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Afghans struggle to save avalanche survivors
Feb 07, 2017 17:16Afghan authorities have confirmed at least 119 deaths after avalanches buried entire villages in the north, east and central parts of the country. Meanwhile, civilian and government rescue workers are trying desperately to dig out possible survivors.
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Iran ready to send aid to snow-ravaged Afghanistan: Qassemi
Feb 06, 2017 14:30Iran says it is ready to provide assistance to the Afghan people who are in dire need of relief aid after days of heavy snowfall caused a series of deadly avalanches.
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Afghan consulate official killed in Pakistan
Feb 06, 2017 11:27An Afghan diplomat has been shot dead in the Afghan Consulate in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi.
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Russia voices concern over Daesh growth in Afghanistan
Feb 05, 2017 10:05Russia has expressed concerns about growing militancy in Afghanistan, warning that the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group is expanding its foothold in the conflict-ridden Asian country.
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Trump’s ban on Muslims entry will harm US: Velayati
Jan 29, 2017 17:12A senior Iranian official has criticized a controversial decision by the new US government to block entry into the country from Iran and six other Muslim states, saying such moves would be detrimental to Washington.
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Iran wants stability, peace in Afghanistan: Zarif
Jan 29, 2017 14:19Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic is do its best to help establish peace and stability in neighboring Afghanistan.
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Sub-zero temperatures kill 27 Afghan children
Jan 26, 2017 08:19At least 27 children have lost their lives due to freezing temperatures in northern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Taliban to Trump: Pull out troops or face 'shameful defeat'
Jan 24, 2017 08:15Taliban militants in Afghanistan have called on the new US president, Donald Trump, to withdraw American forces from the "quagmire" of the war-torn country or face “shameful defeat".
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Afghanistan desperately reliant on intl. aid, conference told
Jan 21, 2017 12:01A Swedish diplomat says the persisting crisis in Afghanistan has left the country increasingly reliant on international humanitarian aid that can only provide short-term relief without resolving key problems.
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Daesh terrorists raid religious school in Nangarhar, abduct 16
Jan 16, 2017 09:01Daesh terrorists have stormed a religious seminary in eastern Afghanistan, kidnapping over a dozen teachers and administrators there, officials say.