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Extreme hunger 'grips' Afghanistan, Taliban accountable: Reports
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 6 (ANI): Afghanistan has been grappling with an acute food crisis, with over 22 million people, or more than half of the country's population suffering from severe hunger and the majority unable to anticipate when their next meal will arrive, according to the United
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'ISIS trying to regroup in Afghanistan'
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley on Tuesday said that the Islamic State (ISIS) and other terrorist groups are trying to regroup in Afghanistan, highlighting that although the groups are far from the US mainland, they still present a t
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Iranian Minister urges Afghan refugees to take part in census
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has urged Afghan refugees to participate in the census to be conducted in the country as according to the United Nations about 780,000 Afghan refugees migrated to Iran following the Taliban takeover last year.
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20 Afghan civilians killed in floods
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): Due to heavy rain and flooding in Afghanistan, about 20 civilians have lost their lives while 30 others were injured in over 10 provinces, informed the Afghan officials said on Wednesday.
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Tension runs high along Pak-Afghan Nimroz border
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions along the border in Afghanistan's western Nimroz Province remain high despite efforts by both sides to defuse the situation.
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Aid delivery to Afghan people has not been efficient under Taliban: Report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): Aid delivery to the Afghan people has not been very efficient under the Taliban regime as the projects to improve health and education are in shambles.
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UN World Food Program delegation visits Amritsar to see India's wheat assi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 5 (ANI): A delegation of the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) visited Amritsar, Punjab to understand the process of procurement, testing and transportation of wheat from India to Afghanistan.
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India, France express concern on humanitarian situation, human rights viol
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Paris [France], May 5 (ANI): India and France on Wednesday expressed serious concern about the humanitarian situation and violation of human rights in Afghanistan while calling for an inclusive and representative government in the country.
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Taliban stops issuing driving licence to women in Kabul: Reports
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has stopped issuing driving licenses to women in Kabul and other provinces, media reports said.
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Taliban forces prohibit Shia mosques from holding Eid prayers: Reports
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): The Taliban regime in Afghanistan prohibited dozens of Shia mosques from holding Eid prayers on Tuesday, local media said.
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Haqqani to hold clerics meeting to resolve girls' school issue
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 4 (ANI): Anas Haqqani, a senior member of the Taliban has addressed a gathering in Khost on Wednesday to discuss the prevalent problems pertaining to the ban on secondary girls' schools.
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Terrorists using armour piercing bullets from Afghanistan in J-K, Indian A
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Some of the terrorists in the Kashmir valley used American armour piercing bullets in encounters with Indian security forces and were successful in breaching the bulletproof jackets of soldiers.
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