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Hopes generated by the Moscow Format on Afghanistan, says expert
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On November 16, Moscow hosted the fourth meeting of the Moscow Format of Consultations on Afghanistan. It was attended by special representatives and senior officials from a number of countries including Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran and India.
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UN experts call for investigation into suppression of women's rights in Af
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
UN experts have demanded an investigation into the suppression of women's rights in Afghanistan as a form of gender persecution as the situation of women in Afghanistan has been deteriorating with every passing day due to Taliban's suppression of basic rights of Afghan women.
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Border tensions between Afghanistan, Pakistan intensify
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad is facing an emerging security situation in border provinces and an assertive Taliban, which is unwilling to accept any 'one-sided' change in the status quo ante on the Durand Line issue.
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Afghans in dire need of income, jobs as humanitarian aid 'insufficient': R
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As the Afghans continue to live a miserable life under the rule of the Taliban, lack of jobs and income has made the lives of people 'miserable' as humanitarian aid has not proven sufficient over the time.
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Drug production factory recovered in Afghanistan's Faryab, 5 arrested
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Security officials have discovered a drug manufacturing facility in the Takhel region of the Lolash district as well as drug addiction and its usage has become very common in Afghanistan since the Taliban took control in August of the previous year, according to Pajhwok news.
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Rolling blackouts become regular affair in Afghanistan as power supply fal
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Khaama Press reported citing the Taliban-run Afghan state electricity company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) and stated that blackouts and load-shedding in Kabul and other provinces are caused by technical issues in Uzbekistan.
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Taliban calls out UN Security council to permanently end all travel bans
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Earlier in September, Human Rights Watch urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) not to extend the existing government officials' travel exemption as a result of the closure of girls' schools in Afghanistan and the Taliban's atrocities against women and girls in the war-torn nation.
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UN ask Taliban to end gender-based violence in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Since the summer of 2021, women in Afghanistan have had many of their most fundamental rights restricted or rescinded in a country that has one of the highest rates of violence against women globally. Afghan women have also experienced a marked deterioration in access to coordinated, compreh
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Taliban becoming more defiant, embracing policies of the past: US special
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Earlier this month, Taliban supreme leader Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada ordered judges to fully implement Islamic law. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the command from Haibatullah Akhundzada came after the leader met with a group of judges.
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Taliban urges Afghan refugees to refrain from protesting in Iran and Pakis
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Abdul Rahman Rashid, the Taliban's Deputy Minister of Refugees, urged Afghan refugees to avoid taking part in demonstrations held in Iran and Pakistan.
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Amid snowy season Afghan families forced to sell belongings to make ends m
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the snowy season that requires additional funds to warm up living space, Afghan families are forced to sell their belongings in order to make ends meet.
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Kamboj briefs UNSC on achievements of CTC under India's Chairship
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj on Wednesday briefed Security Council on the key aspects of the work undertaken by the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the achievements of CTC under India's Chairship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Di
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