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10 Killed in Devastating Attack on Sufi Shrine in Afghanistan
10 Killed in Devastating Attack on Sufi Shrine in Afghanistan. A devastating attack on a Sufi shrine in northern Afghanistan…
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Afghan embassy in UK shutters after Taliban cuts ties
Afghanistan‘s embassy in London closed on Friday after Taliban authorities cut ties with diplomatic missions set up by the previous…
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Afghanistan keen to join BRICS economic forum, says Taliban spokesperson
Afghanistan’s Taliban government is keen to join the BRICS economic forum, a spokesperson said ahead of the group’s summit in…
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Iran walls off part of border with Afghanistan
Iran‘s military has built a wall along more than 10 kilometres (6 miles) of its eastern border with Afghanistan, the…
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Suicide attack blast kills 6, injures 13 in Kabul
An explosion took place on Monday in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul killing at least six people and injuring 13 others, the…
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Afghanistan’s Taliban government bans violent mixed martial arts
Afghanistan‘s Taliban government has banned mixed martial arts (MMA), as per their sports authority’s statement issued on Wednesday. The order…
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Afghan Taliban govt rejects criticism of morality law as arrogance
Afghanistan‘s Taliban authorities responded on Monday to criticism of recently codified morality rules, saying rejecting the legislation without understanding Islamic…
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Taliban codify morality laws requiring Afghan women to cover faces, men to grow beards
Afghanistan‘s Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their…
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Taliban appoint ambassador to UAE first time since Afghanistan takeover
Afghanistan‘s Taliban-led foreign ministry said it has appointed its first accredited ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the second…
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Taliban bar UN human rights special rapporteur from Afghanistan
The Taliban have barred United Nations-appointed special rapporteur Richard Bennett from entering Afghanistan, the administration’s spokesperson told local broadcaster Tolo,…
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1.4m girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return
At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power…
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US aid vetting failures may have benefited militants in Afghanistan
Amid already existing concerns of arms and ammunition left behind in the United States‘ hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan being used…
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US denies funding, supporting Afghanistan’s Taliban-administered regime
The United States has denied providing financial assistance or any kind of support to Afghanistan‘s Taliban-led regime. I have made…
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Taliban govt representatives meet UN, Afghanistan envoys in Doha
Representatives of Afghanistan‘s Taliban government began meetings on Sunday with UN officials as they attended talks in Doha with special…
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South Africa skittle Afghanistan to reach first T20 World Cup final
Marco Jansen and Tabraiz Shamsi took three wickets apiece as South Africa skittled Afghanistan for 56 on their way to…
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Australia eliminated as Afghanistan beat Bangladesh to reach T20 World Cup semis
Afghanistan advanced to their first-ever senior world tournament semifinal with a nerve-jangling eight-run victory over Bangladesh at the T20 World…
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Afghanistan beat PNG to advance at T20 World Cup as New Zealand eliminated
Afghanistan underlined their growing status as the dark horses of the 2024 T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket victory over…
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz leaves ill mother’s bedside to help send Kolkata into IPL final
Rahmanullah Gurbaz left his hospitalised mother’s bedside in Afghanistan to play a pivotal role in propelling Kolkata Knight Riders into…
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Flash floods kill at least 50 in Afghanistan
At least 50 people have died in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in central Afghanistan, officials have said. Authorities…
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Pakistan says attack on Chinese engineers plotted in Afghanistan
Pakistan’s military said on Tuesday that a suicide bomb attack that killed five Chinese engineers was planned in neighboring Afghanistan…
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Afghan top diplomat in India steps down after ‘caught smuggling’ 25kg gold
Afghanistan’s top diplomat in India stepped down after she was accused of smuggling nearly $2 million worth of gold into…
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Sri Lanka T20 skipper gets two-match ban for abusing umpire
New Sri Lanka Twenty20 captain Wanindu Hasaranga was given a two-match ban by the International Cricket Council on Saturday for…
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Sri Lanka readies for challenge in Afghanistan ODI series
Sri Lanka won their one-off test match against Afghanistan by 10 wickets, but skipper and captain Kusal Mendis said Thursday…
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Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first
Afghanistan chose to bat in overcast conditions against New Zealand. The Asian side would look to bounce back after a…
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India’s Virat Kohli to miss T20 opener against Afghanistan
