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Rise in TTP attacks in Pakistan a major concern: US diplomat
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 22 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West has raised concerns about increasing attacks by the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Pakistan.
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Pak-Afghan relations deteriorate, Taliban increases vigil around Pak missi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 22 (ANI): Ties between Pakistan and the Taliban seem to be facing a new blow as several reports revealed that the Taliban has increased the vigil around the offices of Pakistan mission in the country to ensure the neutralization of any attempt of sabotaging the r
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Afghan farmers resorting to poppy cultivation for survival
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): Amid severe economic crisis in Afghanistan, millions of destitute Afghan farmers and labourers have turned to the cultivation of opium poppies, the Office of the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a statement.
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Afghan woman killed in Pak border clashes in Kandahar
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): A woman was killed by Pakistani border forces on the Afghan side amid recent clashes with the Taliban forces in Afghanistan.
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New UNAMA chief Otunbayeva discusses rights to education, work for women w
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): The new head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva met with Afghan women leaders and discussed the key issues affecting women and girls amid the economic slump, ToloNews reported citing UN Assistant Mission in
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Major world global powers anxious about Pakistan's nukes
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): At a time when US President Joe Biden's words put the spotlight on Pakistan as "the most dangerous nation in the world", Pakistan's nuclear capabilities are also occupying a position of significance and creating anxieties for various major global powers.
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Taliban continues to repress media, bans foreign journalist from entering
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 20 (ANI): In a recent crackdown on the media, the Taliban banned a foreign journalist Stefanie Glinski from entering Afghanistan for her critical reporting on the war-torn country.
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Afghan Taliban's rise to power results in terror attack surge in Pak by 51
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 20 (ANI): Due to the rising power of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Pakistani soil has witnessed a 51 per cent increase in the number of terrorist attacks in the last year, Islamabad-based think tank, Pak Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS) findings revealed on Wedne
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Women protesters in Afghan detail Taliban abuse: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 20 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday released a new report detailing the mistreatment of Afghan women, who were wrongfully detained with their families for protesting Taliban abuses.
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Pakistan: Banned outfit TTP demands Rs 8 mn in 'extortion' from KP ministe
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], October 20 (ANI): The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Wednesday in a letter to Senior Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister Atif Khan demanded Rs 8 million in extortion from him.
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Pakistan quietly supporting global terrorist group for carrying out dirty
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 19 (ANI): To cover up their failure, Pakistan has been quietly supporting the global terrorist group, Islamic State of Khorasan Provinces (ISKP) and other outfits for carrying out a dirty war against Afghanistan.
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Humanitarian needs of Afghans rising: Red Cross Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 18 (ANI): There is no end to the crisis in Afghanistan as more as more people are compelled to live on the streets and struggle to find food, the International Committee of the Red Cross stated, highlighting increasing need for humanitarian aid in the country.
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