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Media under threat as crimes against journalists continue in Afghanistan:
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Surge in crime against journalists in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) stated in its report the human rights violation of at least 200 reporters. Over 45 per cent of journalists have quit since the terrorist outfit assum
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Pakistan, China to extend CPEC to Afghanistan despite India's opposition
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
CPEC is a part of China's most ambitious project Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), aimed at renewing the country's ancient trade routes in the coastal countries of south-east Asia.
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Blast in Kabul hits bus carrying govt officials, injures eight
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The blast targeted a minibus of Taliban employees in front of a government building in Police District 5 during the morning rush hour.
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Gujarat: Two districts of Gujarat get right to grant citizenship to minori
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs has made the entire process of getting citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh quite simple. Under the new rule, now the collectors have the right to investigate the people and give them citiz
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US shrugged all red flags, signed Doha Agreement handing over Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
US signed the Doha Agreement with Taliban in 2020 even as Pakistan admitted to backing mujahideen in the Afghan civil war.
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Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UN survey
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan - latest findings and emerging threats is the first report on the illicit opium economy since the Taliban, which assumed power in August 2021, banned cultivation of opium poppy and all narcotics in April 2022.
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Aiming to win our next game with a healthy rate: SL skipper after Afghanis
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Sri Lanka registered a comprehensive six-wicket victory over Afghanistan, keeping their chances of making it into the semi-finals alive.
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We erred with our lines and lengths: Mohammad Nabi on loss against SL
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Nabi targeted his bowlers for not sticking to their plans and bowling too full on the wicket which made shot-making easy for the Sri Lankan batters.
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T20 World Cup: SL knock Afghanistan out after clinical 6-wicket victory
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Buoyed by the match-winning knock of Dhananjaya de Silva and Wanindu Hasaranga's three wicket haul, Sri Lanka registered their second win of the tournamnt to keep their T20 World Cup dream alive.
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T20 World Cup: Sri Lankan bowlers restrict Afghanistan to 144/8
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Opting to bat first, the Afghan inning started cautiously with openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Usman Ghani seeing off the new ball. Gurbaz sensed the need to score runs and took the initiative to attack the Sri Lankan bowlers.
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Afghanistan's mainstream media shaken by Taliban takeover
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The mainstream media in Afghanistan that had just started to get on its feet were shaken by the disruptions of 2021 - the takeover of the war-ravaged country by the Taliban.
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T20 World Cup: Afghanistan opt to bat against Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Both the teams linger at the bottom of the points table of Group 1 with Sri Lanka in the fifth position while Afghanistan at sixth.
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