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China increases investment in Afghanistan but faces challenges due to terr
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Last week, in a meeting with Taliban officials in Kabul, officials of Fan China Afghan Mining Processing and Trading Co. announced an investment of USD 350 million in various sectors ranging from construction to health to energy in Afghanistan, according to the Bakhtar News Agency, Afghanist
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Number of malnourished children on rise, say doctors in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As per the doctors, 45 malnourished children have been admitted to the hospital in the past two weeks.
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Malala Yousafzai condemns Taliban for reversing women’s right to education
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Yousafzai expressed her despair over the Taliban’s “complete reversal” of women’s rights and education in Afghanistan.
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95 pc of Afghans do not want women to work, claims Taliban Deputy Minister
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Following the Taliban's new decree which banned women's beauty salons in Kabul and other provinces across the country, Taliban Deputy Minister of Public Work (MoPW) Din Mohammad Haqbin claimed that 95 percent of the population of Afghanistan does not want women to work, reported TOLO News.
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UNICEF provides treatment to over 2,70,000 malnourished children in Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
UNICEF Afghanistan tweeted on Thursday: “In the first five months of this year, UNICEF supported treatment for 273,000 children with severe acute malnutrition, with approximately 60,000 treated in May alone.”
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Muslim World League chief denounces terror organisations for “distorting i
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
During his five-day visit to India, Al-Issa expressed concern over the escalating conflicts and wars worldwide. Regardless of the reasons behind these conflicts, he called for “peace and love amongst all.”
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Women, girls deserve full access to education: US envoy Thomas West on Tal
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Following the ban on higher education for women by the Taliban, the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West said that women and girls in Afghanistan should have complete access to education in honour of Malala Day, reported Khaama Press.
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Kabul residents concerned over lack of safe drinking water in city
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The residents say they do not have access to city water supply services and the price of drinking water from private companies has also increased.
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Afghan citizens criticise Taliban’s restrictions on bank withdrawal limits
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The citizens said that since the Taliban took over the country, it has been difficult to withdraw money and this problem has made them face many challenges. They called on the Taliban to address the problem.
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Afghanistan receives medical equipment, supplies from EU
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A new European Humanitarian Air Bridge flight has delivered close to 100 tonnes of life-saving medical equipment and supplies to Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported citing a statement from the EU Delegation in Afghanistan.
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Taliban shuts down teacher training centres in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
More than 4,000 academics employed by Teacher Training Centres across the nation, according to the centres' instructors, face an uncertain future.
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Afghanistan: Women makeup artists continue to criticise ban on beauty salo
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Some of the female makeup artists held gatherings to hold protest against the Taliban's decision to close beauty salons.
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