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US wants Pakistan to keep border open for Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): Amid a surge in violence by Taliban in Afghanistan post US drawdown, the influx of Afghan refugees has increased at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 rocks Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale was reported near Fayzabad in Afghanistan on Friday, said the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
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UNSC to meet on Aug 6 under India's Presidency to discuss Afghanistan situ
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 5 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will be meeting on Friday, August 6, under Indian Presidency to discuss the surge in violence by the Taliban in Afghanistan post US drawdown.
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Grant special visas to Afghan staff at risk from Taliban: UK media urges P
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK] August 5 (ANI): A coalition of UK news organisations on Wednesday wrote a letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, demanding to provide special visas to "Afghan staff who have worked for the British media so that they and their families can le
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21-year-old girl shot by Taliban for not wearing veil
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 5 (ANI): The Taliban terrorists shot a young girl while blaming her for not wearing a veil, an official said on Wednesday.
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Afghan President Ghani to attend Iranian President-elect's inauguration in
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 5 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani will travel to Tehran on Thursday for the inauguration of Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi, reported Tolo News.
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Helmand: Taliban offensives enter eighth consecutive day, killing plenty o
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 5 (ANI): The Taliban's heavy offensives have entered its eighth consecutive day on Thursday in Afghanistan's Helmand while so many civilians have also been killed in the provincial capital.
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Taliban says will keep targeting Afghan officials after attack on Defence
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 5 (ANI): The Taliban will continue their attacks on Afghan officials, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Wednesday, after a car bomb attack on the country's acting defence minister's house, reported Sputnik.
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Taliban displeased with US visa offer to interpreters, other Afghan worker
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 4 (ANI): Taliban on Wednesday issued a statement condemning the United States government for offering visas to interpreters and other workers who previously allied with the US forces during their operations in the war-torn country.
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Taliban killed 'possibly 800-900 people' in Kandahar, says ex-police chief
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], August 4 (ANI): Taliban has killed around 900 people in Afghanistan's Kandahar province in the past month and a half, a former police chief of province Tadin Khan said on Wednesday.
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'Alarmed by escalating violence against children in Afghanistan': UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 4 (ANI): UNICEF is alarmed by the escalating violence against children in Afghanistan, UNICEF Afghanistan Representative Herve Ludovic De Lys said on Wednesday.
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Blinken says Taliban won't be recognised until they stop ongoing atrocitie
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said that the Taliban's demands from the International community will not be accepted until they stop the ongoing violation.
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