MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia and Central Asia powerbrokers agreed on Wednesday (Oct 20) to work with the Taliban to promote security in the region and…
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For women and girls in Afghanistan, geography defines destiny: Nation contributor
BANGKOK (THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – In a good number of places around the globe, however, we have reached a kind of bottleneck, not only…
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At least 16 dead in Afghan mosque blasts: Hospital
KABUL (AFP, REUTERS) – At least 16 people were killed and 32 wounded when explosions hit a Shi’ite mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar…
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Afghan pomegranate pickers jobless as fruits rot at shuttered border
KANDAHAR (AFP) – Afghanistan’s festive pomegranate season has begun, but this year thousands of tonnes of the juicy red fruit risk rotting on trucks blocked…
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Afghan acting foreign minister asked US to lift ban on central bank reserves, report says
CAIRO/KUNDUZ (REUTERS/AFP) – Taliban representatives asked the United States to lift a ban on Afghan central bank reserves at a meeting with US counterparts in Doha,…
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From insurgency to city beat: Taliban police learn the ropes
KABUL (AFP) – After spending 13 years as a Taliban fighter waging an insurgency, Rahimullah is now slowly adjusting to the relatively ordinary role of…
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Taliban government behaviour 'not encouraging', says EU foreign policy chief
RIYADH (REUTERS) – The European Union foreign policy chief said on Sunday (Oct 3) the Taliban government’s behaviour up to now was “not very encouraging”,…
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Blast kills at least two civilians near Kabul mosque
KABUL (AFP) – An explosion outside a mosque in the Afghan capital killed at least two people on Sunday (Oct 3), senior Taliban officials said.…
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As need in Afghanistan grows dire, aid groups plead for help
KABUL (NYTIMES) – The healthcare system in Afghanistan is on the brink of collapse, international aid groups warned this week, threatening to deepen the country’s…
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Taliban asks to address UN General Assembly, names new envoy
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – The Taliban’s new foreign minister has asked to address world leaders at this week’s United Nations General Assembly meeting in New…
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Taliban say no Al-Qaeda or ISIS in Afghanistan
KABUL (REUTERS) – Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said on Tuesday (Sept 21) there was no evidence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or Al-Qaeda…
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Pakistan calls for unfreezing of Afghan assets ahead of UN talks
NEW YORK (AFP) – Pakistan on Monday (Sept 20) called on world powers to unblock billions of dollars in Afghan assets frozen after the Taliban…
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NEW YORK (AFP) – Pakistan on Monday (Sept 20) called on world powers to unblock billions of dollars in Afghan assets frozen after the Taliban…
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Afghan activists protest outside shuttered women affairs ministry
KABUL (REUTERS) – About two dozen women activists protested outside Afghanistan’s women’s ministry on Sunday (Sept 19) after it was closed by Taliban militants in…
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