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Qatari foreign minister holds first high-level meeting with Taliban in Kabul
Sep 13, 2021 03:04Qatar's foreign minister has held talks with senior officials of Afghanistan’s new Taliban-led government, becoming the first foreign official to visit the war-torn nation since the Taliban’s takeover on August 15.
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US must be brought to justice for 'atrocities of mass destruction' in Afghanistan: North Korea
Sep 13, 2021 02:54The US-led war in Afghanistan was a "human rights crime," North Korea has said, calling for the United States to be brought to justice for its "atrocities of mass destruction."
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There must be celebrations in Afghanistan for defeating US military: Ex-CIA chief
Sep 13, 2021 02:45Former acting CIA Director Michael Morell has said there must be celebrations in Afghanistan because they defeated what he called “the world's greatest military power, ever.”
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Exclusive report shows Afghan refugees living in inhumane conditions at Kabul refugee camp
Sep 12, 2021 14:51A large number of Afghan people fleeing from armed conflict in various provinces of the war-ravaged country are now living under inhumane conditions at a refugee camp near the capital city, Kabul, an exclusive report by Tasnim news agency says.
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Taliban: Women are allowed at universities, not in mixed classes though
Sep 12, 2021 09:48The Taliban’s higher education minister has announced that Afghan women would be allowed to study at university as long as they are separated from men, stressing that there would be a ban on mixed classes.
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Afghan police return to work alongside Taliban at Kabul airport
Sep 12, 2021 06:20Afghan police officers have returned to work alongside Taliban security at the Kabul airport, as the international airfield is resuming operations following the hasty withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan.
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Russia sends military equipment to Tajikistan citing ‘growing instability’ in region
Sep 11, 2021 12:03Russia has sent armored vehicles and military equipment to Tajikistan, Afghanistan’s neighbor, against the backdrop of “growing instability” near the southern border, says the defense ministry.
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Innocent aid worker, not Daesh bomber, targeted in deadly US drone strike: NYT probe
Sep 11, 2021 03:17A drone strike that US military officials said killed a Daesh bomber in Kabul late last month appears to have targeted the wrong man, killing an innocent Afghan aid worker along with members of his family, according to newly published testimony and footage.
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Afghanistan ‘graveyard’ of US war machines: China Foreign Ministry official
Sep 11, 2021 01:14Afghanistan has been transformed into the “graveyard” of US war machines, says the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, as new footage purportedly shows the Taliban members using a dismantled US aircraft as a swing.
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Taliban response to Afghan protests ‘increasingly violent’: UN
Sep 10, 2021 09:52The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has condemned the Taliban’s increasingly violent response to peaceful protests in Afghanistan, calling on the group to cease the use of force against the protesters.