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Rise in TTP attacks in Pakistan a major concern: US diplomat
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 22 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West has raised concerns about increasing attacks by the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Pakistan.
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T20 WC: Sam Curran becomes first England bowler to take five-wicket haul i
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The 24-year-old all-rounder got the record to his name during his side's stage 12 match against Afghanistan in Perth on Saturday
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T20 WC: Curran's five-wicket haul helps England restrict Afghanistan to 11
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Ibrahim Zadran (32) and Usman Ghani (30) tried their level best to resist brutal pace of English bowling, but Curran (5/10) and Ben Stokes, Mark Wood (2 wickets each) did not even give Afghanistan a chance to develop a big partnership
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T20 WC: England win toss, opt to field first against Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Both teams will be looking forward to add some points to their stats with a win
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Pak-Afghan relations deteriorate, Taliban increases vigil around Pak missi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 22 (ANI): Ties between Pakistan and the Taliban seem to be facing a new blow as several reports revealed that the Taliban has increased the vigil around the offices of Pakistan mission in the country to ensure the neutralization of any attempt of sabotaging the r
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Amid reeling economic crisis, Afghan GDP likely to shrink further in 2022:
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): While Afghanistan continues to remain under the grip of an economic and humanitarian crisis, the World Bank in its recent development update stated that the country's real gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to contract further in 2022.
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Afghan farmers resorting to poppy cultivation for survival
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): Amid severe economic crisis in Afghanistan, millions of destitute Afghan farmers and labourers have turned to the cultivation of opium poppies, the Office of the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a statement.
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Afghan woman killed in Pak border clashes in Kandahar
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): A woman was killed by Pakistani border forces on the Afghan side amid recent clashes with the Taliban forces in Afghanistan.
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New UNAMA chief Otunbayeva discusses rights to education, work for women w
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): The new head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva met with Afghan women leaders and discussed the key issues affecting women and girls amid the economic slump, ToloNews reported citing UN Assistant Mission in
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Major world global powers anxious about Pakistan's nukes
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): At a time when US President Joe Biden's words put the spotlight on Pakistan as "the most dangerous nation in the world", Pakistan's nuclear capabilities are also occupying a position of significance and creating anxieties for various major global powers.
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Increasing attempt towards removing women from public life in Afghanistan:
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 21 (ANI): Expressing concerns over an increasing attempt towards removing women from public life in Afghanistan, India at the UN on Thursday called on the international community not to look the other way when the rights of women and minorities are being trampled up
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Taliban continues to repress media, bans foreign journalist from entering
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 20 (ANI): In a recent crackdown on the media, the Taliban banned a foreign journalist Stefanie Glinski from entering Afghanistan for her critical reporting on the war-torn country.
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