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Blinken defends US withdrawal from Afghanistan, says staying would have 'r
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): Staunchly defending America's withdrawal from Afghanistan, US top diplomat Antony Blinken on Monday said that staying in the war-torn country would have "re-upped the war for another five, ten or twenty years."
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$1 billion pledge a 'quantum leap' in commitment to Afghanistan: UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 14 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday hailed significant international financial support pledged to the people of Afghanistan following a meeting in Geneva, which nearly doubled the initial USD 606 million flash appeal for the country.
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Pakistan involves in harbouring Taliban, it needs to line up with internat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): Noting that Pakistan has "harboured" members of the Taliban including the terrorists from the proscribed Haqqani network, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Islamabad needs to "line up" with a broad majority of the international community regarding
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US pledges USD 64 million in aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): The United States on Monday announced nearly USD 64 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan.
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Support Afghans in their most perilous hour, urges UN's Guterres
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 14 (ANI): The international community should urgently offer a "lifeline" to millions of vulnerable Afghans "who face perhaps their most perilous hour", UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
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Taliban issue new rules for female university students
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 13 (ANI): Taliban issued new rules for Afghan women attending universities on Sunday under which they will be required to wear head coverings and the classrooms will be gender-segregated.
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Afghanistan: Female doctor in Kandahar claims beaten by Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 13 (ANI): A female doctor in Afghanistan's Kandahar province has claimed that her home was stormed by the Taliban and she was beaten along with her family members and a neighbour, local media reported.
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Healthcare system in Afghanistan on edge of collapse
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 13 (ANI): After the Taliban's takeover, the health care system in Afghanistan is crumbling as international donors have withdrawn funds.
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Taliban ransacks Amrullah Saleh's residence, claim they seized cash, gold
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 13 (ANI): The Taliban on Monday ransacked the house of former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh and claimed they have seized cash and gold from his residence.
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Brussels: Afghan diaspora protest against Taliban takeover, Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 13 (ANI): Afghan diaspora living in Belgium held a protest at Luxembourg Square against the Taliban's hostile takeover of Afghanistan and its formation of a non-inclusive government.
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After taking over Afghanistan, Taliban regime faces recognition challenge
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 13 (ANI): After taking over Afghanistan and announcing the government in the troubled country, the Taliban regime faces the challenge of getting recognition, local media reported on Monday.
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India ready to stand by Afghans as in past, calls for non-discriminatory,
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): India has said that as an immediate neighbour it is watching the situation in Afghanistan very closely and it is ready to stand by Afghans.
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