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Taliban hide drug trade revenue detail amid Afghan financial crisis: Report
Taliban has never let out the details about the volume and revenue of the drug trade, as Afghanistan going through grave financial crisis.
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At Doha talks, Taliban delegation pleads for unfreezing of Afghan reserves
Taliban delegation has asked US administration to unfreeze Kabul's financial assets enabling it to function as the government as it faces a tough economic crisis in the talks held in Doha, Qatar.
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World Food Program seeks $2.6 bn to help Afghans in need of food assistance
The United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) has sought the aid of $2.6 billion from the international communities to help people in Afghanistan.
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About 800,000 Afghan children face freezing conditions, need proper shelter
About 8,00,000 Afghan children are in desperate need of proper shelter as they are facing freezing conditions that could lead to illness or death.
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World Bank backs using $280 mn in frozen aid funds for Afghanistan crisis
The 31 donors to the World Bank-administered Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) must approve the transfer before the funds could flow.
Afghanistan's GDP is likely to drop 20% within a year, says UNDP
Afghanistan's gross domestic product likely will drop from $20 billion to $16 billion within a year, a 20% plunge, the UN Development Programme has projected
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Taliban curbs on working women could cut Afghanistan's GDP by 5%
The economic impact of educating a girl in Afghanistan is more than double that for educating a boy, according to the UN report
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Pak Army Chief backs coordinated efforts for economic upliftment of Afghans
General Qamar Javed Bajwa has called on coordinated efforts for economic upliftment of the people of Afghanistan
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Blast hits Afghan capital Kabul, causes panic among war-weary residents
Peace in Afghanistan's capital Kabul was once again disrupted by a blast despite no loss of life and property so far reported
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Taliban executed or 'disappeared' more than 100 military personnel: Report
Taliban forces in Afghanistan have summarily executed or forcibly disappeared more than 100 former police and intelligence officers, Human Rights Watch said in a report
India, Pak struggling to reach consensus on assistance to Afghanistan
Islamabad and New Delhi are at loggerheads over the modalities of shipment of Indian wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistan as the two countries are struggling to find a common strategy
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World Bank to redirect frozen funds to Afghanistan for humanitarian aid
Afghan experts said the aid will help, but big gaps remain, including how to get the funds into Afghanistan without exposing the financial institutions involved to US sanctions
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Pak puts conditions on allowing transit facility for India's aid to Afghan
It is learnt that the transportation of the relief materials is one of the several issues that the two sides are attempting to thrash out
Media freedom at risk as Taliban censors news reports in Afghanistan
The Taliban announced that no media or news agencies are permitted to publish against the interest of the Taliban's so-called administration in Afghanistan
Asian leaders at economic summit in Turkmenistan vow to help Afghanistan
The leaders of several Asian countries called for boosting their economic ties and pledged to provide assistance to Afghanistan during a summit in Turkmenistan
Deaths, malnutrition rise in Afghan children amid lack of medical supplies
Malnutrition and consequent deaths among Afghan children have increased by over 50 per cent
Over 1.146 mn undocumented refugees returned to Afghanistan this yr: Report
As many as 1.146 mn undocumented refugees have come back to Afghanistan from Iran and Pak, with the majority of them being from Iran.
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4.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale struck the Hind Kush region in Afghanistan, informed the National Center for Seismology (NCS) on Saturday."Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.3, Occurred on 27-11-2021, 08:07:46 IST, Lat: 36.45 & Long: 70.36, Depth: 180 Km, Region: Hindu Kush, Afghanistan," informed the National Center for Seismology in a tweet on Saturday.Afghanistan was hit by another earthquake recently, on November 20.The said earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale struck 316 kilometres south of Kabul in Afghanistan, informed the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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India, Russia, China call for formation of inclusive govt in Afghanistan
The meeting was chaired by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and was attended by his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
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India calls for humanitarian assistance to Afghan without politicization
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar it is necessary for the RIC countries to coordinate their respective approaches on the threats of terrorism, radicalisation and drug trafficking
