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Blast rocks Afghanistan's Kunduz city, more than a dozen injured
A blast rocked Kunduz city, capital of Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, on Thursday, leaving over a dozen of people injured, a doctor said
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UNSC condemns terrorist attack on school, education centre in Afghanistan
The attack, which took place during the month of Ramadan, resulted in several killed and dozens injured, including students
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Two in three children in Afghanistan not eating enough, says report
With the country facing one of its worst food crises, about 2 in 3 children in Afghanistan - or 12 million - whose families depend on farming to survive, are struggling to get enough food to eat daily
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Fault lines within Taliban come to fore after Pak airstrikes in Afghanistan
Pakistan struck the Afghan provinces of Khost and Kunar on Saturday, leaving more than 40 dead
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West's economic sanctions on Taliban won't reform outfit: Report
Prior to August, international aid accounted for three-quarters of Afghan government spending but this was halted overnight, causing a severe liquidity crisis, the Europe Asia Foundation report said
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Blasts near Afghan's Kabul schools kill at least 6 civilians; 17 injured
Explosions targeting educational institutions killed at least six people, including students, and injured 17 in a mostly Shiite neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital city, police said.
Beijing and Taliban 2.0
The book emphatically describes the unfolding tragedy of Afghanistan and its implications for the geopolitics of Asia
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Afghanistan: Multiple blasts near Kabul school hurt at least 7 children
The blasts, which occurred in rapid succession, hurt several children and more casualties were feared, according to Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran and the city's Emergency Hospital
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Kandahar residents protest Pakistan's air strikes on Afghan territory
On April 16, the Pakistani military carried out airstrikes on the Spiri area of Khost province and also targeted the Shiltan district of Kunar province with shelling
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Taliban meet French envoy, discuss prevention of poppy cultivation
According to Tolo News, Taliban's supreme leader Hebatullah Akhundzada in a decree said the cultivation of poppy seeds as well as drug trafficking are banned in the country
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UN envoy calls for representative governance, education in Afghanistan
During the meeting with Muslimyar, UNAMA's deputy head discussed representative governance and the need for dialogue at all levels
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Afghanistan receives $32million in humanitarian cash assistance
The DAB also announced the auctioning of $13 million on Monday to inject foreign currency into the local market and stabilise afghani, the country's national currency, Xinhua news agency reported
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Anti-Pakistan sentiments grow in Afghanistan after military air strikes
The Ministry of Defence called the attack tyrannical and warned that no country should provoke Afghanistan
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Taliban hopes to create jobs in Afghanistan with development projects
Afghanistan's Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on Thursday said that efforts are underway to decrease the rate of unemployment in the troubled country by creating employment opportunities
Taliban's Afghan takeover has led to 'erosion of human rights': Blinken
Blinken's remarks came as the US state department released the 2021 Human Rights Report on Tuesday.
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Human rights issues occurred before, after Taliban takeover, says US report
Significant human rights issues occurred before and after the Taliban took over on August 15, 2021, the State Department said in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on Tuesday.
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Islamic State group morphs and grows in Pakistan, Afghanistan
Since coming to power in Afghanistan eight months ago, the Taliban have touted their success in repressing the Islamic State group, but the militants have expanded into neighboring Pakistan
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European Parliament strongly condemns Taliban's education ban for girls
The Members of the European Parliament have expressed deep concern over the Taliban's recent decision to indefinitely extend the ban on allowing girls in seventh grade and above to attend school
Taliban claims of restraining Islamic State's violent activities
The claims were made to the Chinese media by acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi,
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Afghanistan: Balkh clerics urge Taliban to reopen girls' high schools
A number of Balkh religious scholars on Monday urged the Taliban to reopen girls' high schools as soon as possible
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