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13 million Afghan employees rendered jobless as Taliban demolish civilian
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 15 (ANI): Taliban have demolished at least 260 civilian facilities in 28 provinces, driving 13 million Afghan people out of civil services, informed Nader Naderi, Afghanistan's Head of Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Services Commission on Thursday.
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Afghan police officer fights Taliban terrorists alone for 18 hours
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 15 (ANI): An Afghan police officer, Ahmed Shah alone fought Taliban terrorists for 18 hours in the southern province of Kandahar.
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UN in Afghanistan concerned over human rights violations, urges for Eid ce
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 15 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said it is concerned about the number of alleged human rights violations committed amid the ongoing military offensive in the country and has urged the Taliban and the Afghanistan government to an
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US to build support base for Afghan Peace, says Biden adviser
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will continue to solicit strong support for the Afghan peace process both regionally and internationally, said Homeland Security Adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall on Thursday.
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Uzbekistan hosts two-day 'Central-South Asia conference'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan] July 15 (ANI): Uzbekistan is all set to host a two-day high-level meeting in the capital city of Tashkent on July 15 and 16 to discuss the 'challenges and opportunities in Uzbekistan'.
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Dark days return for Afghan women, Taliban re-imposes repressive laws in n
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 15 (ANI): After capturing new areas in Afghanistan, the Taliban has re-imposed repressive laws and retrograde policies on Afghan women that defined its 1996-2001 rule when they enforced their version of Islamic Sharia law.
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Jaishankar concludes Dushanbe trip with bilateral meeting with Tajik FM
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday concluded his two-day Dushanbe trip with a bilateral meeting with his Tajik counterpart Sirojiddin Muhriddin.
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America to evacuate Afghans who supported US troops
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): The United States is launching an operation to evacuate Afghans who helped US troops during the war in Afghanistan and are facing threats to their lives from the Taliban, the Biden administration announced on Wednesday.
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'Atrocious act': US condemns execution of 22 Afghan soldiers by Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday confirmed the authenticity of footage showing Taliban terrorists executing the 22 unarmed Afghan commandos, and condemned the "atrocious act", calling it an outrageous sight.
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UN urged to protect Baloch refugees in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 15 (ANI): The United Nations should take immediate steps to protect and secure the lives and future of Baloch refugees in Afghanistan as the security situation in the war-torn country deteriorates, said Baloch National Movement said.
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Consequences will be 'unbelievably bad': George Bush on US troops withdraw
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 14 (ANI): Former US President George W Bush has called the US drawdown from Afghanistan a "mistake" and said that the consequences of this decision, especially for Afghan women and girls, will be "unbelievably bad".
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Taliban terrorists continue to roam freely in Quetta, parts of Pakistan, s
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 14 (ANI): A Pakistani lawmaker on Wednesday has slammed Imran Khan's government for allowing Taliban terrorists to roam freely in different parts of Pakistan.
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