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Taliban faces discord among top leadership
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 24 (ANI): The recent disappearance of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan from the public eye, shows that all is not well within the Taliban top leadership.
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PM Modi, Japanese counterpart review bilateral ties, exchange views on Afg
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga reviewed the multi-faceted relationship between the two countries and exchange views on recent global and regional developments including in Afghanistan during first-in person meeting
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India, US reaffirm commitment towards free, open, inclusive Indo-Pacific
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Vice President Kamala Harris had a "warm" meeting during which they exchanged views on recent global developments, including in Afghanistan and reaffirmed their commitment towards a free, open and inclusive Indo-Paci
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World should not repeat mistake of disengaging with Afghanistan, says Pak
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 24 (ANI): US top diplomat Antony Blinken and Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the 76th United Nations General Assembly session on Thursday.
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Job losses, soaring prices creating new class of hungry in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 24 (ANI): Job losses, lack of cash and soaring prices are creating a new class of hungry in Afghanistan, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned on Thursday.
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Taliban plans to form 'commission' in 2022 to draft new constitution
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 23 (ANI): The Taliban on Thursday announced plans to form a commission next year to draft a new constitution.
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China trying to gain leverage on US in wake of Afghan exit
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 23 (ANI): China has been showing eagerness to gain leverage on the US over the Afghan exit, a media report said on Thursday.
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Taliban 'show' at UN won't serve anything, says German Foreign Minister on
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany] September 23 (ANI): Heiko Maas, the foreign minister of Germany, on Wednesday opposed the Taliban's request to address the world leaders at the United Nations, saying that the "show by Afghanistan's new rulers would serve no purpose" at the forum.
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Blinken discusses Afghanistan, Iran with UNSC permanent members
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 23 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Foreign Ministers of permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to discuss issues concerning Afghanistan and Iran, State Department informed on Thursday.
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One-quater of hospitals treating COVID in Afghanistan collapsed after Tali
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 23 (ANI): A high-level delegation from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday informed that Afghanistan's efforts to respond to the pandemic have drastically gone down as nearly one-quarter of the hospitals treating Covid-19 have collapsed after the Ta
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Taliban abuses cause widespread fear in Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 23 (ANI): The Taliban in Afghanistan's western city of Herat are committing widespread and serious human rights violations against women and girls, a new report has revealed.
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Rights watch says Taliban 'dismantling' human rights in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 23 (ANI): The Taliban has taken steps to steadily dismantle the human rights gains of the last 20 years, rights groups have observed.
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