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Lack of funding has seriously affected food aid efforts in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Due to decades of conflict, little rainfall, drought conditions, a donation-based economy, among other things, two-thirds of the population of Afghanistan is in urgent need of humanitarian aid.
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Afghanistan: Students call on Taliban to rebuild schools in Helmand provin
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Students in the Helmand province of Afghanistan have called on the Taliban to rebuild their schools which are in a dilapidated state for a long time now, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghanistan: Military veterans, retired employees voice concerns over unpa
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Many military veterans and retired employees residing in the country have voiced their concerns over unpaid pensions, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban's ban on women working for
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Since the Taliban takeover in July 2021, it has rolled back a wide range of human rights of women and girls, including a ban on attending high school and university, restrictions on movement and work, and in December, a decree banning female nationals from working from most NGOs.
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China eyes Afghanistan's lithium reserves, offers to invest USD 10 billion
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Since the Taliban takeover of the country, China has increased its influence via economic ties with the current regime.
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Afghanistan: Taliban shuts women-run radio station for playing music durin
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In another repressive move, a women-run radio station in northeast Afghanistan has been shut down for playing music during the fasting month of Ramzan, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
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More than 50 pc of Afghan journalists lost jobs since Taliban takeover: Re
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, over 50 per cent of journalists lost their jobs and half of the media outlets were closed for many reasons, particularly financial issues, TOLOnews reported citing Afghanistan National Journalists Union (ANJU) report.
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Taliban showing signs of understanding China's real interests :Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
After the United States left Afghanistan and Taliban took over the country in 2021, China wanted to fill the power vacuum by heavily investing in the country, the Afghan Diaspora Network reported, adding that now the Taliban has realised China's real intent.
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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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Year Ender 2022: All we know about Afghanistan, Taliban takeover, crisis t
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 15 last year, the country has undergone a myriad of changes like barring girls from education, restriction on press, imposition of repressive policies which led to acute humanitarian crisis.
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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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Taliban justifies women education ban amid criticism: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Taliban-appointed Acting Minister of Higher Education of Afghanistan Nida Mohammad Nadim said there is no opposition to the barring of women from university education in the country.
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