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India will continue to raise its voice in support of Afghan people: Ruchir
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a UN Security Council briefing on Wednesday, Kamboj highlighted three key observations regarding the situation in Afghanistan while drawing upon India’s historical and civilisational ties with Afghan people.
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Pakistan-Taliban ties: From strategic depth to strategic menace
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The US exit from Afghanistan had bolstered Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) activities with its base in the war-torn country still intact, Pakistan's counter-terrorism authority in Islamabad told the country's Senate Standing Committee on Interior earlier this month. The TTP gained considerab
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Resurgence of TTP and fragile state of Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The grave terrorist threat confronting Pakistan is evident from the Bannu hostage crisis ( Dec 19-21) followed by the Islamabad suicide attack by two suicide bombers including a female at I-10/4 on Dec 23 in which one policeman was killed and six others injured.
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TTP's presence grows in Gilgit Baltistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Even though the Minister was released following talks, the incident reflected the growing influence of the TTP in Gilgit Baltistan in the occupied region, according to the Al Arabiya Post.
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Pakistan, China to extend CPEC to Afghanistan despite India's opposition
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
CPEC is a part of China's most ambitious project Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), aimed at renewing the country's ancient trade routes in the coastal countries of south-east Asia.
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ISIS group targets religious minorities in Afghanistan, says HRW
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 8 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) repeatedly attacked Hazaras and other religious minorities at their mosques, schools, and workplaces.
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Taliban celebrate anniversary of foreign troops' withdrawal from Afghanist
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 31 (ANI): The Taliban marked the one-year anniversary of the foreign troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan on Wednesday, local media reported.
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Half of Americans say Afghanistan war was mistake a year after withdrawal:
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): A year after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, American society remains sharply divided over whether sending troops there in 2001 was the right decision, according to a Gallup poll out this week.
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Afghan women need global action to halt Taliban abuse
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 17 (ANI): Afghan women feel abandoned by the world and they are justified in feeling this way, said Heather Barr, Associate Director, Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday.
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Women's rights crisis in Afghanistan has few parallels in the world
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): A year has passed since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan following a rapid drawdown of Western forces that pushed the country into a number of crises which transformed the country fundamentally.
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Lives of Afghan women, girls changed unrecognizably since Taliban returned
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): A year on from the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the senior UN official in the country, Resident Coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov, described his fears for girls' lives and called for women to play a full role in reviving the Afghan economy.
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Videos on social media showing Taliban destroying Pakistan-built minaret:
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 29 (ANI): Exposing the rift between Pakistan and Afghanistan, a new video surfaced on social media showing the members of the Taliban destroying a minaret built by the Pakistani Army in Afghanistan by Badakhshis in Wakhan Badakhshan, a local media reported.
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