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US charges ex-Taliban commander for killing American troops in 2008
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): The United States has charged a former Taliban commander Haji Najibullah for conducting attacks on US troops in Afghanistan, including killing three servicemembers in June of 2008, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
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Afghan man sues US State Dept, wants to reunite with sons
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): An Afghan man living in California filed a lawsuit against the United States to reunite with his sons who are still in Afghanistan after American forces withdrew in August, according to a report.
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Afghan gun dealers selling US weapons seized by Taliban: Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): The US weapons -- which were seized by the Taliban after American troops withdrawal --are now being openly sold in shops by Afghan gun dealers who paid government soldiers and Taliban members for guns, ammunition and other materiel, reported The New York
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WHO says COVID-19 testing, vaccination decline in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that there has been a drop in COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in Afghanistan since August and nearly 1.6 million doses of vaccine could expire if not used quickly, local media has said.
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Public universities to be reopened soon, says Taliban official
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] October 7 (ANI): The Taliban formed government on Thursday expressed that the public universities in Afghanistan would soon reopen in the country.
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CIA lost dozens of informants, admits they were either captured, killed, c
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): Leading counterintelligence officials issued a memo to all of the CIA's global stations saying that a concerning number of U.S. informants were being captured and executed., according to The New York Times.
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Russia raises concern over ISIS growing activity in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 7 (ANI): Russia is concerned over the activity of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group in Afghanistan and calls on authorities to take additional measures to ensure the security of the Russian embassy in Kabul, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova o
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World should not be in hurry in recognising Taliban govt: Qatar
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): Qatar's Deputy Foreign Minister Lolwah Rashid al-Khater has said that the international community should not be in a hurry to recognise the Taliban government, according to a media report.
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Danish PM visit to India will give opportunity to review Green Strategic p
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): As Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is scheduled to visit India from October 9-11, External Affairs Ministry (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said that her visit assumes much importance as it will give an opportunity to review green str
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Afghanistan's air corridor for cargo to resume next week
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) has announced that the country's international air corridor for cargo will resume next week, a media report said.
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Hamid Karzai discuss women education in Afghanistan with UK PM's special e
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Islamabad] October 7 (ANI): Former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with UK Prime Minister's special envoy Simon Gass to discuss issues related to women education in Afghanistan.
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Taliban representative meets Uzbek Foreign Minister, discuss energy and tr
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] October 7 (ANI): The acting Foreign Minister of Taliban Amir Khan Muttaqi on Thursday met Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov to discuss issues associated with transit, energy and trade.
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