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Six people killed, dozens injured as 2 blasts hit near schools in western
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): Six people were killed and dozens injured as a result of two explosions on the territory of schools in western Kabul, a local source told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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Taliban meet French envoy to Afghanistan, discuss decree on prevention of
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): Taliban member Suhail Shaheen has met with French envoy to Afghanistan Jean Marin Schuh and discussed several issues including the recent decree over the prevention of poppy cultivation and substitutes in Afghanistan.
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Afghan media facing ever-increasing restrictions by Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): With the consistent arbitrary arrests of journalists by the Taliban, the media in Afghanistan faces ever-increasing restrictions, reported local media.
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Why Taliban's decision to outlaw opium cultivation is difficult to impleme
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): The Taliban have announced measures to halt opium trade even as the country's economy is facing a serious resource crunch.
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Anti-Pak rallies in Afghanistan against airstrikes on Afghan soil
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): Anti-Pakistan rallies were held in Afghanistan on Monday in response to airstrikes conducted by Islamabad on Afghan soil that left more than 40 dead.
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Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan have escalated tensions between two co
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): The recent airstrikes by the Pakistan military in the Khost and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan, that killed a number of civilians, have escalated the already simmering tensions between the two countries, said a media report.
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Man in Kabul sets himself on fire over financial stress
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): A man set himself on fire in Dehmazang Square in Afghanistan's Kabul on Monday with the media reports stating that he had been facing financial difficulties.
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High tariffs on watermelons worry Afghan fruit traders
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): As the economic crisis continues to worsen in Afghanistan, local traders have complained about high tariffs being imposed upon watermelons, imported from countries like Iran and Pakistan.
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Women in Kabul call on Taliban to reopen girls' schools
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): A number of women in Kabul have urged the Taliban to reopen schools for girls above grade six, local media reported.
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UN special envoy calls for representative governance, access to education
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen, in his meeting with Chairman of Afghan Senate Fazal Hadi Muslimyar pressed for representative governance, the need for dialogue at all levels, and access to education for girls and
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Death toll from Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Khost rises to 44: r
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): The number of deaths from the Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost has increased to 44, Sputnik News Agency reported citing provincial healthcare department sources.
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UNHRC special rapporteur to investigate human rights violations in Afghani
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): The newly appointed United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) special rapporteur on Afghanistan said on Sunday that he will closely examine allegations of torture, disappearances, killings of former government employees and detentions under the Taliban
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