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Increase in Taliban attacks violate human rights of Afghans: US Embassy in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 8 (ANI): US embassy in Kabul on Wednesday said the recent rise in violence by the Taliban violates the human rights of Afghans and is bringing hardship to the people of the country.
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US in talks with 3 Central Asian states to provide refuge to 50,000 at-ris
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): Amid US troops withdrawal, thousands of Afghan translators and interpreters face threats from the Taliban as they assisted American troops for two decades during its war against terror in Afghanistan.
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US lawmakers, advocates question Biden's plan to evacuate Afghans who assi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): As US President Joe Biden moves ahead with his plan to withdraw Afghans from Kabul who have assisted US military efforts in the country, lawmakers and advocates have raised several questions as the deadline for the plan draws near.
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Afghans living in US demand for a democratic Afghanistan, press Pakistan t
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Dozens of Afghan Americans stood in front of the White House to welcome Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani who on Friday (local time) met US President Joe Biden for the first face-to-face interaction ahead of the remaining US and NATO forces' withdrawal fro
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Pakistan's 'Strategic Depth Policy' behind 'unbearable suffering' of Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 23 (ANI): Afghanistan diaspora in the Netherlands has blamed Pakistan 'Strategic Depth Policy' for the unbearable suffering of Afghans along both sides of the Durand Line.
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'Strong consensus' in NATO to continue support to Afghans after US troop p
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 15 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has said there is a "strong consensus" among NATO leaders about America's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan and that they will continue to support the Afghan people and security forces.
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Give Afghans living in Pakistan right to vote, says activist
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], June 6 (ANI): Afghanistan nationals living in Pakistan should be givien citizenship and the right to participate in general election in Pakistan, according to human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza.
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NATO chief says security situation in Afghanistan remains challenging
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 1 (ANI): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the security situation in Afghanistan remains "very difficult and challenging." reiterating that as the US and coalition forces are leaving, at some stage, Afghans should take full responsibility for thei
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Afghans who worked with German troops cite threat to lives, seek protectio
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 22 (ANI): Some Afghans who worked with German troops in Afghanistan have said they see a big threat to their lives after coalition forces leave the country in the next few months and are seeking protection.
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Pakistan needs to re-evaluate its policy of favouring Pashtuns in Afghanis
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] May 21, (ANI): Pakistan needs to re-evaluate its policy of favouring Pashtuns in Afghanistan as by dissociating itself from sophisticated inter-ethnic and inter-tribal affairs, Islamabad can gain leverage in the eyes of all Afghans.
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Afghans deserve much more than an Eid ceasefire, says US envoy Khalilzad
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 11 (ANI): Amid the surge in violence in Afghanistan in recent weeks, US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday welcomed the announcements by the Taliban and the Afghan government to uphold ceasefire in the country during the festival of Eid.
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2 Afghans arrested with 125 kg of heroin in Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) on Friday arrested two persons and recovered 125.48 kgs of heroin from them in the national capital.
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