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Displacement, humanitarian needs surging inside Afghanistan: UN agency
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Grand-Saconnex [Switzerland], February 9 (ANI): Conflict last year had forced more than 700,000 Afghans to leave their homes and added to the 5.5 million people already displaced over past years, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday.
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Afghan businessman killed in Faryab province
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 9 (ANI): An Afghan businessman from Faryab province was killed by his kidnappers three months after receiving USD 50,000 of ransom, local media reported.
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UN again voices concern about women's safety in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 9 (ANI): The top UN envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons met top Taliban leadership on Tuesday and voiced concern about the women's safety in the country.
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Armed clash breaks out between Taliban, local residents in Afghanistan's P
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Panjshir [Afghanistan], February 9 (ANI): The Taliban has surrounded the Parandeh valley in Afghanistan's Panjshir province and arrested local residents, as per local sources.
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Taliban delegation arrives in Geneva for talks: Swiss Foreign Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], February 9 (ANI): A delegation of the Taliban has arrived in Geneva, where it plans to hold talks with representatives of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and non-governmental organization, FDFA spokeswoman Elisa Raggi said.
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US' Afghan evacuation efforts were resisted by White House, diplomats for
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US] February 8 (ANI): The State Department and the White House hindered efforts by US military leaders to prepare evacuation of embassy personnel and allies from Afghanistan for weeks before Kabul's fall, said a media report citing an Army investigative report.
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UN's first tranche worth USD 32 mln arrives in Kabul amid crippling humani
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 8 (ANI): To prevent the collapse of Afghanistan's economy, the first tranche worth USD 32 million sent by the United Nations in cash arrived in Kabul on Tuesday, said Afghanistan's Central Bank-Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB).
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Nearly 100 Afghan refugees shot dead by Iranian security forces during pas
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 8 (ANI): Nearly 100 Afghan refugees who wanted to enter Iran illegally have been shot dead by Iranian security forces, and their bodies transferred to Afghanistan within six months since the Taliban took over, according to local officials.
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Taliban says Ukrainian companies interested in building Afghan railways
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 8 (ANI): The Taliban on Monday said that Ukrainian companies have shown an interest in investing in railways in Afghanistan.
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Row over renewal of licenses leads to Afghanistan's biggest stock market i
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 8 (ANI): Adoption of new conditions by Afghanistan's central bank, that calls for renewal of licences by Afghan money exchangers, resulted in the closure of the country's biggest stock market in Kabul on Tuesday.
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Global pressure mounts over Taliban over missing Afghan women activists
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 8 (ANI): The disappearance of Afghan women activists who were protesting for their rights under the Taliban regime has created a furor among international organizations and countries globally.
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Three U19 World Cup players seeking refuge in UK: Afghanistan Cricket Boar
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 8 (ANI): Three staff members of the Afghanistan Cricket Board who were part of the Under 19 World Cup touring party did not return to Afghanistan with the team members and stayed in the United Kingdom and are seeking refuge in the country.
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