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Afghanistan: Taliban replaces acting education minister in reshuffle
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 21 (ANI): Amid a global call for the reopening of secondary schools for girls, the Taliban's supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has reshuffled several national and provincial positions, including the acting education minister.
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Pakistani army soldier killed in North Waziristan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): A Pakistani army soldier was killed after the "terrorists from Afghanistan" opened fire on the army troops Dwatoi area of North Waziristan district, the country's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday.
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UN official calls for genuine investigation into Panjshir crimes by Taliba
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 20 (ANI): UN special rapporteur for Afghan Human Rights, Richard Bennett, called out the Taliban to conduct the investigations amid reports of extra-judicial killings in Panjshir in a genuine manner and as per international standards.
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Afghanistan provinces of Parwan, Kandahar witness mass evacuation as Talib
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 20 (ANI): Taliban has begun carrying out door-to-door nighttime raids in the central and southern provinces of Kandahar and Parwan in Afghanistan under the pretext of tracking down illegal arms, triggering fear among locals, leading to mass evacuations.
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Taliban frees US Navy veteran Mark Frerichs after over 2 years
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 19 (ANI): US Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who was taken hostage in Afghanistan, was released by the Taliban after more than two years, according to media reports citing a spokesman.
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Denying Afghan girls from education is national treason: Kabul's Envoy to
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 19 (ANI): As the closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan completed one year on Sunday, the Charge d'Affaires of Kabul's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Naseer Ahmad Faiq said denying the girls their basic rights to education is "national treason
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Taliban confirms prisoner swap with US
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 19 (ANI): Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi on Monday confirmed that the Taliban has freed an American engineer in return for an Afghan leader in a prisoner swap between the two countries.
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Land dispute leads to clashes between residents, refugees in Afghanistan's
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Takhar [Afghanistan], September 19 (ANI): Amid rising tensions between the newly returned refugees from Pakistan and the locals of Khwaja Bahuddin district of Takhar province over disputed land, the local officials said that efforts are underway to resolve the situation.
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Taliban to ban TikTok, Pubg within next 3 months
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 19 (ANI): Taliban is going to ban TikTok and Pubg applications in Afghanistan within the next 3 months times, media reports said citing an announcement by the Taliban-led telecommunication department.
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Exclusion of girls from high school has no credible justification: UNAMA
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 18 (ANI): As the closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan completed one year on Sunday, the acting head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Markus Potzel said that the ongoing exclusion of girls from high schools has no justif
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SCO calls for formation of inclusive govt in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Samarkand [Uzbekistan], September 18 (ANI): The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit held in Uzbekistan's Samarkand called for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan relations take nasty turn after cricket clash, Duran
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 18 (ANI): When Kabul fell to the Taliban, many in Pakistan cheered and saw it as an opportunity to strengthen relations between the two Muslim countries. However, relations took a nasty turn.
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