Star India batsman Virat Kohli will miss the first of three internationals against Afghanistan due to “personal reasons”, coach Rahul…
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Afghanistan make 284 against England in World Cup
Flamboyant opening batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit a blistering 80 as Afghanistan, buoyed by some lusty late hitting, made 284 against…
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At least one dead, dozens injured as powerful earthquake jolts Afghanistan
At least one person was killed while more than 90 others have been injured after a strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake…
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Another earthquake shakes Afghanistan
Northwestern Afghanistan Wednesday was struck by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ), The…
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Mass funeral held for Afghan quake victims, families still missing
A mass funeral ceremony for around 300 earthquake victims was held Monday in rural western Afghanistan, as families remained trapped…
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Afghan earthquakes kill 2 445, Taliban say, as deaths mount
More than 2 400 people were killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest…
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Death toll from Afghan quakes doubles to more than 2000
The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply again Sunday to more than 2,000 as…
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China becomes first to name new Afghan ambassador under Taliban
China became the first country on Wednesday to formally name a new ambassador to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, after…
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Eyes on bigger prizes as Pakistan and Afghanistan begin ODI series
Pakistan face Afghanistan in a three-match one-day international series in Sri Lanka starting Tuesday, with skipper Babar Azam seeing it…
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Two years on from Taliban takeover, Afghan women pay the price
Flags of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan – the name given to the country by its new rulers – fluttered…
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Bangladesh beat Afghanistan despite Janat hat-trick
Afghanistan‘s Karim Janat grabbed a hat-trick in the final over but Bangladesh held their nerve to sneak a two-wicket win…
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Liton, Shoriful help Bangladesh avoid Afghanistan whitewash
Liton Das top-scored with 53 not out as Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets to avoid a series whitewash in…
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Najmul ton guides Bangladesh to 235-2 against Afghanistan
Najmul Hossain struck an unbeaten century to guide free-flowing Bangladesh to 235-2 at tea on Wednesday’s opening day of their…
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Afghan love affair with Toyota endures the ages
Little is certain in Afghanistan armies invade and retreat, governments rise and fall but when the key of a Toyota…
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Afghan women most repressed in the world – says UN mission
Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the “most repressive country in the world” for women’s rights, with authorities effectively trapping…
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Taliban’s persecution of women could be crime against humanity: UN report
The Taliban’s treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan could amount to a crime against humanity, according to a U.N.…
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Afghan female students not allowed to sit university entrance exam: Taliban ministry
The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education ordered private universities in Afghanistan not to allow female students to sit university entrance…
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More than 160 Afghans die in bitterly cold weather
More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than…
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Aid groups resume some Afghan operations with female health workers
Several aid organisations have restored some operations in Afghanistan after they received assurances from Taliban-run authorities that women could work…
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Gayton McKenzie reaffirms stance on immigrants
Gayton McKenzie says he won’t hesitate to switch off a foreign national’s oxygen to save a South African. His comments…
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Philippine classrooms reopen after over 2 years
Millions of children in the Philippines returned to school as the academic year started on Monday, with many taking their…
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Afghanistan seeks help for earthquake survivors as aftershock kills five
Afghanistan lacks the medical supplies to treat those injured in an earthquake that killed 1 000 people this week, a…
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Afghanistan earthquake claims at least 1 000 lives
A powerful earthquake has killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500 in eastern Afghanistan, an official of the ruling…
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Taliban warn against dissent, women’s rights activism
Afghanistan‘s new Taliban authorities warned Saturday they have the right to crack down on dissent and jail protesters, as concerns…
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Afghan Taliban leaders appeal for help as migrant crisis looms
Senior Taliban officials appealed on Saturday for international help to combat a deepening economic crisis that has fuelled fears of…
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Women protest the world’s silence over crisis in Afghanistan
Women activists in Kabul held up signs that read “why is the world watching us die in silence?” on Tuesday,…
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