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Risks of terrorism spillover out of Afghanistan show how adept terrorists
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 20 (ANI): The risks of terrorism spillover out of Afghanistan show how adept terrorists are at exploiting power vacuums and subverting fragile states, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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Taliban authorities claim checking on poppy cultivation in Badakhshan prov
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Fayzabad [Afghanistan], February 20 (ANI): The Taliban regime in Afghanistan claims to have checked poppy cultivation, drug production and trafficking in the North-Eastern province of Badakhshan, according to a media report.
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US special envoy calls on OIC officials to 'press' Taliban for inclusive g
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], February 20 (ANI): The US special envoy has discussed the humanitarian situation as well as human rights in Afghanistan with representatives of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Afghanistan: Members of Jogi minority demand basic necessities, rights
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 20 (ANI): The members of the Jogi ethnic minority group living in Kabul have complained of the dearth of basic living necessities amid deprivation of national identity, local media reported.
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Afghan Community in Italy criticises Taliban for anti-Afghan, pro-Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 20 (ANI): Afghan Community of Italy has severely criticised the Taliban for anti-Afghan and pro-Pak gestures, and raised concern over heavy shelling by the Islamabad Army in border areas.
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Norway refuses to recognize Taliban government in Afghanistan: Foreign Min
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Oslo [Norway], February 19 (ANI): Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said on Saturday that Oslo is not considering the recognition of the Taliban which is under UN sanctions for terrorism.
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Top US General warns of ISIS presence in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 18 (ANI): The US Central Command (Centcom) chief Gen Kenneth McKenzie on Thursday expressed concerns about the presence of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Afghanistan.
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Ex-Afghan security officer calls on Taliban to honour amnesty
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 18 (ANI): An ex-security forces employee of the former Afghan government on Thursday urged the Taliban to respect the general amnesty announced by them after they took over the war-torn nation in August last year.
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Counter-terror center did not evaluate Afghan evacuees before they entered
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): Afghans evacuated to the US during the Taliban conquest of Afghanistan last summer were not fully vetted by the National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC) before arrival, a new report revealed on Thursday.
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Amid Taliban restrictions, Kabul woman teaches street children for free
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 17 (ANI): Amid the Taliban restrictions on education, a Kabul woman, Soda Najhand is providing free education classes for children working as street vendors.
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Former Afghan foreign minister's letter to change leadership of Afghanista
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 17 (ANI): The current Charge d'affaires of the Afghan mission to the United Nations, Naseer Ahmad Faiq on Wednesday said that letter sent by the former Afghan foreign minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar to change the leadership of the Permanent Representation of Afghanistan
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Return of girls to school, access of women to work are demands of Afghan n
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 17 (ANI): Former Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday said that the return of the girls to school and the access of women to work is the demand of the Afghan nation itself.
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