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Pompeo meets Taliban officials in Qatar to salvage peace deal
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): US Secretary of State Micheal Pompeo on Monday made an unannounced visit to Kabul (Afghanistan) and Doha (Qatar) to hold talks with the Afghan government in an effort to prevent the country's peace deal from unwinding, CNN reported.
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US envoy says Afghan govt, Taliban discussed prisoners swap via video conf
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI): The Afghan government and the Taliban discussed the exchange of prisoners during a rare video conference to pave the way for a broader peace agenda, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said.
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Afghanistan releases several prisoners to decongest jails amid COVID-19 co
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI): The Afghan authorities on Sunday decided to release "a number of prisoners" as part of measures undertaken to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease in the country, the presidential palace said in a statement.
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Nirbhaya's soul must have found peace today: Swati Maliwal
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal on Friday said that it is a historic day today as Nirbhaya has got justice after over seven years.
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GoAir terminates contracts of expat pilots amid coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): In view of the coronavirus outbreak impact on airline industry, 'GoAir has been forced to terminate the contracts of expat pilots which is in line with the reduced international capacity.'
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WB Guv expresses confidence in SEC for fair, peaceful civic polls
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday exuded confidence that the State Election Commission (SEC) would take measures to ensure fair and peaceful civic polls.
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BJD's Sasmit Patra urges govt to rejig geopolitical approach in Afghanista
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): BJD's Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has urged the Central government to rejig its geopolitical approach in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the recently negotiated peace deal between the United States and the Taliban which he described as geopolitical disadvanta
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Sukhbir demands criminal case against cops for assaulting teachers
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 11 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday demanded immediate registration of a criminal case against police personnel, who allegedly launched a brutal assault on peacefully protesting unemployed teachers in Patiala to p
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UNSC adopts resolution to welcome progress in Afghan peace process
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 11 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming the Afghan peace agreement between the US and the Taliban to bring lasting peace in the war-torn country.
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Delhi riots big blot on country's harmony, peace: Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 11 (ANI): As Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to reply in Lok Sabha on Delhi violence, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary on Wednesday termed last month's communal riots in the national capital as a 'big blot on country's harmony and peace'.
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Aurat March: Women in Pakistan protest against violence, rape, honour kill
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Mar 08 (ANI): So, they are marching. They are marching in Lahore and in many other Pakistani cities despite being threatened, abused and harassed on social media and otherwise. They are marching in Lahore holding placards with the picture of the late Asma Jehangir, an icon and
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UN mission in Afghanistan calls for inclusion of women in peace talks
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 8 (Xinhua/ANI): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for the inclusion of women in the peace talks with the Taliban, the mission said here on Sunday on the occasion of the International Women's Day.
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