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Afghan diaspora in US hold protest against Pakistani airstrike
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): Afghan diaspora in the United States, under the banner of "Free Afghanistan", organized a protest in front of the White House against the Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan.
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Afghan Ministry of Finance shuts border markets to stop illegal imports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghaistan], April 25 (ANI): The Afghan Ministry of Finance has shut down all markets in border areas to prevent the illegal import of commodities into the country, local media reported.
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Rights experts raise concerns over human rights violations in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): Several human rights experts have raised their voices against the violation of rights in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, especially against the minorities in the country.
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No invasion will be tolerated from neighbouring nations, warns Taliban's D
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 25 (ANI): Acting Defence Minister of the Taliban, Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid, in reaction to Pakistan's recent airstrikes, has warned that no 'invasion' will be tolerated from any neighbouring nation next time.
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UNICEF raises concerns over closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 25 (ANI): The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has once again raised concerns over the closure of secondary schools for girls emphasizing that education in Afghanistan should not be a hostage to politics.
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Pakistan military still controls Kashmir policy
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): Pakistan used Madrasas to revive terrorism in India. At the moment, over forty-thousand Madrasas churn out terrorists on a yearly basis and none among the country's experts are holding their breath for this to end as this is seen as a help in sustaining
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Afghanistan: Students, lecturers slam Taliban decree to prohibit co-educat
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 25 (ANI): Taliban's decision to prohibit co-education by segregating weekdays for male and female university students at two institutes in Kabul is facing widespread criticism from the students and lecturers, reported local media.
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Granting citizenship to Syrian refugees could tip the scales in Turkey's e
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] April 25 (ANI): The question of granting citizenship to refugees from Syria and Afghanistan is gradually becoming a controversial issue in Turkey, as the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu openly accuses President Recep Tayyip Erdog
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Afghanistan-Iran border crossing opens after tensions
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 25 (ANI): Days after the skirmishes between border guards of Iran and Afghanistan, the main crossing point between the two countries has been opened, local media reported.
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Afghanistan: UNICEF expresses concern over violence on children
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concerns over the series of attacks that led to the deaths of over 50 boys and girls, calling it a "grave rights violations" in Afghanistan.
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102 kg drugs concealed in Mulethi consignment seized at Attari border
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): A total of 102 kg of heroin was confiscated by the Integrated Check Post (ICP) Attari, under Amritsar Customs (P) Commissionerate, said Customs on Sunday.
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UN Rights body to seek probe in Afghanistan attacks
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 (ANI): Stressing the protection of Afghans' human rights, the newly appointed United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) special rapporteur on Afghanistan Richard Benn has pledged to continue monitoring, seeking investigation and accountability over the recent
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