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Desperation, depression marks first day of Taliban rule in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI): Kabul -- a vibrant city where streets were once clogged with cars and rusty bikes, beggars and blaring music, and the smells of spices and sizzling meat, turned to desperation and depression on the first day of Taliban rule in Afghanistan on Wednesday,
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Facebook says helped airlift Afghan staff, journalists from Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] September 2 (ANI/Sputnik) - Facebook said it helped evacuate Afghan journalists to Mexico from Kabul, alongside the tech giant's employees, partners and their families, according to a statement seen by media.
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Taliban kills 34, captures 11 checkpoints of Afghan resistance forces in P
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI): The Taliban on Thursday said that it has killed 34 members and captured 11 checkpoints of the Afghan resistance forces in the northern Panjshir province.
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Rights groups fear for safety of defecting Afghan military personnel in Uz
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], September 2 (ANI): Rights groups have raised concerns that Afghan army personnel who defected to Uzbekistan would be deported to their country, Voice of America (VOA) has reported.
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Food supply for millions of Afghans could run out soon: UN
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI): A senior UN official has warned that food stocks in Afghanistan could run out as soon as this month and urged the international community to step up support for the war-ravaged country.
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Anti-Taliban resistance based in Panjshir will defend all Afghans: Amrulla
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI): Underlining the aim of resistance forces to defeat the Taliban, former Afghanistan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has said the resistance is "based in Panjshir" but will defend the rights of all Afghan citizens.
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Taliban approves Afghanistan's first cricket Test since takeover
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI): Taliban have approved Afghanistan first cricket Test since their takeover, saying the Afghan team can play with other international teams.
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No hurry to recognise or to establish official relations with Taliban: EU
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 2 (ANI): The European Union is in no hurry to recognise the Taliban nor to establishing official relations with the group, said Gunnar Wiegand, the European Commission's managing director for Asia and the Pacific on Wednesday.
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Four killed, five injured in clashes in Afghanistan's Parwan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI): Four people have been killed and five more injured in a clash between the Taliban and unidentified gunmen in central Afghanistan's Parwan province, Sputnik reported citing a source.
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Resistance forces in Afghanistan's Panjshir say will continue fighting Tal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI): The resistance forces in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Panjshir said on Wednesday that they would continue fighting the Taliban as their negotiations did not lead to any results, Sputnik reported.
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Humanitarian situation in Afghanistan may turn into catastrophe as Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 2 (ANI): The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan may turn into a catastrophe since the Taliban have no access to the funds provided to the country by the international community, Sputnik reported citing a senior official at the European External Action Serv
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Former US Ambassador to Kabul tests positive for COVID-19 after evacuation
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US Acting Ambassador to Afghanistan Ross Wilson, who was evacuated earlier this week from the country, tested positive for COVID-19, media reported on Wednesday.
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