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Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolts Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The earthquake occurred at 3:21 pm on Wednesday and hit Afghanistan at a depth of 169 Kilometers, according to NCS.
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Afghanistan receives Euro 1.5 million monetary aid from Ireland
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Afghanistan received fresh monetary aid for the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF) of Euro 1.5 million for 2023, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced, Khaama Press reported.
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Violence against journalists in Afghanistan increasing, says media body
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The plight of journalists in Afghanistan is deteriorating with every passing day as the violence against the community has increased manifold in the nation under Taliban rule.
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Afghanistan: Military veterans, retired employees voice concerns over unpa
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Many military veterans and retired employees residing in the country have voiced their concerns over unpaid pensions, TOLOnews reported.
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Earthquake of 5.1 magnitude hits Afghanistan near Fayzabad
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The earthquake occurred at 16:01:56 IST and hit Fayzabad, Afghanistan at a depth of 72 km, the NCS informed.
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Over 200 Afghan migrants return to Afghanistan from Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to reports by the head of Spin Boldak refugee department, some 24 families, including 55 people have been released from Karachi prisons, which includes 24 children.
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Afghan girls, barred from education, turn to Madrassas to learn religious
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Afghan girls have turned to madrassas (religious schools) to learn the religious sciences since the country's closure of schools for girls above the sixth grade, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghanistan: Labourers voice frustration over economic difficulties, unemp
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid an acute humanitarian crisis, Afghan labourers have expressed frustration over their ongoing economic difficulties and declining rate of unemployment, TOLOnews reported.
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Situation in Afghanistan under Taliban a "very difficult dilemma" to deal
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Baeriswyl told reporters at the UN headquarters: "We do not have the magic solution to that. I hope that the Doha meeting leads to a discussion of how to handle the situation."
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Afghans demand access to education and work for girls, women
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Afghans have demanded that girls and women be granted access to education and work in the country. This comes amid an ongoing international meeting of the UN in Doha, TOLO News reported.
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UN holds crucial Afghanistan talks in Qatar, without Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Last week, the UN chief said the de facto Afghan rulers would not be invited to the meeting to discuss the dire humanitarian situation in the country and its international isolation. Taliban recognition was not on the agenda, Al Jazeera reported citing a UN source.
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World Food Programme vows to continue to provide humanitarian aid in Afgha
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Head of the UN World Food Programme in Afghanistan, Hsiao-Wei Lee, stated on Thursday in Berlin, Germany, that the organization had no plans to leave the country.
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