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US, NATO failed to bring peace, security to Afghanistan despite 20-year presence: Taliban FM
Nov 13, 2021 08:02Taliban's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi says the United States and NATO failed to bring peace and security to Afghanistan despite their presence in the country for two decades.
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Daesh suspected as blast hits mosque in eastern Afghanistan
Nov 12, 2021 13:43A blast has hit a mosque in Afghanistan's restive province of Nangarhar, leaving at least three people killed.
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Pakistan says Afghanistan ‘at brink of economic collapse’
Nov 11, 2021 13:06Pakistan has warned that Afghanistan is “at the brink of an economic collapse,” urging the international community to urgently resume funding and send humanitarian assistance to the country.
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Taliban-appointed foreign minister visits Pakistan
Nov 11, 2021 09:07Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign affairs chief has embarked on a visit to neighboring Pakistan as the Taliban rulers seek regional and global recognition.
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Iran at India forum: US, allied invaders must be held to account for Afghanistan woes
Nov 10, 2021 11:41Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said the United States and its coalition allies must be held accountable for the myriad of crises Afghanistan is facing today, adding the “least responsibility” they bear is to compensate for all the damage they have inflicted on the Afghan people over the past two decades.
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Afghans queue to receive aid amid acute food shortage
Nov 09, 2021 11:47World Food Programme, the food-assistance arm of the United Nations, distributed vital relief supplies in Kabul over the weekend as crisis-stricken residents queued to receive wheat and other items.
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Afghanistan kicks off nationwide polio drive with Taliban's backing
Nov 08, 2021 15:33Afghanistan has launched a four-day polio vaccination drive in a first nationwide campaign in three years aimed at eradicating the crippling infectious disease.
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Nearly 20 killed, dozens injured as twin bombings hit Kabul's biggest hospital
Nov 02, 2021 12:49Multiple explosions have rocked Afghanistan’s capital, leaving at least 19 people dead and dozens of others injured, as the war-ravaged country continues to grapple with fresh security challenges.
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'Iran will never join ‘one-sided’ mechanism on Afghanistan designed by US, extra-regional states'
Nov 01, 2021 08:51Iran says while it welcomes any initiative that improves the situation in Afghanistan, it will never join a one-sided mechanism designed by the United States and other extra-regional countries on the crisis-hit country.
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Taliban demand recognition as leader appears for first time
Oct 31, 2021 08:57The Taliban have warned that a failure by the United States and other countries to recognize their government in Afghanistan and unfreeze Afghan assets abroad would lead to problems not only for the war-torn country but for the rest of the world.