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"It's always been women and children": Afghan MP in exile Mariam Solaimank
Updated : 6 days, 2 hours ago IST
In an interview with ANI, Solaimankhil dismissed claims that recent airstrikes targeted only militants, asserting that civilians were the primary victims.
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UN condemns Taliban's new decree on women after it legitimises use of viol
Updated : 6 days, 2 hours ago IST
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has strongly condemned the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan over a new decree that effectively expands and legitimises the use of violence against women and children, including in homes, in the country.
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Pakistan declares "open war" on Afghanistan after it carries out strikes i
Updated : 5 days, 22 hours ago IST
Cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated sharply on Friday, with Islamabad declaring "open war" on Kabul after carrying out airstrikes in parts of Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia, further intensifying tensions between the two neighbouring countries.
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Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions escalate: Afghan Forces kill 55 Pakistani so
Updated : 5 days, 22 hours ago IST
The Ministry of National Defence of Afghanistan said that 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed in retaliatory operations carried out along the Durand Line on Thursday.
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Afghanistan: Taliban claims capture of 19 Pakistani outposts, 55 soldiers
Updated : 5 days, 22 hours ago IST
The Taliban-led Afghan government on Thursday (local time) said that its forces had seized 19 Pakistani military outposts and killed 55 Pakistani soldiers during a major border operation, calling it a response to recent Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan soil.
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 strikes Afghanistan
Updated : 6 days, 2 hours ago IST
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 80km.
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13 civilians killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan; UN mission rai
Updated : 6 days, 1 hour ago IST
As per UNAMA, Pakistani forces carried out aerial strikes in the Behsud and Khogyani districts of Nangarhar Province. Initial findings suggest that at least 13 civilians lost their lives and seven others were wounded. The mission stated that women and children were among the deceased, TBP re
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Richard Pybus becomes Afghanistan cricket team's new head coach
Updated : 6 days, 1 hour ago IST
Pybus has a distinguished international coaching career. He is a three-time ICC Cricket World Cup-winning Head Coach & Director of Cricket and brings a wealth of elite-level experience and a proven record of building high-performance systems.
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Baloch National Movement condemns Pakistan's airstrikes in Afghanistan, ca
Updated : 6 days, 1 hour ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) argued that Pakistan's expansionist policies and internal fragmentation cause regional instability, calling for a "joint front" among regional nations to counter what they term a broader military threat.
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UNAMA raises concern over "credible reports of civilian casualties" follow
Updated : 6 days, 1 hour ago IST
UNAMA and Amnesty report civilian casualties following Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Nangarhar and Paktika provinces. While Islamabad claims the "precise" strikes "neutralised" 70 militants linked to TTP and Daesh, the UN mission confirms 13 civilians killed and calls for an immediat
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"Reports of harm to civilians must be subjected to impartial investigation
Updated : 6 days, 1 hour ago IST
In a post on X by Amnesty International South Asia, the organisation said it was "deeply concerned by the reports of civilian casualties caused by Pakistan's airstrike in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on 21 and 22 February."
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Afghanistan to face Sri Lanka in white-ball series
Updated : 6 days, 1 hour ago IST
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has confirmed that they will play Sri Lanka in a white-ball series, consisting of three ODIs and as many T20I games from March 13 to 25 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a release.
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