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Nearly 500 ex-Afghan officials killed, kidnapped by Taliban: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): The Taliban, after seizing power in Afghanistan, have murdered or kidnapped about 500 former Afghan officials, military personnel and those believed to have collaborated with the United States.
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Afghanistan: Rights issues occurred before, after Taliban takeover, says U
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): Significant human rights issues occurred before and after the Taliban took over on August 15, 2021, the State Department said in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on Tuesday.
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UN special envoy blames Taliban's ban on girls' education for negative glo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 12 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen, during a briefing of the Diplomatic Corps, highlighted that the Taliban's decision to ban girls from attending secondary schools has negatively impacted the attitude of the global c
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Sri Lankan leaders use Chinese money for personal benefit, say locals arou
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hambantota [Sri Lanka], April 10 (ANI): Amid one of the worst economic crises in Sri Lanka, locals around the country's Hambantota port blame the government for the situation the island nation is facing at present while saying that the leaders use the money they receive from China for the
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Afghanistan's private sector hit hard by political crisis: World Bank
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 9 (ANI): With one in three businesses temporarily ceasing operations since the Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021, Afghanistan's private sector has faced the brunt of the economic devastation that hit the country following the withdrawl of the NATO-led coalit
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Tibetans take to self immolation to protest against China
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], April 9 (ANI): Cases of self-immolations have gone up in Tibet in recent times. Since 2009, a total of 159 Tibetans have self-immolated to protest China's takeover of their homeland.
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Afghanistan: Malnourishment rising in Badghis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 8 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the cases of malnourishment among children rose by a staggering 50 per cent in the Badghis province of the country.
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Afghan refugees in Iran complain of facing harassment
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 7 (ANI): Afghan refugees in Iran have complained about their deteriorated condition, saying they have been facing harassment there, local media reported.
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UN extends support to Afghanistan's embattled media
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 7 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen met with media representatives of Afghanistan on Wednesday and extended support to Afghanistan's embattled media sector and journalists.
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Johnson questioned over alleged Chinese takeover of UK's biggest microchip
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], April 5 (ANI): The UK Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday called on the Government to clarify the reasons why Prime Minister Boris Johnson requested a review in Newport Wafer Fab, UK's biggest chip plant and why this review has not begun.
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US special envoy West speaks with Hamid Karzai on reopening schools for gi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 4 (ANI): The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West spoke with former president Hamid Karzai and discussed the Afghan people's desire to see girls return to secondary school soonest.
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Ban on girls' education damaging entire Afghanistan, says UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], April 3 (ANI): Expressing concern at the Taliban's decision to ban girls' education in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that this is an unjustifiable violation of equal rights and it will damage the entire country.
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