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Denied education, over 3 million Afghan girls face bleak future: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The ban on the education of Afghan girls and women has resulted in a surge in the risk of early marriage, violence and abuse in the country, according to TOLO news which cited the report by Save the Children, a humanitarian organization.
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Pakistan prison releases 26 Afghan detainees
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The detainees were brought from the prisons in Pakistan through the Spin Boldak border crossing. Afghanistan's department of Refugees and Repatriation, on Wednesday, said that women and children were imprisoned in Sindh because of the lack of residency documents. They were among those detain
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Iranian border forces kill 11 Afghan refugees
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Iranian border forces on Friday handed over the dead bodies of eleven Afghan citizens to the Taliban officials at the Nimroz border crossing.
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Taliban's policies on women affecting Afghanistan's international relation
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"There were policies that made the space unfavourable. The trust that the people needed has not been formed. Our relations with the world countries have been undermined," former Minister of Finance, Hazrat Omar Zakhailwal said.
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MEA denies change in India's position on not recognising Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
At an MEA weekly media briefing, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "Our position on how we see developments in Afghanistan has not changed. I do not think anything should be read into ITEC courses vis-a-vis that. We certainly would not be issuing note verbales, whic
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17 people killed, 7 injured in bus accident in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to Afghanistan's Khaama Press, the bus overturned in Takhar province's Chah Ab district when the bus carried them to a gold mine in the Anjir area and killed 17.
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International community should persuade Taliban restore girls' education:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On the eve of the start of the new academic year, some members of the British parliament asked the international community to persuade and argue with the Taliban regarding girls' education.
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CPIM slams Centre for offering management course to Taliban representative
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
IIM Kozhikode is conducting online training in which delegates from Afghanistan's Taliban are also participating. The E-ITEC program began yesterday in which 18 delegates from Afghanistan, 1 from Thailand and 1 from Maldives also joined.
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Umar Gul named as Pakistan bowling coach for Afghanistan T20Is
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Majeed will continue their roles as batting and fielding coaches.
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Afghanistan most impacted by terrorism: Global Terrorism Index report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months 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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UN Chief urges world to support Afghan women
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Guterres while speaking at the UN Committee on the Status of Women, said that they have been "supporting schools wherever it is possible, schools with girls in the secondary level."
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Shadab Khan to lead new-look Pakistan in absence of senior stars during T2
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan has rested key players and named a new-look side filled with fresh talent, with the onus on managing the workloads as well preparation for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.
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