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Uzbekistan delivers 74 tons of humanitarian aid to quake-hit Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], June 25 (ANI): Uzbekistan sent 74 tons of humanitarian aid to neighbouring Afghanistan in order to address the most urgent needs of affected Afghans following a deadly earthquake and subsequent floods, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry press service said Saturday.
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HRC to convene urgent debate on rights situation of women in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 25 (ANI): The Human Rights Council (HRC) is set to convene an urgent debate on July 1 to address the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
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5.6-magnitude quake jolts Iran
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 25 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hit Iran on Saturday at 03:37:13 GMT, days after a powerful seismic activity was recorded in Afghanistan that claimed around 1,000 lives in war-ridden country.
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Life-saving relief continues to reach quake-hit eastern Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 25 (ANI): Emergency lifesaving aid relief continued to flow into quake-hit eastern Afghanistan on Friday, as UN humanitarians and partners rushed to help the most vulnerable communities.
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India hands over humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 24 (ANI): In the wake of the tragic earthquake that struck Afghanistan on June 22, Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (PAI), JP Singh handed over India's humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan on Friday in the presence of Taliban officials.
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Man, believed to be last Afghan detainee freed from Guantanamo Bay after 1
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): The United States has released a man who is believed to be one of the last Afghan detainees held inside the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba, following negotiations with Washington.
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Five killed in aftershock in Afghanistan's Paktika
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 24 (ANI): At least five people were killed and 11 others were injured after an aftershock hit a district of the quake-hit Afghanistan's Paktika on Friday.
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EU mobilises 1 million euros in humanitarian aid for Afghans after tragic
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 24 (ANI): The European Commission has announced 1 million euros in humanitarian funding to address the most urgent needs of affected Afghans in response to the powerful earthquake that struck southern Afghanistan early morning of June 22.
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'First responder' India delivers 2nd batch of assistance for Afghans in wa
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 24 (ANI): India delivered the second consignment of relief assistance on Friday to support the people of Afghanistan badly affected by the earthquake that struck this week in the eastern part of the country.
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Women, girls 'are being written out of society' by Taliban, experts warn S
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 24 (ANI): Amid the plummeting humanitarian and economic conditions, women and girls in Afghanistan are being deprived of their most basic human rights -- employment and education, speakers told the Security Council on Thursday, as they examined the restrictive policies of
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Taliban welcomes return of India's technical team in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 24 (ANI): The Taliban has welcomed India's decision to return their technical team to its embassy in Kabul to continue humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan.
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Talking to the Taliban 'only way forward' in Afghanistan: UN official
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 24 (ANI): The devastating earthquake this week is just one of several emergencies facing Afghanistan, and continued dialogue with the Taliban remains the only way to address ongoing challenges in the country, the top UN official said on Thursday.
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