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Explosion in Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills at least 7

The blast came a week after a bombing at a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan carried out by a local Islamic State affiliate that killed 46 people

India to attend Moscow Format meet on Afghanistan on Oct 20: MEA

India has got an invite for the Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan on October 20 and it will participate in the deliberations, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday

United global response needed to bring desired changes in Afghanistan: Modi

Modi on Tuesday called on the international community to ensure that Afghan territory does not become a source of radicalisation and terrorism

G20 leaders discuss Afghanistan and counterterrorism efforts: White House

Leaders of the G-20 countries on Tuesday discussed the situation in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, including the critical need to maintain a laser-focus on counterterrorism efforts

PM Modi, UK counterpart discuss Afghanistan, vaccines, climate conference

The British statement said the two prime ministers discussed the shared fight against coronavirus and the importance of cautiously opening up international travel.

Adani Ports to stop handling containers from Iran, Pak, Afghanistan

The decision comes weeks after Indian officials seized nearly three tonnes of heroin originating from Afghanistan worth an estimated Rs 20,000 crore

US delegation holds talks with Taliban for first time since Aug withdrawal

The discussions in Doha, Qatar, covered the need for safe passage of US citizens, other foreign nationals and Afghan partners, State Department spokesman Ned Price said

One million malnourished Afghan children could face death, says UNICEF

Without immediate action, an estimated one million children in Afghanistan are projected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2021, a top UNICEF official said.

Girls return to schools in 3 provinces after Taliban capture of Kabul

For the first time since the Taliban took over the control of Afghanistan, girl students returned to schools in the provinces of Kunduz, Balkh and Sar-e-Pul, said a media report.

Thousands of Afghans have received humanitarian assistance: UN agency

Thousands of Afghans have received humanitarian assistance within a week from September 27 to October 3 across the country, a UN agency has announced.

Terrorist attacks serious obstacle to stable, peaceful Afghanistan: EU

The European Union has said that continued terrorist attacks in Afghanistan are a serious obstacle to a stable and peaceful country, where all Afghan citizens can feel safe and secure

Taliban say they won't work with US to contain Islamic State

Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to meet Saturday and Sunday in Doha, the capital of the Persian Gulf state of Qatar.

US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal

Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups in Afghanistan and easing the evacuation of foreign citizens

Suicide bomber attack in Afghan mosque 'enormous tragedy': US

The US has condemned the suicide bomber attack on a mosque in northern Afghanistan that killed at least 46 people, saying it is an "enormous tragedy" and people of that country deserve better. "Obviously, any loss is an enormous tragedy, and our heart goes out to the families who lost loved ones," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference on Friday. "We, of course, will continue to work in partnership with leaders in the region to work to get partners who stood by our side out of Afghanistan, who want to depart. That's something that there's ongoing work on, as we speak," Psaki said. In a separate statement, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that the US condemns in the strongest terms the Friday's attack on worshippers at a mosque in northern Afghanistan. "We offer our deepest condolences to the victims and their families. The Afghan people deserve a future free of terror," Price said. An Islamic State suicide bomber struck at a .

Taliban official: At least 100 dead, wounded in Afghanistan mosque bombing

There was no immediate claim for the blast

Pak calls for int'l assistance to Afghanistan to avert humanitarian crisis

The Taliban have put in place a hardline interim 33-member Cabinet that has no women and includes UN-designated terrorists

India, US discussed developments in Afghan, cross-border terrorism: MEA

The recent developments in Afghanistan, the need to counter cross-border terrorism figured prominently in US deputy secretary of state's talks with her Indian interlocutors

UN World Food Programme in talks with India for wheat donation to Afghan

Amidst a dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is in discussions with India for donating wheat to the war-torn country which is now under the control of Taliban

Afghanistan needs immediate support, physical cash. Inaction is untenable

The Taliban's cruelties are horrendous, but withholding international support and maintaining blanket sanctions will only hurt the long-suffering Afghan people.

Pak PM Imran Khan urges Bill Gates to give assistance to Afghanistan

The Prime Minister highlighted that more than half of the population in Afghanistan was living below the poverty line and in dire need of financial assistance