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Disgruntled Taliban commander killed while trying to flee to Iran
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): Mawlawi Mahdi Mujahid, a disgruntled Taliban commander, was killed by Taliban border forces when he wanted to enter Iran through the province of Herat in western Afghanistan, media reports said citing a statement from the Taliban's Ministry of Defense.
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Afghanistan under Taliban: Group of four burns a man alive
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 5 (ANI): Under the Taliban rule in Afghanistan crimes continue and as part of this trend, a group of four people reportedly burnt a man alive, media reports said.
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Taliban convoy attacked in Afghanistan, 1 assailant killed
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 4 (ANI): One of the attackers who struck out at Taliban's convoy in Afghanistan's Herat on Monday morning has been killed, local media reported.
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Convoy carrying Taliban members attacked in Afghanistan, several injured
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 4 (ANI): A convoy carrying Taliban members was attacked in Afghanistan's Herat on Monday morning, according to local media.
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Taliban extends bidding period for large-scale metal mines
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 7 (ANI): The Taliban on Tuesday extended the bidding period for the extraction of two large-scale metal mines in western provinces - Herat and Ghor.
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Two held with 9 kg heroin in western Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 29 (ANI): Police have discovered 9 kg of heroin in Afghanistan's western Herat province and taken two alleged drug smugglers into custody, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported Sunday.
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Taliban announces gender segregation plan in restaurants
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 13 (ANI): The Taliban has implemented a gender segregation plan in the western Herat province, a media report said on Friday.
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Afghan journalist sentenced to prison for criticizing Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 13 (ANI): The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the arbitrary sentencing of an Afghan journalist from Herat, and urged the Taliban to cease its persecution of journalists for their independent reportage.
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Taliban instructs salons not to trim men's hair to avoid Western influence
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afganistan], April 28 (ANI): Taliban have reportedly instructed salons in Afghanistan's Herat province not to cut men's hair especially students, to avoid the influence of the West.
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Border guards' skirmish leads to closure of main crossing point between Ir
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 (ANI): After the skirmishes between border guards of Iran and Afghanistan, the main crossing point between the two countries in the western province of Herat was closed on Saturday.
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Opposition MP in Sri Lanka calls for impeachment of President Gotabaya Raj
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 9 (ANI): Amid the severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka, National People's Power (NPP) MP Vijitha Herath on Friday said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa should be impeached if he on his own doesn't quit and the no-confidence motion be brought against the incumben
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At least 12 people killed in explosion in western Afghan city of Herat
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], April 2 (ANI): At least 12 people were killed and 25 others wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Friday.
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