Salang tunnel fire in Afghanistan leaves 19 people dead
Kabul/IBNS: At least 19 people died and 30 others were hurt as a fire broke out at a tunnel in Afghanistan’s Salang Pass, media reports said on Monday. “32 people …
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China asks its citizens to leave Afghanistan after a recent attack on Kabul hotel
Kabul/IBNS: The Chinese government has asked its citizens to leave Afghanistan after a terror attack in a Chinese-owned hotel in the country this week left three people dead. Chinese Foreign …
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Afghanistan sees a rise in Opium cultivation by nearly a third, warns UNODC
New York: The 2022 opium crop in Afghanistan is the most profitable in years with cultivation up by nearly a third amid soaring prices, and despite the multiple humanitarian and …
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The Afghanistan-Ireland T20 World Cup match abandoned due to rain
IBNS: The Afghanistan–Ireland match in the T20 World Cup was washed out due to rain without a single ball being bowled at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne Friday. Both the …
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UN Mission urges Afghanistan’s Taliban govt to allow high school education for girls
#Afghanistan, #Taliban, #AfghanistaanGirlsSchool Kabul: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urged on Sunday the Taliban-led (under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) Afghan government to allow high school education for girls. The Taliban came …
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UN accuses Taliban authorities of intimidating and harassing its female staff working in the country
New York/Kabul: The United Nations authorities in Afghanistan have accused the Taliban authorities of intimidating and harassing its female staff working in the country, including detaining three women for questioning …
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Taliban minister says people in Afghanistan do not want their girls students to attend school
Kabul/IBNS: Taliban Education Minister Noorullah Munir has said people do not want their girls to attend school in the current situation. According to Munir, schools are closed to students above …
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Taliban administrators of Afghanistan close girl school after days of reopening in Paktia
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have shut down a girl’s school and sent the tearful students back home in Paktia province in the southeast region of the country, media reports …
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Suicide bombers are an integral part of our Jihad, our source of pride: Taliban
Kabul: Taliban’s deputy interior minister Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali has said “martyrdom brigades,” aka suicide bomber units, are a part of the country’s security forces and the group’s “pride”. At …
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US govt to provide additional humanitarian assistance of nearly $204 million to Afghanistan
Washington/Kabul: The United States has announced it will provide additional humanitarian assistance of nearly $204 million to the people of Afghanistan. #US, #Afghanistan, #NedPrice, #AfghanistanAid Washington/Kabul: The United States has announced it will …
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