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Afghan Jirga calls for national support, international recognition for adm
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): The first-ever 'Loya Jirga' or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders on Saturday called for national support for the Taliban-run "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" and international recognition of the administration.
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Afghanistan: Explosions, gunfire heard close to Taliban's Grand Assembly
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 1 (ANI): Multiple explosions and gunfire were heard near the Loya Jirga hall in the Afghanistan capital Kabul where religious scholars and tribal leaders gathered for the Taliban's grand assembly.
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Afghanistan's grand assembly to last 3 days: Official
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan's Jirga, or grand assembly, of religious scholars and elders which opened Thursday would last for three days to discuss a variety of issues ranging from stabilizing security to strengthening national unity, the caretaker government's chi
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Afghan grand assembly 'Loya Jirga' opens in Kabul, women debarred
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): The first-ever 'Loya Jirga' or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Kabul on Thursday, Xinhua reported citing the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid.
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Men will represent women at religious gathering: Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): Ahead of the religious scholars' grand gathering of Taliban, the deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi announced on Wednesday that the meeting will convene without the participation of women.
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Religious scholars in Paktika province urge Taliban to reopen girls' schoo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): Amid the worldwide condemnation of the Taliban regime's diktat to ban girls from attending school over sixth grade, a group of religious scholars assembled in Afghanistan's south-eastern Paktika province calling for reopening of schools for girls.
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Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka hosts Iftar dinner in Colombo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 8 (ANI): High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, hosted an Iftar dinner in Colombo on Friday which was attended by the Finance Minister of Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry, members of the clergy and religious scholars.
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Afghanistan: Clerics call on Taliban to reopen girls' schools, says no leg
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 8 (ANI): Religious scholars once again called on the Taliban to reopen all girls' schools in Afghanistan's capital Kabul and said there was no legal justification for banning girls above sixth grade from going to school.
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Afghanistan: Balkh clerics urge Taliban to reopen girls' high schools
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 5 (ANI): A number of Balkh religious scholars on Monday urged the Taliban to reopen girls' high schools as soon as possible.
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Taliban-led govt to hold religious scholars' meet; issue of women's rights
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 5 (ANI): The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan is set to hold a meeting of religious scholars to discuss several issues including governance and women's rights, local media said on Saturday.
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Religious scholars condemn persecution of Shia, Hazara minorities in Islam
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 11 (ANI): Religious scholars have raised concerns about the persecution of Shia and Hazara minorities in the Islamic nations, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Sialkot lynching: Killing over 'unsubstantiated blasphemy claims' not perm
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Muslim scholars in Pakistan speaking about the Sialkot lynching said the killing of any person over "unsubstantiated blasphemy accusations" is not permissible.
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