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11-year-old accidentally shoots dead another boy in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 19 (ANI): An 11-year-old boy accidentally killed his 10-year-old playmate in Afghanistan while playing with a Kalashnikov rifle recently in Afghanistan, local media reported.
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Taliban supreme leader Akhundzada ready to engage with global community ba
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 19 (ANI): Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada on Thursday said that he is ready to engage with the international community within a Sharia framework.
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Former US NSA John Bolton calls Doha agreement "big mistake"
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 19 (ANI): Referring to the signing of the Doha agreement between the US and the Taliban the biggest mistake by former US President, Donald Trump, ex-National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton said that the Taliban has failed its commitments towards Afghan peop
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UN chief voices deep concern over series of blasts in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 19 (ANI): UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed his deep concern over a series of blasts in Afghanistan that killed and injured more than 250 people this month.
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UN deplores deadly Kabul mosque attack
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 19 (ANI): The UN mission in Afghanistan has condemned a fatal attack in Kabul that ripped through the crowded mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday, killing 21 people and injuring dozens of others.
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Taliban increases compulsory religious subjects in Afghan universities' cu
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): Higher Education Ministry under the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that it has increased the number of compulsory religious subjects in the curriculum of Afghan universities, media reports said.
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Disgruntled Taliban commander killed while trying to flee to Iran
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): Mawlawi Mahdi Mujahid, a disgruntled Taliban commander, was killed by Taliban border forces when he wanted to enter Iran through the province of Herat in western Afghanistan, media reports said citing a statement from the Taliban's Ministry of Defense.
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"People far away have a tendency to walk away": Jaishankar defends ties wi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Referring to the situation in Afghanistan after the US exit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday defended India's ties with Myanmar and asserted that being an immediate neighbour, the understanding and interests are very different from peopl
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US left USD 7 bln worth high-tech military equipment in Taliban's hands
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): United States, at the time of the withdrawal of its troops from Afghan soil one year back, left military equipment of USD 7 billion worth in the hands of the Taliban, media reports said citing sources.
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Afghanistan has highest maternal deaths in Asia-Pacific: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): Highlighting that Afghanistan has the highest maternal mortality rate in the Asia-Pacific region, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has raised concerns over the rise in maternal mortality during childbirth in the war-ravaged country.
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Death toll in Kabul mosque explosion rises to 21
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): The death toll in the blast that took place in a mosque in Kabul's Khair Khana area during evening prayers has gone up to 21, said the spokesman for the Kabul security command according to local media.
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Human Rights Watchdogs appeals US to ban Taliban from traveling abroad
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): In a report published on the first anniversary of the Taliban returning to power in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watchdog called on the US to ban the Taliban from travelling abroad.
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