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Afghanistan sees sharp spike in Covid cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 28 (ANI): Airing concern over the sharp increase of patients infected by COVID-19, the doctors on Thursday said that the number of reported patients showing the symptoms of the new COVID-19 variant has risen by 70 per cent within the past week compared to the wee
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Amid electricity crisis in Kabul, Uzbekistan-sourced power cut off
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 28 (ANI): Amid complaints about the shortage of power in the capital city of Kabul, the transmission of power from Uzbekistan has been halted due to technical problems found in the electricity system that includes the Central Asian states of Uzbekistan, Kazakhsta
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UN expresses concern over human rights violations in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 28 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed deep concern over the reports of human rights violations in the country.
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International community's call for inclusive govt is just an 'excuse': Tal
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 28 (ANI): Taliban's acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Thursday termed the international community's call for the formation of an inclusive government as just an "excuse" and said they do not have any definition for an "inclusive government."
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UNAMA, media-support organizations slam Taliban for banning press conferen
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 27 (ANI) The UN mission and a number of organizations supporting a free and fair media have slammed the Taliban for banning a press conference by the Afghan Media Federation on Wednesday calling it a restriction on the freedom of expression.
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Stranded Afghan Army officers in India stage protest outside Afghan embass
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Around one hundred Afghanistan Army officers stranded in India after falling of the Government in Kabul, staged protests outside Afghanistan Embassy in New Delhi on Thursday.
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UN creates new strategic framework to tackle the Afghanistan crisis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 27 (ANI): The United Nations team in Afghanistan has launched a new strategic planning document to coordinate the multi-lateral institutions' teamwork.
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Taliban prevents Afghan media federation from holding press conference
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 27 (ANI): The Taliban on Wednesday prevented the Afghan media federation from holding a press conference over concerns about the status of media in Afghanistan.
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23 million people in Afghanistan are facing acute hunger, says Norwegian R
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 27 (ANI): The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on Thursday said that 23 million people in Afghanistan are facing acute hunger and called for the removal of economic bottlenecks that prevent the circulation of money into and within Afghanistan.
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UN envoy urges Taliban to enhance engagement with international community
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 27 (ANI): The UN top envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons on Wednesday urged the Taliban to demonstrate commitment to a "pathway" towards future engagement with the international community.
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UN launches appeal for USD 8 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022, says
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 27 (ANI): The United Nations has launched an appeal for USD 8 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022, Deborah Lyons, the UN Secretary General's special representative for Afghanistan said on Wednesday.
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Taliban discuss Afghanistan's frozen funds with US in Norway
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 26 (ANI): The Taliban have said that they have discussed frozen Afghan assets, sanctions and humanitarian assistance with US Treasury officials in Norway, reported Sputnik.
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