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Rs 21,000 cr worth Afghan-origin heroin seized at Gujarat's Mundra port

The value of the seized heroin per kilogram was about Rs 5-7 crore in the international market, an official said.

Taliban bans IPL broadcast in Afghanistan over presence of female audience

The Taliban-ruled Afghanistan has banned the broadcast of the hugely popular Indian Premier League (IPL) in the country over the presence of "female audience and spectators" in stadiums. Ever since the Taliban's takeover of the strife-torn country last month, the international sporting community has been concerned about the fundamentalist group's position on women participating in sports. Former Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) media manager and journalist M Ibrahim Momand said the live broadcast of IPL matches was banned due to possible "anti-Islamic" content. "Afghanistan national (TV) will not broadcast the @IPL as usual as it was reportedly banned to live the matches resumed tonight due to possible anti-islam contents, girls dancing & the attendance of barred (sic) hair women in the (stadium) by Islamic Emirates of the Taliban," Momand had tweeted on Sunday when the IPL action resumed. Another journalist Fawad Aman, who has also served as the spokesperson of the Ministry of ...

World has never been more threatened or divided, we must wake up: UN chief

The world has never been more threatened or more divided, and is facing the "greatest cascade of crises, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told global leaders on Tuesday

Afghan girls to return to school as soon as possible, says Taliban

The Taliban on Tuesday announced that girls would be allowed to return to schools as soon as possible.

635,000 people displaced in Afghanistan this year, says UN

UN humanitarians said on Monday that 635,000 people in Afghanistan were routed from their homes this year because of violence, with more than 12,000 recently displaced to Kabul

Afghan central bank allows merchants to withdraw $25,000 monthly

Afghanistan's central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), has allowed merchants and owners of private companies to withdraw $25,000 from their bank accounts once in a month, a local TV channel reported

US can help improve global security by closing its military bases abroad

The United States has withdrawn its troops from Afghanistan. Only 750 military bases to go.

Islamic State not capable of posing threat to Afghanistan, says Taliban

The Taliban on Monday said that it can restrain Islamic State (Daesh) in Afghanistan and they are not capable of posing a threat to the country.

Another evacuation flight leaves Afghanistan with 21 US citizens onboard

The US State Department has confirmed that a Qatar Airways flight flew 21 US citizens and 48 permanent residents out of Afghanistan on Sunday

Pakistan, no country should ask us to form 'inclusive govt', says Taliban

The Taliban expressed that countries have no right to ask the Islamic Emirate to establish an 'inclusive' government in Afghanistan.

India concerned about implications of changes in Afghanistan: FS Shringla

As a neighbour of Afghanistan, India is naturally concerned about the recent changes in that country and their implications for the region, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Monday.

Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home

Female employees in the Kabul city government have been told to stay home, with work only allowed for those who cannot be replaced by men

Unesco expresses deep concern over exclusion of girls from Afghan schools

Should this ban be maintained, it would constitute an important violation for the fundamental right to education for girls and women, Unesco said.

EAM Jaishankar holds discussions with Saudi Foreign Minister

They covered a range of bilateral and regional issues including developments in Afghanistan

PM will decide on continuing infra investments in Afghanistan: Gadkari

India has invested around $3 billion in different welfare and infrastructure projects in Afghanistan.

China wary about Taliban commitments on Uyghur separatist group ETIM

China is worried over the Taliban promises to crack down on the Uyghur separatist group East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM)

Imran Khan says Biden faced 'unfair criticism' over Afghanistan withdrawal

Notably, Khan has not received any call from the US President so far

Taliban shootout in palace: Mullah Baradar was attacked, punched by Haqqani

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was physically attacked by a leader of the US terrorist-designated Haqqani Network in early September during talks at the palace over forming the cabinet, say sources

Pak PM says he initiated a dialogue with Taliban for inclusive Afghan govt

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that he has initiated a dialogue with the Taliban for an inclusive government in Kabul that will include Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks, a day after the SCO member states said that it is critical to have an inclusive government in the war-torn country with representatives from all ethnic, religious and political groups. The Taliban, which seized control of Afghanistan in mid-August, had promised an "inclusive" government that represents Afghanistan's complex ethnic makeup, but there is no Hazara member and no woman in the interim 33-member Cabinet. Taking to Twitter, Khan said: After mtgs (meetings) in Dushanbe with leaders of Afghanistan's neighbours & especially a lengthy discussion with Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, I have initiated a dialogue with the Taliban for an inclusive Afghan govt to include Tajiks, Hazaras & Uzbeks. After 40 years of conflict, this inclusivity will ensure peace and a stable Afghanistan, which

Taliban replace Afghanistan's ministry for women with one restricting them

Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice" in the building that once housed the Women's Affairs Ministry