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For first time, Taliban appoints woman as hospital chief: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 30 (ANI): For the first time since the takeover of Afghanistan, the Taliban appointed a woman as a head of an Afghan hospital, Sputnik News Agency reported citing a source at the medical facility.
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Five months after Taliban takeover, Afghan radio station employing women r
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 30 (ANI): Afghan radio station Hareem Zan in the province of Badakhshan in the country's northeast resumed work after closing due to fear of the Taliban in August last year, reported Sputnik.
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Taliban does not feel beholden to ISI for Kabul takeover, says think tank
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 29 (ANI): The recent incidents at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border have brought to light the unresolved issue of the Durand Line, which has the potential to exacerbate tensions between the two sides.
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Tata Sons chairman Chandrasekaran meets PM ahead of Air India handover
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital before formal takeover of Air India.
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UN envoy urges Taliban to enhance engagement with international community
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 27 (ANI): The UN top envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons on Wednesday urged the Taliban to demonstrate commitment to a "pathway" towards future engagement with the international community.
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Afghanistan hanging by a thread; cannot abandon Afghan people, says UN Chi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], January 27 (ANI): With Afghanistan "hanging by a thread" six months after the Taliban takeover, the world cannot abandon the country now - for the sake of its people and overall global security, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday.
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UN chief concerned about developments in Burkina Faso amid coup: Spokesper
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], January 25 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern about the situation in Burkina Faso and condemns any forceful takeover of power following the coup d'etat there.
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Turkish Charity pledges 80 tons of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 23 (ANI): Deniz Feneri Association, a Turkish Charity, has pledged to deliver 80 tons of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan as the situation in the country deteriorates after the Taliban takeover in August last year.
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Over half million people lost jobs in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover:
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 20 (ANI): More than half a million people have lost or been pushed out of their jobs in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.
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Employment of Afghan women dropped 16 pc in 2021 after Taliban takeover: U
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 19 (ANI): Employment of Afghan women is estimated to have decreased by 16 per cent in the latter part of the year after the radical Islamist Taliban movement, an organization under UN sanctions over terrorist activities, swept to power, the International Labour O
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Media, journalists lost their independence after Taliban takeover: Report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 18 (ANI): Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in mid-August, media and journalists have lost their independence in the crisis-torn country, local media reported.
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Afghanistan: 4 cable and wire manufacturing plants shut down
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 18 (ANI): Post-Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August, four cable and wire producing factories have ceased operating in the country in the last three months.
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