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UNDP, World Bank sign deal for USD 20mn to support Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 16 (ANI): The United Nations Development Progamme (UNDP) has signed a USD 20 million partnership agreement with the World Bank to support humanitarian, economic, and social development initiatives across all eight regions and 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
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Pakistan: Leaders call for peace amid Sindhis protest against Balal Kaka's
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 15 (ANI): Several political leaders across Pakistan called for peace and asked protestors not to disturb the social harmony of the Sindh province amid the ongoing protests following the killing of 35-year-old Bilal Kaka at a hotel in Hyderabad a couple of days ago.
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Killing of Sindhi youth Bilal Kaka raises issue of illegal Afghans in Paki
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], July 15 (ANI): The killing of Sindhi youth Bilal Kaka by Afghans at a hotel in Hyderabad a few days ago has raised the issue of illegal Afghans in Sindh, Pakistan.
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Afghanistan worst among 146 countries surveyed for gender equality: WEF
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 15 (ANI): Revealing a grim picture of the state of women in Afghanistan, a report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Afghanistan as the worst country in terms of gender parity.
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Pakistan: Sindhis protest against killing of Balal Kaka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], July 14 (ANI): Protest rallies and demonstrations were held in parts of Pakistan's Sindh province over the death of Sindhi youth Balal Kaka, who was killed by Afghans at a hotel at Qasimabad, Hyderabad a few days ago.
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Religious scholar killed in Afghanistan's Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 14 (ANI): A religious scholar was shot dead in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, media reported on Thursday.
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21 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus to arrive in Delhi today
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): As many as 21 Afghan Sikhs, including an infant, will land in Delhi on Thursday as the evacuation of Afghanistan minorities to India continues.
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39 people die in flash floods in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 14 (ANI): As many as 39 people have died in incidents of flash flooding in the past week with new districts in the east, south, south-east, and central regions of Afghanistan impacted by heavy rains.
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'The Kite Runner' author Khaled Hosseini's daughter comes out as transgend
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Popular Afghan-American novelist Khaled Hosseini, whose debut novel 'The Kite Runner' was a critical and commercial success, on Wednesday revealed that his daughter, Haris, has come out as transgender and shared a heartwarming note for her.
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Afghan girls face bleak future as ban on secondary education persists
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 13 (ANI): The Taliban's ban on secondary education has already caused girls in Afghanistan to lose 300 days of their studies with devastating consequences for them, their families, and the country's future, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday i
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Ahmad Massoud calls for political solution to solve problems in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 13 (ANI): Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the National Resistance Front (NRF) in Afghanistan, has stressed the need for political dialogue to solve the current Afghan problems, following the recent clashes between NRF forces and Taliban.
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Afghanistan: Taliban bars humanitarian aid from entering Bamyan province
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan ], July 13 (ANI): Taliban's atrocities continue to ascend in Afghanistan as the organization barred humanitarian aid from entering the Bamyan as it denied the presence of displaced people in the Province.
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