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Afghanistan seeks UN support for wheat storage amid concerns of drought
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Afghanistan has sought help from the United Nations (UN) amid rising concerns about drought in the war-stricken country, asking the organisation to provide storage facilities for wheat, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghanistan: OIC to send scholars to discuss women's education, work with
Updated : 3 years ago IST
As female education continues to suffer majorly in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is all set to send a team of scholars to the country to discuss women's right to education and work with the Taliban, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghanistan most impacted by terrorism: Global Terrorism Index report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The GTI report, however, states that the Index does not include acts of state repression and violence by state actors. As such, acts committed by the Taliban are no longer included in the report's scope since they took control of the country.
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Natural disasters in Afghanistan leave 1,000 dead, over 2,000 injured
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to the World Bank report, natural disasters such as flooding, earthquakes, avalanches, landslides, and droughts are exacerbating vulnerability and poverty in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Women carpet weavers face challenges in Badakhshan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Nearly fifty women and girls weave carpets in the city of Faizabad and these women said that the lack of a carpet processing center has made their work difficult, reported Tolo News.
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Afghanistan: One killed, eight injured in blast in Mazar-i-Sharif
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Speaking to VOA, a local police spokesman, Mohammad Asif Waziri said that the blast had targeted a ceremony honouring the Afghan media in the provincial capital, Mazar-i-Sharif.
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Afghanistan now most repressive country for women: UN
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva, UN Special Representative and head of the UN's Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, strongly condemned recent Taliban decrees that have further eroded the rights of Afghan women.
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Will Pakistan bear the cost for TTP relocation?
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Finally, the cat is out of the bag: Afghanistan has asked a financially depleted and bankrupt Pakistan for assistance in relocating Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members within Afghanistan.
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Enrollment in universities, educational centres dip by 70 pc in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Mohammad Karim Nasiri, the media director of the union, stated that the tally of participants had witnessed a dip of 70 per cent.
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Taliban calls on international community to recognise "Islamic Emirate" of
Updated : 3 years ago IST
If the Taliban is recognized, the concerns and complaints of the international community will be addressed in a better way, said Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid.
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Taliban detains social media influencer, former security force member: Rep
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Taliban detained a social media influencer and former member of security forces in the previous government in Kabul.
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US envoy criticises Taliban's ban on women's education, urges global bodie
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The United Nations (UN) Representative for UN Management and Reform, Chris Lu criticised the Taliban-imposed ban on Afghan women's education and employment as the females in the country still face challenges to live a normal life, according to TOLOnews.
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