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Blinken holds talks with Afghan reconciliation council head
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 5 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with the head of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation about the Biden administration's intention to reach a political settlement to end the ongoing war in the country.
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Taliban blow up culverts on Kabul-Jalalabad highway in Aghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Nangarhar [Afghanistan], August 5 (ANI): Taliban terrorists blew up three culverts on the second highway between Kabul and Jalalabad in Surkhrod district of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Pajhwok Afghan News citing local officials reported on Thursday.
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EU calls for permanent ceasefire in Afghanistan as fighting rages on
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 5 (ANI): The European Union is calling for an end to violence in Afghanistan as fighting escalates, EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic said on Thursday in a joint statement.
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Rights group expresses concern over women's rights in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 5 (ANI): Justice for women's rights offenders in Afghanistan remains elusive and the law that aims to provide legal protection to women is becoming ineffectual as the Taliban makes more territorial gains across the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.
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India closely monitoring security situation in Afghanistan, calls for imme
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): India said on Thursday that it is closely monitoring the evolving security situation in Afghanistan and continues to call for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire.
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Kabul welcomes OIC's statement condemning attacks in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 5 (ANI): Afghanistan Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed the statement made by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which condemned the attacks on civilians in the war-torn country.
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1 killed, 6 injured in Afghanistan's Balkh province blast
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Balkh [Afghanistan], August 5 (ANI): One civilian was killed and six others were injured in a blast on Thursday afternoon in Afghanistan's Balkh province, TOLO News reported citing security sources.
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Renowned Afghan poet Abdullah Atifi killed by Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 5 (ANI): Afghanistan's renowned poet and historian Abdullah Atifi was killed by Taliban out of his residence in Uruzgan province's Chora district on Wednesday night, Tolo news quoted provincial Governor Mohammad Omar Shirzad as saying.
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Pakistan responsible for war in Afghanistan: Pashtun leader
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 5 (ANI): Pashtun leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai called on the Imran Khan-led Pakistan government to denounce its support to the war in Afghanistan stating that peace in this country is important for regional stability.
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Turkey cannot bank upon Pakistan for its interests in Afghanistan, says ex
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 5 (ANI): Turkey is likely to tap Pakistan as it has the most leverage over the Taliban after the terrorist group responded ferociously over Ankara's decision to guard Kabul International Airport.
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Afghan envoy praises India for convening UNSC meet over Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Afghanistan's envoy to India Farid Mamundzay has praised New Delhi for convening an emergency United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting over the worsening situation in Afghanistan.
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303 Taliban terrorists killed, 125 wounded in Afghan forces operations in
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 5 (ANI): At least 303 Taliban terrorists were killed and 125 others suffered injuries as a result of Afghan forces operation in several provinces in Afghanistan during the last 24 hours, the Afghan defense ministry said on Thursday.
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