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Taliban to build 'regular' army, include former servicemen
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): Weeks after the Taliban's announcement to form a caretaker government, the Taliban-led government's "acting chief of staff", Qari Fasihuddin on Wednesday said that they are working to form a 'regular' army and the plan to form one will be finalised so
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Taliban continues to torture, kill journalists in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): Contrary to the promises made by the Taliban of respecting human values, the group continues to violate the basic human rights of media personnel as they are being harassed, tortured, and killed.
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Mullah Baradar refutes internal rifts within Taliban, denies he was injure
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): Taliban co-founder and acting Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Wednesday refuted the internal rift in the new caretaker government of Taliban in Afghanistan and also denied that he was injured in a clash at the presidential palace i
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US lawmakers push for harder line on Pakistan over its 'duplicitous' role
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): The US lawmakers on Tuesday, who were hearing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on post-Afghan withdrawal from Kabul pushed for a harder line on Pakistan given its "duplicitous' role in the war-plagued country.
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First local radio station in Afghanistan's Paktika province shuts down
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 15 (ANI): A local radio station in Afghanistan's Paktika province has been completely shut down on Tuesday since the Taliban's takeover, local media reported.
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House prices fall by 50 pc in Kabul as migration level rises
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 15 (ANI): After the Taliban's messy takeover of Afghanistan last month, the real estate prices and house rent has fallen drastically in Kabul, Tolo News reported citing real estate dealers as saying.
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Afghanistan's National Assembly's fate uncertain after Taliban takeover
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 15 (ANI): Uncertainty looms over the functioning of Afghanistan's National Assembly after the Ashraf Ghani government collapsed last month following the Taliban takeover.
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UN rights chief expresses concern over civilian casualties in Afghanistan'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 15 (ANI): UN Human Rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday said that she is worried about reports of civilian casualties and human rights violations in Afghanistan's Panjshir province.
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First passenger plane from Iran arrives in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 15 (ANI): The first passenger flight from Iran landed in the Afghan capital on Wednesday since the Taliban's takeover, Sputnik reported citing a Kabul airport source.
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Taliban call for lifting of sanctions against 'Islamic Emirate'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 15 (ANI): Afghanistan's new acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has called for sanctions to be lifted against the 'Islamic Emirate'.
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Qatar refuses responsibility of Kabul airport without clear agreements
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], September 15 (ANI): Qatar has said it will not take responsibility for Kabul Airport without "clear" agreements with all parties involved, including the Taliban, about its operations.
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First humanitarian flight to Kabul marks 'turning point' in crisis: WFP
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 15 (ANI): The return of humanitarian flights to Kabul since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is a turning point in the crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
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