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Politics, cricket should not be mixed up: PCB not pulling out of Pakistan'
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
This comes after Cricket Australia announced the senior national side's withdrawal from the white-ball series against Afghanistan due to the Taliban's "further restrictions on women's and girls' education" in the country
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Cold wave kills over 100 in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
"At least 104 people have died in various provinces and 50 houses have been damaged or destroyed," said Shafay Rahimi, a spokesman for the Taliban-led ministry.
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Chinese FM asks Taliban to ensure safety of Chinese citizens in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Saturday held a phone conversation with Taliban acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and asked him to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan to be further isolated if its women face isolation, UN warns T
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
According to The Khaama Press, a high-level UN delegation traveled to Afghanistan this week and met with high-ranking Taliban officials to ensure the protection of women and girls' rights amid the growing concern over their alienation.
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4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan's Fayzabad
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.2, Occurred on 22-01-2023, 09:04:44 IST, Lat: 36.44 & Long: 70.89, Depth: 120 Km, Location: 79km SSE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan," NCS tweeted on Sunday.
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Afghanistan: 70 per cent of Farahrud residents lack national identity card
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Farahrud district governor, Mohammad Sadiq, as quoted by TOLO News said: "Only 30 percent of the residents have identity cards."
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Top UN delegation tells Taliban to reverse course on decrees limiting wome
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In a statement, the UN said Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, the Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, and the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Political, Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, Khaled Khiari, completed a four-day visit to Afghanistan to e
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90 pc of Afghan human rights defenders live in fear, experience violence:
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A 2022 May to June survey of 663 Afghan human rights defenders has revealed the severe conditions they are subjected to under the Taliban regime.
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UNESCO dedicates International Day of Education 2023 to Afghan girls, wome
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has decided to dedicate the International Day of Education 2023 to Afghan girls and women.
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Northwest Pak's Mehsud belt saw no polio campaign for past six months: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Shahzad Baig said that 99 per cent of women in Pakistan's North and South Waziristan have not been included in the polio teams.
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Free and independent media under Taliban is a distant dream: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Afghan media is struggling to survive under Taliban as numerous radio and TV stations, as well as news agencies, have closed and as per estimates more than 6,000 journalists have lost their jobs, Afghan-based news agency Khaama Press reported.
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Vulnerable Afghan families receive humanitarian aid post Taliban's takeove
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) started an aid distribution campaign amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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