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Qatari Foreign Minister arrives in Kabul for talks with Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 12 (ANI): Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani arrived in Kabul on Sunday to meet with leaders of the Taliban, Sputnik reported.
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How hardliners got key positions in Taliban's interim government
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 12 (ANI): The Taliban's recent announcement of its caretaker government in Afghanistan showed that key figures who participated in Doha talks with the US were sidelined, but hardliners got top positions in the government, a media report said.
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No formal notification yet on asset freeze: Afghanistan's central bank
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 12 (ANI): Afghanistan's central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DBA), has said it has so far not received any formal notification concerning the freezing of its assets.
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France refuses to have any ties with Taliban government: Foreign Minister
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], September 12 (ANI): France refuses to recognise the government of the Taliban and have any relations with it, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said.
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No sign of Uyghurs in Afghanistan: Taliban assures China
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 12 (ANI): Uyghurs, who fear extradition to China post-Taliban takeover of the country, are not present in Afghanistan and will not be allowed to return, a Taliban spokesperson has reassured China, according to a media report.
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Taliban reject Pak minister's claims on trade in Pakistani rupee
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 12 (ANI): The Taliban have rejected a claim by a high ranking Pakistani minister that trade between the two countries would be in rupees under a currency swap arrangement, local media reported on Sunday.
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Female Afghan boxer forced to leave Afghanistan amid Taliban death threats
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], September 12 (ANI): In order to continue her passion for sports, female Afghan lightweight boxing champion Seema Rezai was forced to leave Afghanistan after the Taliban issued death threats to her.
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Jennifer Garner visits Save the Children-backed Afghan refugee centre
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Jennifer Garner recently visited an Afghan refugee centre near Washington, DC, which serves as the first stop for thousands of those who recently escaped Afghanistan, according to a press release from Save the Children.
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Chinese senior official mocks Washington, shares video of Taliban using US
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China] September 12 (ANI): China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lijian Zhao in a bid to mock the 'chaotic' US withdrawal from Afghanistan, recently shared a video of what appears to be members of the Taliban playing with an abandoned US military plane.
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Post-Taliban takeover, Afghanistan's refugee question takes centre stage
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 12 (ANI): Pictures of US military cargo planes, carrying more than six hundred Afghans, went viral after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan raising questions on the Afghan refugees worsening situation.
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Haqqani network's induction in new Afghanistan govt dashes hopes of modera
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 12 (ANI): The induction of the Haqqani network in the new caretaker "Islamic Emirate" of Afghanistan shows that all the promises made by the Taliban that it will not provide a safe haven to jihadis and will reduce their hardline views have been dashed.
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Afghan diaspora living in Germany hold protests against Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hamburg [Germany] September 12 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghans living in Germany held demonstrations in Hamburg against the Taliban and urged the international community to put pressure on the group to ensure women rights in Afghanistan and to protect the country's honour.
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