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Afghanistan: Taliban warn northern neighbors of 'consequences' of not returning aircraft
Jan 12, 2022 12:45The ruling Taliban in Afghanistan have warned neighboring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan of "consequences" in case they fail to return the Afghan Air Force aircraft and helicopters that were flown into their territories by fleeing pilots during the US military exit in August last year.
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UN launches $5bn aid appeal for Afghanistan amid worsening crisis
Jan 11, 2022 11:54The United Nations (UN) has announced the launch of a more than $5 billion funding appeal for Afghanistan to avert a major humanitarian crisis in the South Asian country.
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Afghanistan’s embassy to act within limits of 1961 Vienna convention: Khatibzadeh
Jan 09, 2022 14:50Foreign Ministry spokesman has reacted to certain reports about future diplomatic activities of Afghanistan’s embassy in Tehran, specifying that the mission will only act within the constraints of the 1961 Vienna convention.
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Taliban foreign minister arrives in Iran for talks in first official visit
Jan 08, 2022 18:48The Taliban foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has arrived in Tehran at the head of a high-ranking delegation to hold talks with Iranian officials in the first such trip to the neighboring country since the group seized power.
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Taliban appeal for humanitarian aid 'without political bias'
Jan 07, 2022 20:02The Taliban have called on the international community to send emergency humanitarian aid to Afghanistan without "political bias," as snow and freezing temperatures have worsened the already "sensitive situation" of millions of Afghans.
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Iran in contact with all Afghan groups: Spokesman
Jan 03, 2022 13:44Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tehran stays in contact with all Afghan groups, including the Taliban, reiterating the need for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.
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Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani blames US for collapse of his government
Dec 30, 2021 14:00Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has blamed the United States for the collapse of his government earlier this year, saying Washington sidelined him during the so-called peace talks with the Taliban.
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Bomber killed, several injured in blast at Kabul passport office gate
Dec 24, 2021 06:41A bomber has been killed and multiple people have been injured in a powerful explosion close to the gate of a passport office in the Afghan capital Kabul.
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Taliban leaders call for international aid as refugee exodus looms
Dec 19, 2021 09:32Taliban leaders have once more appealed to the international community to extend aid to Afghanistan amid a worsening economic crisis that could spark a refugee exodus.
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Iranian FM in Pakistan for OIC meeting on Afghanistan
Dec 19, 2021 07:22Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has traveled to Islamabad for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) about Afghanistan.