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Taliban govt. ban women from universities, sparking international outcry
Dec 22, 2022 04:43The de-facto Taliban government in Kabul has announced an indefinite ban on university education for women in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and outcry.
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Afghanistan celebrates Yalda/Challeh Night
Dec 22, 2022 03:07Along with other Persian-influenced nations, Afghans mark the historical Yalda Night.
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Iran's UN envoy: Frozen Afghan funds must be released unconditionally
Dec 21, 2022 08:21Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) has called for the removal of curbs and “unconditional” release of billions of dollars of frozen Afghan Central Bank's funds to enable the war-ravaged country to deal with its deepening economic and humanitarian crises.
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ECO celebrates Iranian Yalda Night
Dec 20, 2022 12:58The Cultural Institute of ECO (Economic Cooperation Organization) celebrated the glorious Iranian Yalda Night in Tehran on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022.
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Afghans call for real, independent inquiry into British SAS civilian killings
Dec 19, 2022 12:11Afghan people have been calling for transparent and impartial investigations into crimes and wrongdoings by NATO forces on their soil.
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Afghan Taliban, Myanmar junta not allowed into UN for now
Dec 17, 2022 10:35The UN General Assembly has for the second time approved postponing a decision on whether the Afghan Taliban administration and the Myanmar’s military junta can send a UN ambassador to New York.
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UK to hold inquiry into reports of Afghan civilians killed by British Special Forces
Dec 16, 2022 03:11Britain's military has announced it would launch an inquiry into reports that its Special Forces carried out dozens of extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan.
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Hotel in Kabul attacked, 3 gunmen shot, no foreigners killed
Dec 12, 2022 11:29At least three gunmen have been shot by security forces in Afghanistan following a terror attack on a hotel in the capital Kabul, Taliban officials say.
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At least seven dead, six injured as blast rips through bus in northern Afghanistan
Dec 06, 2022 12:35At least seven people have been killed and six others sustained injuries after a roadside bomb explosion ripped through a bus carrying the employees of a petroleum company in Afghanistan’s northern Province of Balkh.
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Nations split on plastics treaty focus as UN talks close
Dec 03, 2022 11:23The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with a split on whether goals and efforts should be global and mandatory, or voluntary and country-led.