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Co-education reason of closure of Afghan universities': Taliban minister
Minister of Higher Education of Afghanistan, Abdul Baqi Haqqani on Sunday said that the reason behind the closure of universities is co-education and economic crisis.The Taliban minister said that they have to make separate classes for girls and hire extra lecturers that need more time and extra budget, reported Khaama Press.Haqqani was on a visit to Pakistan recently discussed the problems of Afghan students with Islamabad officials and relevant administrations."We discussed the problems of Afghan students and we were given assurance by Pakistani officials. Pakistan increased yearly scholarships for Afghan students by 500. Afghanistan will be provided 1,500 scholarships every year," said Haqqani.Meanwhile, Haqqani also said that no country will be allowed to grant scholarships directly to people and that the scholarships will be managed through the ministry of higher education, reported Khaama Press.He had suggested building independent universities for Afghan refugees in ...
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Pakistan, Afghanistan border fencing row resolved: Official
A senior official, who spoke to a group of journalists on Friday, said it had been decided at a senior level that fencing-related issues would in the future be dealt with through mutual agreement
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Pakistan, Taliban resolve Afghanistan border fencing row: Official
Pakistan and Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have resolved the recent row over border fencing by agreeing that further work on the project would be done through consensus
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China donates winter clothes, blankets to Afghanistan as humanitarian aid
As a part of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, China on Friday donated winter clothes and blankets
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United Nations planning $8 bn in aid to restart Afghanistan's economy
The United Nations (UN) is planning to aid Afghanistan's economy with $8 billion to rebuild governing systems and social services.
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Several electricity projects in Afghanistan halted due to funds suspension
Several electricity supply projects to Afghanistan have been halted since the past four months due to the suspension of funds from the Asian Development Bank
UN Security Council extends exemption of travel ban on Taliban leaders
The UN Security Council announced that it has extended the exemption of the travel ban on senior members of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, including Abdul Ghani Baradar
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UN considering $8 bn economic package for Afghanistan
Officials of United Nations have said that they are busy considering the resumption of the economy in Afghanistan for which the global body will allocate a package of $8 billion, Khaama Press reported
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Taliban halted evacuation flights from Afghanistan for past 2 weeks: Report
The Taliban have halted US-chartered Qatar Airways evacuation flights out of Afghanistan for the past two weeks.The flights were halted over disagreements both about how the Kabul airport is managed and who is provided with seats on the evacuation flights, Sputnik reported citing NBC report on Thursday."We are hopeful that flights will resume shortly, though as usual, winter weather conditions and airport operations remain additional factors to be aware of," a State Department official told NBC.The Taliban allegedly demanded several seats on the flights for their fighters and sympathizers so that they can work in other countries, the Russian News Agency reported.According to the report, the Taliban argue that they are running the country and Qataris use their airspace, so the radical group should receive seats on the flights.Prior to the flight suspension, the Taliban were using the seats to send migrant workers to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and other countries to find work, the report ...
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Over 6,400 Afghan journalists lost jobs since Taliban takeover: Survey
More than 6,400 journalists in Afghanistan have lost their jobs since the Taliban takeover of the country, according to a recent survey.
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2021, the year that was for world: A chaotic return to the usual
2021 started on a sour note for the democratic world and it remained under pressure from a dominant communist China
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Changing climate in Afghanistan leaving earth barren, exacerbating poverty
The climate has changed in the last few decades, Afghan locals say, leaving the earth barren and its people struggling to survive.
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UN passes resolution over easing financial restrictions on Afghanistan
United Nations Security Council has passed resolution 2615 proposed by the United States and allowed money to flow to Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes
Pak PM Imran Khan blames US for deteriorating situation in Afghanistan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has blamed the United States for creating a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan that is affecting millions of people and allowing it to worsen."A man-made crisis is being created despite knowing that it can be averted if (Afghanistan's) accounts (in the US) are unfrozen and liquidity is put into their banking system," the Prime Minister said, Dawn newspaper reported.The Prime Minister made these remarks at a ceremony held at Foreign Office to celebrate the successful holding of the extraordinary session of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers on Tuesday.On the other hand, amid the deteriorating economic situation in Afghanistan, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (local time) said that Washington is looking intensely at ways to put more liquidity into the Afghan economy so as to provide money to the people of the cash-strapped nation."We are looking intensely at ways to put more liquidity ...
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Hundreds take to Kabul streets demanding to unfreeze Afghan's reserves
Hundreds of people on Tuesday took to the streets in Kabul demanding to unfreeze Afghanistan's central bank reserves, local media reported.
Japan to allocate $109 mn in aid to Afghanistan, neighbouring countries
Japan will allocate about 109 million US dollars from the country's supplementary budget to assist Afghanistan and its neighbouring countries to address the humanitarian crisis
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US working with UN bodies to allocate humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
The United States said it is working with UN bodies to find ways to allocate humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
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Biden administration urged to unfreeze Afghan central bank reserves
US lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to unfreeze Afghanistan's central bank reserves in the amount of $9.4 billion
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Hamid Karzai says Pakistan must not interfere in Afghanistan's affairs
Karzai said that Islamabad should avoid speaking on behalf of Afghanistan in international forums
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Afghan markets mired with high prices despite rise of currency value
Despite the US dollar depreciating against the afghani, Afghanistan's national currency, the prices of essential items like food and fuel still remained high
