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ISIL claims responsibility for detonating power pylon in Kabul that cut ma
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 24 (ANI): Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) officially claimed responsibility for detonating a power pylon that cut the main power line to Kabul and left the Afghan capital in complete darkness since Thursday, reported local media.
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Taliban 'deputy PM' Hanafi discusses Afghan situation, humanitarian aid wi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 24 (ANI): Afghanistan "deputy Prime Minister" Abdul Salam Hanafi held a meeting with UN envoy to Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, during which they discussed the situation in the country and humanitarian aid.
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Taliban warns new political outfit in Afghanistan against picking up arms
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 24 (ANI): Taliban on Saturday warned the new political outfit called the "High Council of National Resistance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" consisting of former government officials along with mujahideen leaders and said making resistance front and pick
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UN body expresses concerns over possible narcotics production, smuggling i
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 23 (ANI): In view of the developments in Afghanistan, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has expressed concerns over the possibility of insurgent groups in the country taking advantage of the situation and increasing the flow of narcotics in Afg
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Afghanistan: Future of media is 'bleak' under Taliban, laments Afghan jour
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 23 (ANI): The Afghan journalists are lamenting the fact that the future of media is 'bleak' under the Taliban rule.
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Torkham border crossing point linking Afghanistan, Pakistan reopens
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The Torkham border crossing point which links Afghanistan and Pakistan has been reopened and those having travel documents can cross it, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesman for Foreign Ministry, has said.
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Afghan musicians urge Taliban to facilitate alternative jobs to them as mu
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 22 (ANI): Afghan musicians have urged the Taliban to facilitate alternative jobs to them as music is no longer allowed in the country.
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Women activists protest against lack of women's representation in Afghan d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 22 (ANI): Several women activists have expressed disappointment at the lack of women representatives in the Afghanistan delegation that took part in the talks in Moscow, local media reported.
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Afghanistan's Sikhs to 'make choice between converting to Islam or leaving
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 22 (ANI): As the security scenario in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate, Sikhs -- a community that was already in a dire situation before the collapse of the government -- practically have to make a choice between options of "converting to Sunni Islam or run a
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Pakistan to provide aid worth PKR 5 billion to Afghanistan: FM Qureshi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 22 (ANI): Pakistan will give humanitarian assistance worth Pakistani Rs 5 billion to Afghanistan, announced Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday.
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Afghanistan: Torkham gate opens for travellers with visas
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 22 (ANI): Torkham gate on Afghanistan-Pakistan border has been opened for travellers with visas and stickers, reported the local media on Thursday.
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Displaced Afghan families continue to live in harsh conditions
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): Amid the growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, internally displaced families are facing harsh living conditions in their displacement camps as they face food shortages.
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