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'ISIS trying to regroup in Afghanistan'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley on Tuesday said that the Islamic State (ISIS) and other terrorist groups are trying to regroup in Afghanistan, highlighting that although the groups are far from the US mainland, they still present a t
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Iranian Minister urges Afghan refugees to take part in census
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has urged Afghan refugees to participate in the census to be conducted in the country as according to the United Nations about 780,000 Afghan refugees migrated to Iran following the Taliban takeover last year.
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Aid delivery to Afghan people has not been efficient under Taliban: Report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): Aid delivery to the Afghan people has not been very efficient under the Taliban regime as the projects to improve health and education are in shambles.
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Taliban stops issuing driving licence to women in Kabul: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has stopped issuing driving licenses to women in Kabul and other provinces, media reports said.
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Taliban forces prohibit Shia mosques from holding Eid prayers: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): The Taliban regime in Afghanistan prohibited dozens of Shia mosques from holding Eid prayers on Tuesday, local media said.
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Haqqani to hold clerics meeting to resolve girls' school issue
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 4 (ANI): Anas Haqqani, a senior member of the Taliban has addressed a gathering in Khost on Wednesday to discuss the prevalent problems pertaining to the ban on secondary girls' schools.
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Kabul residents complain of deactivated ATMs, difficulties in withdrawing
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 4 (ANI): The residents of Kabul have complained of the deactivation of ATM machines causing difficulties in withdrawing money from the banks, reported local media.
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Experts say Afghan girls banned from schools suffering psychologically
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 4 (ANI): Psychologists have said that the Afghan girl students above grade six, banned from going to schools by the Taliban, are undergoing mental stress due to this move, reported local media.
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Afghan media raises concerns on World Press Freedom Day
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 4 (ANI): On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday, the Afghan media community expressed concern over the lack of access to information and the uncertain fate of media in Afghanistan.
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Afghan refugees left in limbo as Taliban-Iran border tensions rise
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 4 (ANI): Afghans who sought refuge in Iran in the wake of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, are increasingly facing a risk of deportation by the Iranian authorities, amid the rising tensions at the desert border between the two countries, a media report
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Afghanistan's drug industry continues to thrive despite ban on poppy culti
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 3 (ANI): Afghanistan's fastest-growing drug industry operates from desert outposts in plain view, a US media report said on Monday, weeks after the Taliban announced a ban on poppy cultivation.
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Flare-up of Durand line disagreement may change Afghanistan, Pakistan equa
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): Flare-up of the Durand line disagreement has the potential to lead to a change of equations between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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