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UN chief underlines importance of engaging Taliban, aiding Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
United Nations [US] September 11 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said engaging the Taliban and providing humanitarian aid to the Afghan people are crucial for avoiding both a humanitarian catastrophe and an economic meltdown.
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US pauses evacuation flights from Afghanistan after Measles cases detected
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 11 (ANI): Evacuation flights from Afghanistan have been halted after four cases of measles were discovered among Afghans who had recently arrived in the country.
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Afghans to stage protest outside UN office in Geneva against persecution o
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 10 (ANI): Afghans will organise a protest outside the UN office in Geneva on International Day of Peace on September 21 against "illegal takeover of Afghanistan" and "persecution of religious and ethnic minorities" by the Taliban regime, a rights activist said
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US flags 44 Afghan evacuees as potential security threats: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The US suspects that more than four dozen Afghan evacuees could pose a national security threat, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) records.
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Lives of Afghans will depend on how Taliban will govern: Deborah Lyons
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 10 (ANI): Underlining the tough choices available in Afghanistan, UN Special Representative Deborah Lyons said continued global engagement and commitment to the country's people can help steer the situation to its best possible outcome.
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97 per cent of Afghans could plunge into poverty by mid-2022: UNDP
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): As much as 97 per cent of Afghanistan's population is at risk of sinking below the poverty line unless a response to the country's political and economic crises is urgently launched, according to a rapid appraisal released by the United Nations Development P
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IS-K, Al-Qaeda to use Afghan refugee's flow to sneak its members into US,
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 7 (ANI): The Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) and al-Qaeda will try to use Afghan refugees' flow to sneak their members into the US and European countries, security experts have warned.
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India provides refuge to former Afghan governor, 4 others
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): In what appears to be course correction after the Rangina Kargar episode, India has allowed five Afghans, including a former provincial Governor of Afghanistan having a diplomatic passport into the country.
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Thousands of Afghans stranded at Pakistan border to flee Taliban regime
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kandahar City [Afghanistan], September 7 (ANI): For nearly two weeks, thousands of Afghans including women and children have been stranded near the Pakistan border in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province, reported local media.
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Anti-Pak protest in Kabul; Taliban fired shots to disperse crowd
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 7 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghans took to the streets in Kabul and demonstrated in front of the Pakistan embassy demanding Islamabad to stop meddling in international affairs of Pakistan and helping the Taliban.
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Foreigners' Regional Registration Office's 'exit orders' for Afghans needs
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has taken control of "exit order" decisions of the Foreigners' Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in case of Afghan nationals residing in India.
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Thousands of Afghans stranded in Spin Boldak to enter Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], September 7 (ANI): Thousands of Afghans are in trouble as they are stranded at Spin Boldak intending to enter Pakistan after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
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