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Taliban vow punishment as death toll from Shia mosque blast mounts
Oct 09, 2021 09:41The Taliban have pledged punishment for those behind Friday's deadly bomb attack on a Shia mosque in northern Afghanistan, for which the Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility.
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UN refugee chief warns of catastrophe if Afghanistan aid delayed
Oct 08, 2021 16:28The UN refugee chief has warned of a potential humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan if much-needed aid to the country is delayed, urging international donors to honor their financial pledges immediately.
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Afghanistan: Over 50 martyred in massive bomb blast at a mosque in Kunduz
Oct 08, 2021 13:20A bomb attack on a Shia Muslim mosque in Afghanistan’s northeastern city of Kunduz has martyred more than 50 people and left score of others injured.
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Taliban call Daesh in Afghanistan a ‘headache’ not ‘threat’
Oct 08, 2021 12:20The Taliban have played down the threat of the Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan, saying the Takfiri outfit is much of a “headache” than a menace and would soon be destroyed.
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Ban on girls attending secondary school still in place in Afghanistan
Oct 08, 2021 04:52The ban on girls attending secondary school is still in place in Afghanistan nearly two months after the Taliban takeover of the country. The Taliban government says it is working to create a safe environment for all girls to return back to school.
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UK premier replaces armed forces chief after Afghanistan debacle
Oct 08, 2021 04:33UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has replaced the chief of Britain’s armed forces following the conclusion of the country’s catastrophic military presence in Afghanistan and the abrupt withdrawal of troops from the war-ravaged country.
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Afghanistan again under Taliban control in 20th anniversary of US invasion of country
Oct 07, 2021 14:42October 7th 2001 was a day when a new chapter was opened in Afghanistan’s politics and of course in the lives of 25 million Afghans. The US and its allies attacked the country. They soon ousted the Taliban from power.
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US sanctions disrupting host countries bid to assist Afghan refugees: Iran envoy
Oct 06, 2021 12:41Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations’ office in Geneva says the United States’ sanctions targeting the countries that host displaced Afghans have come to interfere with their efforts to properly help out the refugees.
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GOP lawmakers start investigation into humiliating Afghanistan defeat
Oct 06, 2021 06:36Republican senators have introduced legislation to launch an investigation into America’s humiliating military defeat in Afghanistan.
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Iran unable to take new refugee burden without external support: Official
Oct 06, 2021 02:11An Iranian government official has told the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) that the country would no longer be able to resettle Afghan migrants without proper assistance from the international community.