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Biden exempts former Taliban civil servants from terror-related bans on vi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 14 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday exempted the former Taliban (1996-2001) regime, civil servants, from the terror-related bans and said that they will be allowed to travel to the US.
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Taliban isolated, silenced female population in Afghanistan and left them
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 14 (ANI): With the Taliban back at the helm in Afghanistan and the country's humanitarian and economic crises deepening, many Afghans are living in fear, especially women and minority groups. Despite the group's claim to be more moderate, reports of violence by Taliban f
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Afghanistan's electricity body reports blackout in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 14 (ANI): Electricity supply from Uzbekistan to several Afghan provinces and capital city Kabul has been stopped due to technical problems, Afghanistan's state power company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), said on Wednesday.
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London Police launches probe into murder of Afghan teenager
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 14 (ANI): The London Police has launched an investigation into a murder of an Afghan teenager, local media said.
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Situation uncertain in Afghanistan, specifically for women: Former ministe
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 14 (ANI): Afghanistan's acting minister for women, who fled Kabul, has said the whole situation is uncertain for all the people in her country, and specifically for women who shaped the social fabric of their society for generations.
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Taliban create commission to expel 'corrupt' members
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 14 (ANI): The Taliban on Wednesday announced that their interim Afghan government is creating a commission to remove corrupt and undeserving individuals from its ranks.
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Pakistan, Iran discuss Afghanistan, bilateral ties
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 13 (ANI): Iran chief of General Staff of Armed forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, and Pakistan Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza held talks on Wednesday during which they discussed Afghanistan and ways to increase cooperation in defence, s
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Iran provides humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 13 (ANI): Iran has provided humanitarian aid to Afghanistan on Wednesday following the recent attack in a mosque in Kunduz province in which more than 100 people were killed in the attack while several were injured.
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Resurgence of TTP's terror activities raises concern over Pak stability: T
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], October 13 (ANI): The strong resurgence of Pakistani Taliban's terror activities soon after the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan is raising new concerns about Pakistan's overall stability, including the security of its nuclear arsenal, said a Canada-based think tank.
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Kashmiri group asks EU vice president to clarify his position on granting
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium] October 13 (ANI): A Kashmir group has asked Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice-President of the European Commission, to clarify his position on recognition of the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
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Canada to accept 40,000 Afghan refugees amid crisis in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], October 13 (ANI): The Canadian government has said it is accepting 40,000 refugees from Afghanistan and urged other nations to step up their support to resettle refugees also.
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US appoints veteran diplomat for Afghan relocation, resettlement efforts
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): The Biden administration on Tuesday appointed veteran diplomat Elizabeth Jones to lead efforts for relocation and resettlement in Afghanistan, the US State Department said.
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