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Ex-Afghan PM Hekmatyar escapes unhurt after his building attacked in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Former Afghan Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's building was attacked on Friday in Kabul resulting in the death of one person while injuring two others, reported Tolo News.
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Pakistan tops list of nations at risk of violence: US think-tank report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan has topped the list of countries at the highest risk of experiencing new mass killings, according to a new report by a US think-tank, Early Warning Project.
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PTI leader Fawad lashes out at coalition govt for 52 pc rise in terror att
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhary on Thursday lashed out at the coalition government of Shehbaz Sharif and claimed that there has been a 52 per cent rise in terror attacks since the regime changed.
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Pakistan condemns attack on civilians in Samangan seminary of Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan on Friday strongly condemned the attack on civilians in a Seminary in Afghanistan's Samangan which resulted in the deaths of at least 20 students and children, and a dozen wounded.
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Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Conduc
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Hasaranga was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "showing dissent at an Umpire's decision during an International Match."
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UNSC condemns attack on religious school in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack on innocent students and children at the religious school in Aybak, in the Samangan province, on 30 November," the UNSC statement said on Thursday.
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US designates AQIS, TTP leaders as global terrorists
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The list of designated terrorists includes Osama Mehmood the emir of AQIS, Atif Yahya Ghouri the deputy emir of AQIS and Muhammad Maruf, responsible for AQIS' recruiting branch. The State Department has also designated the deputy emir of TTP Qari Amjad, who oversees operations and militants
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Taliban ban Voice of America, RFE/RL for one-sided broadcasts
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Abdul Haq Hammad, who oversees broadcasting for the Ministry of Information and Culture of the incumbent Afghan administration, said, "Radio Azadi (RL), which started broadcasting after the American occupation, was stopped due to non-compliance with journalistic principles
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Children's opportunities to study, flourish plummeted to 24 pc since Talib
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The economic and political situation of Afghanistan has only gone worse since the Taliban took control of the country in mid-August last year, the Afghans' viewpoints of children's opportunities to study and flourish plummeted to 24 per cent, a Gallup survey said on Thursday.
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It's not the ultimate goal: Tamim Iqbal on Bangladesh's World Cup qualific
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
After the ODI series between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan finished in a tie at Pallekele, Bangladesh was one of seven teams to earn straight qualification for the World Cup.
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Ibrahim Zadran registers highest individual score in ODIs for Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The opener broke the record for the highest individual score by an Afghanistan player in ODIs, beating Mohammad Shahzad's unbeaten 131 against Zimbabwe in 2015.
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US special representative for Afghanistan to visit India
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a statement, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said West's trip will include visits to Japan and the United Arab Emirates. "Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West will travel to Japan, India, and the United Arab Emirates December 1-8," Price said.
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