Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A total of 230 Afghan migrant families from Pakistan returned to Afghanistan on Sunday through the Torkham crossing.
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Afghanistan: Paktia University graduates call on Taliban to reopen schools
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Ahmadullah, a graduate student, said that there were girls with them during this period. He further said that girls have been banned from universities after the Taliban seized power in August 2021.
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Afghanistan: Amid worsening conditions for women, Taliban leader makes tal
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
However, his remarks have come at a time when women are banned from public life, and their work and education are severely curtailed ever since the Taliban takeover.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.2 hits Afghanistan's Fayzabad
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to NCS, it took place at 12:16:57 (IST) and the epicentre of the earthquake was found to be at Latitude- 36.43 and Longitude- 71.48, respectively.
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Want good political, economic relations with world: Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada in a letter published on Mujahid's Twitter, said: "Just as we do not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, in the same way, we do not allow others to interfere in our internal affairs."
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Forest fire destroys acres of land in Afghanistan's Kunar
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The fire damaged 14 hectares and 80 acres of forest, according to Ehsanullah, a representative of Kunar's disaster management department.
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Afghanistan: Private companies start extracting marble from mine in Baghla
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Department of Mines representative stated that this mine has two blocks, and the firms will pay the government 900 Afghanis each tonne. According to the governor of Baghlan, the extraction of this mine will assist the local population by enhancing infrastructure and generating employment
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Nearly 230 Afghan migrants deported from Turkey
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Khaama Press reported citing Turkish media outlets that a total of 230 Afghan migrants have been deported from Turkey's various cities back to the country due to insufficient documents.
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Afghanistan: Female shopkeepers in Balkh raise concerns about drop in sale
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Female shopkeepers in the Balkh province of Afghanistan have raised concerns amid a drop in sales in their business, according to TOLOnews.
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Afghan refugees in Pakistan face numerous challenges: Report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In spite of the refugees having the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) certificate, Pakistani police and other relevant agencies continue detaining and incarcerating Afghan refugees.
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Afghanistan: Women's integrated services and facilities centre to be set u
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with the Afghanistan Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AWCCI) are partnering to set up a Women's Integrated Services and Facilities Centre in Kabul, Kha
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