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Rights group urges UK govt to grant asylum to Afghan women prone to Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK] July 11 (ANI): Human and women's rights groups on Sunday asked the UK administration to provide asylum to the vulnerable Afghan women amid the US troops withdrawal and increase in Taliban violence in the war-torn country.
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Afghan civilian casualties surge amid peace talks
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 11 (ANI): As many as eighty-one civilians were killed last week in Afghanistan despite ongoing international efforts to bring peace to the country.
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India evacuates staff from Afghanistan's Kandahar consulate due to deterio
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Due to the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan's Kandahar, some staff of the Indian embassy has been evacuated, said diplomatic sources on Sunday.
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Afghan forces regain control over two districts in North: Defence Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 11 (ANI): The Afghan Ministry of Defence on Saturday confirmed that security forces have regained control over Ali Abad district in Kunduz and Yaftal district in Badakhshan province.
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Pakistan's envoy, Mansoor Ahmad Khan, warns of deploying militias against
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to Kabul, Mansoor Ahmad Khan, on Saturday warned that deployment of militias against Taliban could make things worse in Afghanistan.
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Slogans chanted in support of Taliban in Pakistan's Peshawar
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): Slogans in support of the Taliban were being chanted and Islamic Emirate flags were raised during a funeral in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Saturday.
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Who are Taliban fighting for, who will benefit if Afghanistan is ruined? a
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 10 (ANI): Expressing concern over the ongoing violence in Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said that Taliban is responsible for the continuation of the war, questioning who they are fighting for and who will benefit if the country is ruined?
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Situation is bad in Afghanistan, out of Pakistan's control, says NSA Yusuf
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): Fearing a civil war in Afghanistan, Pakistan National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf has painted a bleak picture of its neighbouring country, which may result in the Taliban slipping into Pakistan as refugees.
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Taliban claim they control 85 pc Afghanistan, govt officials say it is pro
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 10 (ANI): Afghan government officials have dismissed as propaganda claims by Taliban officials that the insurgent group had captured 85 per cent of territory in Afghanistan, amid US troop withdrawal from the country.
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109 terrorists killed in southern Afghanistan battles
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], July 10 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 109 Taliban terrorists were killed and 25 injured during battles and clashes in two Afghan southern provinces on Friday, as fighting raged in the country, the military confirmed on Saturday.
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Afghans have to rebuild their nation on their own, not US responsibility:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 10 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) made it clear that rebuilding Afghanistan was not the responsibility of the US and urged Afghan leaders to gather together to drive the country towards a better future.
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Former Afghan warlord mobilizes hundreds in Herat against Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 10 (ANI): Former Mujahideen leader and senior member of Jamaat-e-Islami party, Ismail Khan, whose militia had helped US forces topple the Taliban in 2001 on Friday urged party members to rise up in arms as the rebel insurgents continued to make advances in parts of t
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