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Taliban denies Human Rights Watch report characterizing human rights situa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 15 (ANI): The Taliban on Friday denied Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that characterized the human rights situation in Afghanistan as a "crisis" and said that the situation has become better compared to the previous years in the country.
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Afghan women despair over closed public universities, lack of employment o
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 14 (ANI): As women in Afghanistan continue to wait for the Taliban regime to provide them with basic rights to study and work, a number of female students in eastern Nangarhar province voiced mounting despair about the lack of access to public universities and la
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Malnutrition rate in Afghan children up 30 pc: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 14 (ANI): The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has expressed concern over a 30 per cent surge in the number of children suffering from malnutrition in Afghanistan, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.
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Remaining Pak-Afghan border fence to be completed with Kabul's consent, sa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 14 (ANI): Amid Taliban's objection over border fencing, Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday said that the remaining fencing of the Pak-Afghan border would be completed with the consent of the neighbouring country.
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Taliban welcomes UN chief's call to lift ban on fund
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 14 (ANI): Taliban on Friday welcomed remarks of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling on the international community to lift a ban on Afghan assets.
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Taliban delegation heads for Turkmenistan for trade, energy, TAPI talks
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 14 (ANI): A Taliban delegation has departed for Turkmenistan for talks on trade, energy and the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Pipeline (TAPI) gas pipeline, reported Sputnik.
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ATM services to resume in Afghanistan, first time after Taliban's return t
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 14 (ANI): ATM services are going to become operational in Afghanistan from Saturday first time since the Taliban's return to power, reported local media.
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Afghan Defence minister urges Uzbekistan, Tajikistan to return military he
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 14 (ANI): Afghan Defence Minister Maulana Yaqoob urged Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to return military helicopters which were flown to their countries by Afghan pilots during the last days of the government of former Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani.
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Afghanistan reaffirms its stand on Durand Line to Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 14 (ANI): Afghanistan's newly appointed Ambassador to Pakistan Sardar Ahmad Khan Shikib reaffirmed Kabul's stance on the Durand Line.
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Rights of Afghan women, girls 'under attack', says UN
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 13 (ANI): The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has raised concerns over the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, stating that "Afghan women are deprived of basic rights."
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Explosion occurs in Afghanistan's capital Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 13 (ANI): A blast occurred in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, local media reported citing Interior Ministry.
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50 pc factories stopped functioning amid financial crunch in Afghanistan:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 13 (ANI): Around half of the factories in Afghanistan have halted their operations due to the financial crisis that gripped the country after the Taliban regime was established in August last year, local media reported on Thursday.
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