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US, Taliban officials meet for first time after Afghanistan takeover
Aug 01, 2023 13:29Senior Taliban representatives and a delegation of US officials discussed the economic stability and drug trafficking in two-day talks in the Qatari capital of Doha two years after the Taliban swept back to power.
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Twelve killed, dozens missing in flash flood in Afghanistan
Jul 23, 2023 15:20Heavy flooding in Afghanistan left 12 killed and dozens missing as seasonal rain poured down in Maidan Wardak Province, West of Kabul, the Taliban spokesman said on Sunday.
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Afghan girls excluded from university entrance exam
Jul 21, 2023 08:49Thousands of Afghan girls who were hoping to pursue higher education have been barred by the Taliban from the university entrance exam. The move has sparked anger and criticism among the girls and their families, as well as human rights advocates.
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Iran ready to back any regional initiative on Afghanistan: FM
Jul 18, 2023 08:12Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has announced the Islamic Republic’s readiness to contribute to the advancement of regional initiatives on the issue of Afghanistan under the auspices of the United Nations.
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Cluster bombs dropped by US in Afghanistan continue to kill Afghan civilians
Jul 16, 2023 09:11The globally-banned, mass-destructive cluster bombs dropped by US military forces in Afghanistan during their 20-year occupation of the country continue to wreak havoc among Afghans with the unexploded bomblets still remaining a major life-threatening risk to local civilians.
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Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic fever outbreak raises concerns in Afghanistan
Jul 13, 2023 08:48The Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever outbreak is claiming more lives and infecting a growing number of people in Afghanistan. It has put the country's health system under immense pressure to provide adequate treatment for the patients.
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Afghan interpreter who escaped Taliban shot dead in US gun violence
Jul 09, 2023 15:12A former Afghan interpreter for the occupying US forces in Afghanistan has been shot dead in Washington DC's gun violence while working as a rideshare driver after fleeing his country following the Taliban takeover.
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Afghan Muslims celebrate Eid al-Ghadir
Jul 07, 2023 08:12Muslims in Afghanistan celebrate Eid al-Ghadir on the 18th of Dhul-Hajjah which marks the day Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) appointed Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor.
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2008 US airstrike that turned wedding into a funeral still haunts Afghans
Jul 06, 2023 15:02On July 6th, 2008, an airstrike by the United States on a wedding party in the Haska Meyna district in eastern Afghanistan killed 47 Afghan citizens.
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Thousands of Afghan refugees face homelessness crisis in UK
Jul 05, 2023 09:27Thousands of Afghan refugees are at risk of homelessness in the United Kingdom if the government presses ahead with plans to evict them from hotels, local councils have warned.