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Historic Afghan Cinema Demolished For Shopping Mall Amid Taliban Ban On Films
A renowned Kabul cinema that for decades attracted the city's film fans is being demolished to make way for a shopping mall
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20 Killed, 320 Injured As 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least 20 people, injuring hundreds and damaging the city's historic Blue Mosque, authorities said, with the death count likely to rise.
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Afghan Passport Racket Busted: Anti-Terrorism Squad Finds Akola Link
In a twist to the recently busted inter-state fake passport racket, the communally sensitive city of Akola in Maharashtra has emerged as the fourth major hub of an Afghan-led network operating across Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh.
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Munich Car Ramming Suspect Is 24-Year-Old Afghan Asylum Seeker: Police
A man suspected of crashing a car into a crowd in the German city of Munich on Thursday has been identified as a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, a police spokesman said.
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UNESCO-Listed Musical Instrument 'Rubab' Stifled In Afghanistan
Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi's cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national musical instrument of his homeland, took shape under his deft hands.
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"I Want You Dead": Killed Gym Owner's Partner Details Lawrence Bishnoi Call
Nadir Shah, who is of Afghan origin, was shot dead on a busy road in Greater Kailash-1 on September 12.
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3 Killed In Suicide Bombing In Afghanistan's Kandahar, 12 Injured
A suicide bombing killed three people and wounded 12 others on Thursday in the Afghan city of Kandahar, a provincial official said, the heartland of the Taliban authorities that rule the country.
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Taliban To Implement Mass Surveillance, Plans collaboration With US, China
The Taliban are creating a large-scale camera surveillance network for Afghan cities that could involve repurposing a plan crafted by the Americans before their 2021 pullout, an interior ministry spokesman told Reuters.
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Bomb Blast Kills Guard, Wounds Journalists In Afghan North
A bomb blast in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Saturday killed a security guard and wounded a group of journalists, as well as several children, police and a witness said.
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6 Injured In Blast In Busy Market In Afghanistan's Jalalabad
A blast injured at least six people near the money exchange market in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, police said.
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How A Tiny Basement In Delhi's Jangpura Is Helping Hundreds Of Afghan Refugees
Amid a labyrinth of shops in a bustling market in south Delhi's Jangpura, lies a tiny room in a basement where around 300 refugees from Afghanistan are taught English and familiarised about Indian society to help them get an education and employment.
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"Jaage Ho?" When PM's Midnight Call Surprised Foreign Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had dialled past midnight after an Indian consulate in an Afghan city came under attack some years ago, recalled Foreign Minister S Jaishankar.
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2 Afghan Nationals With Drugs Worth Rs 1,200 Crore Arrested In Delhi: Cops
In one of the largest seizures of methamphetamine drugs in the country's history, the Delhi police special cell arrested two Afghan Nationals and recovered 312.5 kg methamphetamine and 10 kg high purity heroin worth Rs 1200 crores.
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2 Killed In Blasts Near Gurdwara In Kabul, India Says "Deeply Concerned"
Two people - a Sikh devotee and an Afghan guard - have died and several trapped in a Gurdwara in Afghanistan's capital Kabul after two blasts rocked the city this morning. The blasts took place near the gates of the Gurdwara.
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"Trying To Look Like Animals": Taliban On Women Without Hijab
The Taliban's religious police have put up posters across the southern Afghan city of Kandahar saying that Muslim women who do not wear an Islamic hijab that fully covers their bodies are "trying to look like animals."
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Historic Afghan Cinema Demolished For Shopping Mall Amid Taliban Ban On Films
A renowned Kabul cinema that for decades attracted the city's film fans is being demolished to make way for a shopping mall
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20 Killed, 320 Injured As 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least 20 people, injuring hundreds and damaging the city's historic Blue Mosque, authorities said, with the death count likely to rise.
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Afghan Passport Racket Busted: Anti-Terrorism Squad Finds Akola Link
In a twist to the recently busted inter-state fake passport racket, the communally sensitive city of Akola in Maharashtra has emerged as the fourth major hub of an Afghan-led network operating across Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh.
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Munich Car Ramming Suspect Is 24-Year-Old Afghan Asylum Seeker: Police
A man suspected of crashing a car into a crowd in the German city of Munich on Thursday has been identified as a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, a police spokesman said.
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UNESCO-Listed Musical Instrument 'Rubab' Stifled In Afghanistan
Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi's cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national musical instrument of his homeland, took shape under his deft hands.
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"I Want You Dead": Killed Gym Owner's Partner Details Lawrence Bishnoi Call
Nadir Shah, who is of Afghan origin, was shot dead on a busy road in Greater Kailash-1 on September 12.
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3 Killed In Suicide Bombing In Afghanistan's Kandahar, 12 Injured
A suicide bombing killed three people and wounded 12 others on Thursday in the Afghan city of Kandahar, a provincial official said, the heartland of the Taliban authorities that rule the country.
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Taliban To Implement Mass Surveillance, Plans collaboration With US, China
The Taliban are creating a large-scale camera surveillance network for Afghan cities that could involve repurposing a plan crafted by the Americans before their 2021 pullout, an interior ministry spokesman told Reuters.
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Bomb Blast Kills Guard, Wounds Journalists In Afghan North
A bomb blast in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Saturday killed a security guard and wounded a group of journalists, as well as several children, police and a witness said.
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6 Injured In Blast In Busy Market In Afghanistan's Jalalabad
A blast injured at least six people near the money exchange market in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, police said.
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How A Tiny Basement In Delhi's Jangpura Is Helping Hundreds Of Afghan Refugees
Amid a labyrinth of shops in a bustling market in south Delhi's Jangpura, lies a tiny room in a basement where around 300 refugees from Afghanistan are taught English and familiarised about Indian society to help them get an education and employment.
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"Jaage Ho?" When PM's Midnight Call Surprised Foreign Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had dialled past midnight after an Indian consulate in an Afghan city came under attack some years ago, recalled Foreign Minister S Jaishankar.
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2 Afghan Nationals With Drugs Worth Rs 1,200 Crore Arrested In Delhi: Cops
In one of the largest seizures of methamphetamine drugs in the country's history, the Delhi police special cell arrested two Afghan Nationals and recovered 312.5 kg methamphetamine and 10 kg high purity heroin worth Rs 1200 crores.
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2 Killed In Blasts Near Gurdwara In Kabul, India Says "Deeply Concerned"
Two people - a Sikh devotee and an Afghan guard - have died and several trapped in a Gurdwara in Afghanistan's capital Kabul after two blasts rocked the city this morning. The blasts took place near the gates of the Gurdwara.
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"Trying To Look Like Animals": Taliban On Women Without Hijab
The Taliban's religious police have put up posters across the southern Afghan city of Kandahar saying that Muslim women who do not wear an Islamic hijab that fully covers their bodies are "trying to look like animals."
