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New Afghan setup expected to take steps against TTP: Pak military official
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 28 (ANI): Pakistan believes the incoming "government" in Afghanistan would take "effective" measures against the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the director-general of the media wing of the country's military said.
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Global community should learn from its past mistakes, engage with Taliban:
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 28 (ANI): Pakistan has urged the international community to learn from its past mistakes and engage with the Taliban in order to avoid a humanitarian and refugee crisis in Afghanistan.
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They are not orphaned to be called refugees: Stalin announces renaming Sri
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 28 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday announced the renaming of "Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee Camp" as "Sri Lankan Tamil Rehabilitation Camp."
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UN refugee agency commends Uganda for hosting Afghan nationals
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], August 26 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday commended Uganda for allowing to host fleeing Afghan nationals.
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Afghan nationals continue protest outside UNHRC office in Delhi, demand re
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghans protested outside United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) office here on Wednesday, demanding refugee cards.
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Some 400 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], August 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Some 400 illegal migrants were rescued and returned to Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Tuesday.
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Taliban actions to be mointored, says Biden as US to lead in supporting Af
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) that Taliban will be judged by their actions and G7 leaders, EU, NATO and United Nations would respond to the terror group's behaviour accordingly, while collectively agreeing to support refugees and evacuees
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EU poured USD 66 Mln in humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan in 2021: C
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium] August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union provided 57 million euros (USD 66 million) in humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan in 2021 so far, in addition, neighbouring countries hosting Afghan refugees got 22 million euros, European Commission spokesman Balazs Ujvari s
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DSGMC chief Sirsa urges Centre to extend CAA cut-off date for refugees fro
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) chief and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Manjinder S Sirsa on Tuesday said that the Centre should amend Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) and extend the cut-off date from 2014 to 2021 so that people
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UNHCR urges Afghanistan's neighbors to keep borders open for potential ref
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling upon countries neighboring Afghanistan to be ready to accept refugees as the security situation in the Central Asian country remains precarious, UNHCR Regional Spokesperson for Asia and the Pacific, Cathe
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Afghan nationals held protest in front of UNHCR office in Delhi, demand re
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Afghan nationals held a protest on Monday in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in New Delhi, seeking refugee cards and resettlement options in a third country.
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Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR office in Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Afghan refugees on Monday staged a protest in front of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Delhi seeking refugee cards, resettlement options to a third country and security from the international body and the Indian g
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