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Kabul residents SOS as 78 die in severe cold wave in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
At least 78 people have died in Afghanistan as the extreme cold continues to create problems for people resulting in deaths across the country.
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NIA files chargesheet against two accused in Al-Qaeda conspiracy
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The anti-terror agency filed the charge sheet in a special NIA court in Bengaluru in the case which pertains to a conspiracy hatched by accused persons having affiliations with Al-Qaeda, to send youth to Kashmir and Khorasan province of Afghanistan, to undergo terrorist training.
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Afghan envoy calls Taliban's women rights ban 'unfortunate', hails India's
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Afghanistan Ambassador to India Farid Mamumdzay has called the suppression of women's rights in Afghanistan by the Taliban 'unfortunate', adding that he hopes that the Taliban would reconsider and revisit their policies and allow Afghan women the right to education and work.
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Afghanistan: Publishers, booksellers say import, sales down amid closure o
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Publishers and booksellers on Monday said the import of books has stopped and the sale of books in Kabul has reduced dramatically, TOLO News reported, adding that the drop in sales comes amid the closure of schools and universities for women and girls under the Taliban regime.
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Last two 'Saroops' of Guru Granth Sahib arrive in Delhi from Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The last two Saroops of Guru Granth Sahib have arrived from Afghanistan's Kabul to Delhi on Wednesday, and will now be taken to Gurdwara. Three people have arrived from Kabul with the last 2 Saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
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Afghanistan: 140 people hospitalized in Herat for carbon monoxide poisonin
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
At least 140 people were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning in Herat province on Tuesday, Afghan news agency TOLOnews reported citing officials.
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Taliban version of Islam poses severe challenge to Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Taliban's orthodox perception of Islam poses a severe challenge to Pakistan as the group believes in religiously motivated violence.
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Afghanistan: Kabul residents irked over prolonged power cuts amid extreme
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul locals have expressed frustration over prolonged power cuts amid the freezing cold, adding it to the miseries of people in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported.
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UN seeks Cranfield University's help to develop AI to monitor Afghanistan'
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Under the research program, the researcher will use AI to interpret satellite imagery which will help them trace where in Afghanistan, crops are being used for drug production.
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Canadian lawmakers call for Afghan women MPs to be brought to Canada
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
After former Afghan parliamentarian Mursal Nabizada, was shot dead in Kabul on Sunday, a group of Canadian Members of Parliament called for immediate action to bring eight Afghan women MPs who are left behind in complete desperation in Kabul as the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and Tali
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UN chief calls for probe into killing of former Afghan MP Nabizada
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Guterres extended his condolences to the victims' families and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured. "The Secretary-General calls for a prompt, thorough, and transparent investigation and for the perpetrators to be brought to justice," Tremblay added.
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Oil deal with Taliban represents China's growing strategic interest in Afg
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The signing ceremony of the over USD 500 million deal took place on January 5 in the presence of the Chinese envoy to Afghanistan Wang Yu, and other high-ranking Taliban officials, including Abdul Ghani Baradar, the acting deputy prime minister for economic affairs.
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