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UN Security Council to vote on Afghanistan sanctions team extension
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The team's current term is set to expire on February 17, and Council members describe the upcoming vote as a pivotal decision in the international community's handling of Afghanistan.
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Over 800 dead, nearly 2800 injured as powerful earthquake strikes eastern
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The tremor hit Kunar province, a mountainous region bordering Pakistan, around midnight on Sunday, flattening multiple villages.
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Taliban officials urge Pakistan to prepare joint mechanism for gradual rep
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation spokesperson, Mufti Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, said that bringing the refugees back is the official policy of Afghanistan, Dawn reported. However, it should be conducted under a joint mechanism with Pakistan so that refugees are returned graduall
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US citizen George Glezmann freed after two and a half years in Taliban cap
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Taliban kidnapped George Glezmann, 65, while he was visiting Afghanistan. They freed him following negotiations brokered by Trump special hostage envoy Adam Boehler, Taliban officials and Qatari officials, New York Post reported.
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Media plays important role in providing aid to deported Afghan refugees
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Taliban officials emphasised that media reports in Afghanistan have played an important role in collecting aid for the Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan, TOLO News reported on Sunday.
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Afghanistan: At least three children killed, two others injured in mine ex
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
At least three children were killed and two others were injured in a mine explosion in Afghanistan's Samangan province, Khaama Press reported citing Taliban officials.
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China increases investment in Afghanistan but faces challenges due to terr
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Last week, in a meeting with Taliban officials in Kabul, officials of Fan China Afghan Mining Processing and Trading Co. announced an investment of USD 350 million in various sectors ranging from construction to health to energy in Afghanistan, according to the Bakhtar News Agency, Afghanist
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Taliban calls on international community to remove sanctions
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
After the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, the Afghan assets in foreign reserves were frozen. The UN Security Council in August 2022, failed to reach an agreement on whether to extend travel exemptions for 13 Taliban officials.
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Illegal businesses still popular in Afghanistan, Taliban officials seize a
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As illegal businesses remain popular in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule, the de-facto authorities have ordered to seize the artefacts found in Bamyan province, reported Khaama Press on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan: University lecturers warned against criticizing Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Muzamal said that university lecturers should defend the ruling regime and refrain from criticizing or speaking against Taliban officials to avoid possible problems.
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Qatari PM Abdulrahman Al Thani visits Kandahar, meets Taliban officials
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"In this meeting, the Prime Minister of that country emphasized on strengthening the relations and increasing the level of trust between the two countries, as well as practical cooperation in the educational, health and economic fields of Afghanistan," he tweeted.
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Pakistan: Afghan Taliban delegation quietly visits Islamabad
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Taliban officials in Kabul also confirmed that a mid-level delegation led by Abdullah Ghazanavi, the head of the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI), visited Pakistan to discuss the TTP and other threats to Pakistan.
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