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Afghan women face violence, repression as world focus shifts
Under the Taliban's latest rule, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Afghanistan are facing "grave threats" of violence and death
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Over 1 million Afghans migrated in last 4 months, says report
According to Tolo News, most of the migrants crossed border areas into Iran and Pakistan.
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India invested more than $3 billion in Afghanistan: MoS Muraleedharan
India has invested more than $3 billion in Afghanistan for the welfare of its people, said Minister of External Affairs V. Muraleedharan in Lok Sabha on Friday
US faces hurdles in a bid to speed up at-risk Afghan evacuations
Other obstacles include difficulties in obtaining passports and an affordable housing shortage in the United States, they said
Half of Afghanistan's population is facing 'tsunami of hunger': Report
The United States remains the single largest humanitarian aid donor to Afghanistan
Blinken, Austin to return for Congressional hearing on Afghanistan issues
The US Secretaries of State and Defence were invited to testify before a closed Senate hearing on the US policy in Afghanistan that took place on Wednesday
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94% of Afghans rate their lives poorly enough to be considered suffering
The new poll indicates that nearly all Afghans, already tormented by decades of war and poverty, say their living conditions have worsened to the point where they say they are "suffering": Report
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England beat Afghanistan to enter U-19 World Cup final, end 24-year wait
Afghanistan, they will head to the Coolidge Cricket Ground for the third-place playoff
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WFP needs $2.6 billion to address humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
World Food Programme on Tuesday announced that it needs urgent funding of $2.6 bn to boost ops for 8.7 million starving Afghans as the freezing winter worsens the situation.
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Taliban forms joint ministerial committee to address Durand line issues
The decision for the formation of the joint committee comprised of several ministries was made in a meeting chaired by the Second Deputy of Prime Minister, Abdul Salam Hanafi
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From Kabul, pregnant reporter fights New Zealand govt to come home
A pregnant New Zealand reporter has chosen Kabul as a temporary base for her uphill fight to return home because of her country's strict Covid-19 entry rules
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Afghan soil would not be used against neighbours, Taliban govt to Pak NSA
Pak NSA Moeed Yusuf travelled to Afghanistan where he discussed trade ties and other issues with the top Taliban leaders who assured him that the Afghan soil would not be used against its neighbours
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TAPI pipeline project will begin soon, says Afghanistan government
Afghanistan has re-emphasised its commitment to start Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) project soon.Meanwhile, some economists say that the implementation of the TAPI project will provide job opportunities for around 12,000 people in Afghanistan, according to Tolo News.The Taliban say that the practical work of the TAPI project will begin in the near future and all the preliminary work has been prepared for its implementation.Bilal Karimi, the deputy spokesman for the Taliban, said that work on the security and financial sectors of the project has been partially completed and that practical work on the project will begin as the weather warms up."The TAPI project should be implemented in a good way, and the Islamic Emirate is well prepared for its financial part. From our side, its technical and logistical problems have been solved," he said."The TAPI project is one of the biggest projects in the whole region, we are very sorry that we have not been able to start this ...
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Progress made on talks over Afghanistan airports with Qatar, Turkey
The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has reached an agreement with a joint Qatari and Turkish venture over the management of five airports in the war-torn nation, an official said here
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India, 5 Central Asian nations to set up joint working group on Afghanistan
The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated drastically since the Taliban took control of Kabul in mid-August last year.
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UN chief urges major Afghan aid increase, unfreezing assets
Time is of the essence, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council. Without action, lives will be lost, and despair and extremism will grow.
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Participants of Oslo talks call for cooperation on Afghanistan
The meeting was hosted by Norway
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Taliban meets representatives of US, 7 other nations in Oslo
Political analysts believe that such meetings could play a vital role in solving the problems in the country
Afghan girls must return to school: Former Prez Hamid Karzai
This comes as talks are underway in the capital city of Norway over wide-ranging issues concerning the fate of Afghanistan
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US lawmakers urge Biden to release frozen Afghan funds to prevent disasters
US lawmakers urged US President Joe Biden to release the country's assets to prevent imminent economic and humanitarian disasters facing the Afghan people.
