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Taliban flogging of 20 people brings back hardline practices of old regime
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The lashings allegedly took place at the sports stadium in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital of southern Helmand on Wednesday, Khaama Press quoted Mohammad Qasim Riyaz, a spokesperson for the governor's office as saying.
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China asks citizens to leave Afghanistan after Kabul attack
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A gun attack Tuesday targeting a hotel, frequently visited by Chinese visitors, ended in killing at least three people. Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said the attack on the hotel in the Shar-e-Naw area of Kabul ended with the killing of three attackers.
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Pakistan Army chief General Munir has his hands full with TTP-Afghan Talib
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
General Munir has his hands full with the TTP-Afghan Taliban, politics and internal dynamics of the army leadership. The TTP cannot be pushed back without dealing with the Afghan Taliban as it is the Taliban which is protecting the TTP.
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US condemns Kabul attack, calls on Taliban to live up to its commitments
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
United States State Department Spokesperson Ned Price called on the Taliban to fulfill its commitments made to the international community.
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79 per cent households in Afghanistan suffer water shortage: Survey
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Around 79 per cent of households in Afghanistan reported severe water shortage, making it challenging for the people to consume clean and safe water.
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Afghanistan-Pakistan bilateral deteriorates in 2022 after "assassination a
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan witness a new low after a top Pakistani diplomat, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani was attacked outside his mission in Kabul recently. This year, 2022 has been a disastrous year for Pakistan which facilitated the Taliban's return in August 2021 and now Islam
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Female journalists call for resumption of media activities in Afghanistan'
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Female journalists in Afghanistan's Farah province strongly appealed for the resumption of media activities that have halted since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan after the US Forces' retreat in August last year, TOLOnews reported. Female journalists urged the Taliban officials to r
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India willing to engage with Taliban to tackle humanitarian crisis: Ex-Afg
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a recent interview on the sidelines of a conference of anti-Taliban Afghan leaders with the US and EU representatives, Nabil said that unlike other countries India didn't take any side with the political stakeholders and has always followed its non-interference in the internal affairs pol
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Taliban pushes Afghan media to margin again, impose further restrictions
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Instead of sharing a strategy to favour the media personnel in Afghanistan, the Taliban has pushed the media outlets in the country to the margin once again, saying that the authorities are planning to formulate a proper direction for the media outlets, Khaama Press reported on Friday.
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Taliban defends public execution, calls punishment is "divine command"
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A spokesperson for the Islamic Emirates, Bilal Karimi said, "The execution yesterday took place after many investigations, which were aligned with Islamic (law). All sides should not have any concern in this regard and should respect it."
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Systematic exclusion of Afghan women under Taliban continues, says UN righ
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While giving the opening statement at the press conference today, Turk said, "Afghanistan, where the continued systematic exclusion of women and girls from virtually all aspects of life is unparalleled in this world. It deprives the country as a whole of the benefit of the significant con
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US exit from Afghanistan bolstered TTP activities in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The TTP gained considerable ground and increased its footprint and magnitude of activities during the peace talks process, The News International newspaper reported.
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