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Amid political disorder in Pashtun belt, Pakistan army count on proscribed
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): Amid the ebb and flow of political order in the Pashtun belt, the Pakistani army is counting on Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) to carry the dirty work of muffling secular and nationalist struggles, primarily spearheaded by National Democratic Movement (NDM) and Pashtun
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Afghan Jirga calls for national support, international recognition for adm
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): The first-ever 'Loya Jirga' or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders on Saturday called for national support for the Taliban-run "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" and international recognition of the administration.
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Pakistan's wishes remain unfulfilled as Taliban refuse to accede
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): Pakistan has committed a strategic blunder in thinking that the Taliban, which the country helped in fighting a US-backed Afghanistan for over two decades, will fulfil Islamabad's wishes.
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US special envoy skips Doha meet, says will talk to Taliban after their co
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): While skipping the Doha meeting between the US delegation and Taliban representatives, US special envoy for Afghan women Rina Amiri said that she will only talk to the Taliban when they take concrete steps to ensure human rights, especially the rights of wo
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Afghanistan: Grenade attack on religious school injures 8
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): Eight people were injured after unknown elements threw a hand grenade into a religious school in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, Xinhua reported citing local media.
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'Homelessness' threatens thousands of Afghans amid cruel Taliban regime
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): Due to the displacement of Afghans back to the country by the Taliban, up to 500,000 families in Afghanistan are on the verge of homelessness, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) stated.
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At Doha meet, US censures Taliban on rights issues in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], July 2 (ANI): A high-level US delegation met with senior Taliban representatives in Qatar to discuss concerns about expanding restrictions on the rights of Afghans and issues concerning the continuing presence of terrorist organizations in the country.
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Without participation of political figures in jirga, formal recognition of
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): Criticising Afghanistan's national assembly, former politicians said that without the participation of political figures at such gatherings, the formal recognition that the Taliban wanted, would not be possible, neither at a local nor an international level
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Human Rights Council holds urgent debate on rights of women and girls in A
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): The Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday held an urgent debate on the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, hearing Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, say that since the Taliban took power, women and girls in Af
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Afghan supreme leader calls for implementing Islamic laws
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 1 (ANI): The supreme leader of the Taliban-run administration in Afghanistan, has emphasized the need to implement Islamic laws to ensure justice and safeguard freedom in the country.
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Reclusive Taliban Supreme Leader Akhundzada attends clerics gathering in K
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afganistan], July 1 (ANI): Taliban's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is participating in a three-day religious gathering of clerics at the Loya Jirga Hall in Kabul, local media reported.
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Reconstruction of Afghanistan: a geopolitical necessity?
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], July 1 (ANI): Prevalence of Jihad in Afghanistan is a Pakistan-bred concept that serves their political interest. While the world seemed to have checked out of Afghanistan, leading it to be a perfect breeding ground for terrorism, it's only going to come back to bite them i
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