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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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With more than half of Afghans dependent on humanitarian aid, IOM calls fo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 1 (ANI): Over one year after the Taliban takeover, an estimated 24.4 million people - 59 per cent of the population in Afghanistan - are dependent on international aid and emergency relief in their day-to-day lives, the International Organization for Migration
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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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UN relief chief stresses need to stay and deliver for all Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Humanitarians have stayed and delivered in Afghanistan in the year since the Taliban takeover and it is imperative that the international community continues to do the same while the de facto authorities must also do their part, the Security Council heard on M
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Crime rate rises in Afghanistan post Taliban takeover
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 22 (ANI): Amid the rising crime rates in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in the country, another incident has come to light as armed robbers killed an elderly cab driver recently in the capital of Balkh province, Mazar-e-Sharif after robbing his car.
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Blast hits Kabul mosque
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): A blast hit a mosque in the Afghan city of Kabul on Wednesday, Taliban officials said.
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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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Depriving girls of secondary education costs USD 500mn to Afghan economy:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): Keeping girls out of secondary school costs Afghanistan 2.5 per cent of its annual GDP, according to a new analysis by UNICEF.
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Videos on social media showing Taliban destroying Pakistan-built minaret:
Updated : 3 years, 7 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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