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Afghans mark birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi with tremendous fervor
Mar 18, 2022 08:23People in Afghanistan on Friday celebrated the blessed birth anniversary of the 12th and Last Infallible Imam, the eagerly awaited Mahdi al-Qa’em (May God hasten his reappearance), and called for fostering brotherhood and solidarity among Muslims across the globe.
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UN establishes formal ties with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
Mar 17, 2022 16:59The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has voted to secure a formal presence in Taliban-governed Afghanistan, which has yet to win international recognition.
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CIA black site detainee used as torture prop in Kabul
Mar 16, 2022 05:38Declassified documents show that a Kuwaiti national detained by the CIA was used as a prop to teach the agency’s training interrogators about torture.
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US says Afghan embassy, now out of money, will close down
Mar 13, 2022 06:00The Afghan embassy in Washington will shut down in the coming week amid severe financial pressure and cut off from the new Taliban government in Kabul, according to a senior US State Department official.
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Plight of Afghans ignored by international community
Mar 11, 2022 08:28The war in Ukraine has triggered a refugee crisis in Europe. But critics say refugees in other parts of the world do not receive the same solidarity and media coverage. Afghanistan is going through a tough time and thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes.
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Iran in talks with Taliban to resume 'Silk Road' rail project
Mar 09, 2022 02:53Iran is in talks with the Taliban to extend a rail link from its border city of Khaf to the Afghan city of Herat, an official has said.
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Taliban call for lifting of sanctions on Afghanistan
Mar 04, 2022 06:09The Taliban have called on the international community to lift its sanctions on Afghanistan shortly after the United Nations warns about the country’s ‘irreversible’ economic collapse.
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Afghanistan on brink of 'irreversible' economic collapse: UN envoy
Mar 03, 2022 07:29Humanitarian agencies may have distributed enough aid to Afghanistan to prevent large-scale famine and starvation, but the economic challenges have left the country on the brink of “irreversible” ruin, the UN envoy to Kabul says.
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US would not have chosen 'embarrassing' Afghanistan pullout if it could, Iran FM tells Press TV
Feb 27, 2022 09:26Iranian Foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has dismissed US claims that the withdrawal from Afghanistan had all been planned beforehand, saying they would not have opted for such an "embarrassing" pullout if they had other choices.
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Iran proposes joint investment programs in Afghanistan
Feb 23, 2022 12:35Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan has expressed Tehran’s readiness for joint investment programs in various fields in the neighboring country.