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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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