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"India Shouldn't Be In Delusion": Asim Munir's New Provocation As Pakistan's Defence Chief
Pakistan's newly appointed Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Field Marshal Asim Munir, has issued yet another unwarranted provocation against India, warning of an even more "swift, severe, and intense" response in the event of any future aggression.
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Attend Mosque Or Be Punished, Taliban Chief Orders Government Workers
Afghan government employees must attend mosque five times a day or face punishment, Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said Thursday in his latest edict enforcing an austere interpretation of Islam.
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Taliban Central Bank Chief Meets Chinese Envoy, Discusses Business
The Taliban's acting governor of the Afghan central bank met China's ambassador this week to discuss banking relations and business, the bank's spokesperson told Reuters on Friday.
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UN Chief Demands Taliban Revoke Ban On World Body's Women Staff
Top UN officials warned Wednesday that a Taliban government order banning Afghan women from working for its mission in the country would violate the world body's charter and demanded the ban be revoked.
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"Fund To Taliban By Cutting Delhi's Fund?": Arvind Kejriwal On Afghan Aid
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday questioned the government over Rs 200 crore being set aside for assistance to Afghanistan, asking if it was correct to give funds to the Taliban-ruled country.
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UN Chief Calls On Taliban To Reverse Ban On Education Of Afghan Girls
On the International Day of Education, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on the Taliban in Afghanistan to reverse the ban on girls' access to secondary and higher education.
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Al Qaeda Chief Killed In US Airstrike, Biden Says "Justice Delivered"
Al Qaeda Chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the world's most wanted terrorists and a mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks, was killed in a drone strike carried out by the US in the Afghan capital Kabul.
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Afghan Soil Won't Be Used To Launch Attacks On Other Nations: Taliban Chief
Taliban supreme leader Hebatullah Akhundzada on Wednesday said that Afghan soil will not be allowed to be used for carrying out attacks on other countries.
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"Sharia Directives": Taliban Order Afghan Women To Cover Fully In Public
Afghanistan's supreme leader and Taliban chief on Saturday ordered the country's women to wear the all-covering burqa in public -- one of the harshest controls imposed on women's lives since the hardline Islamists seized power.
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Afghanistan "Hanging By A Thread": UN Urges Taliban To "Seize The Moment"
The Taliban must uphold the fundamental human rights of women and children, the United Nations chief said Wednesday, urging the international community to release frozen Afghan aid to prevent families from selling their babies to buy food.
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Taliban Chief Haibatullah Akhundzada Makes Public Appearance Amid Death Rumours
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has made his first-ever public appearance, officials announced Sunday, after he addressed supporters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.
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UN Releases Emergency Funds To Save Afghan Health System From Collapse
The United Nations aid chief said Wednesday he had released $45 million in emergency funds to help prevent Afghanistan's battered healthcare system from collapsing.
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European Union Chief Pledges 100 Million Euros More In Aid For Afghanistan
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday vowed to boost humanitarian aid to Afghanistan as she pledged the 27-nation bloc stands "by the Afghan people".
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"Afghans Need A Lifeline": UN Chief Urges Donors For Aid
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday urged countries to dig deep and provide desperately needed aid to Afghans, and to support women and others whose rights appear threatened by the Taliban.
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"Duty Towards Afghans": UN Chief Calls For "Dialogue" With Taliban
UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded for nations to continue dialogue with the Taliban, during an interview with AFP Thursday, as he expressed fears that the hardline Islamists' return to power in Afghanistan could embolden jihadists in the Sahel.
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"India Shouldn't Be In Delusion": Asim Munir's New Provocation As Pakistan's Defence Chief
Pakistan's newly appointed Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Field Marshal Asim Munir, has issued yet another unwarranted provocation against India, warning of an even more "swift, severe, and intense" response in the event of any future aggression.
-
Attend Mosque Or Be Punished, Taliban Chief Orders Government Workers
Afghan government employees must attend mosque five times a day or face punishment, Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said Thursday in his latest edict enforcing an austere interpretation of Islam.
-
Taliban Central Bank Chief Meets Chinese Envoy, Discusses Business
The Taliban's acting governor of the Afghan central bank met China's ambassador this week to discuss banking relations and business, the bank's spokesperson told Reuters on Friday.
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UN Chief Demands Taliban Revoke Ban On World Body's Women Staff
Top UN officials warned Wednesday that a Taliban government order banning Afghan women from working for its mission in the country would violate the world body's charter and demanded the ban be revoked.
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"Fund To Taliban By Cutting Delhi's Fund?": Arvind Kejriwal On Afghan Aid
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday questioned the government over Rs 200 crore being set aside for assistance to Afghanistan, asking if it was correct to give funds to the Taliban-ruled country.
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UN Chief Calls On Taliban To Reverse Ban On Education Of Afghan Girls
On the International Day of Education, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on the Taliban in Afghanistan to reverse the ban on girls' access to secondary and higher education.
-
Al Qaeda Chief Killed In US Airstrike, Biden Says "Justice Delivered"
Al Qaeda Chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the world's most wanted terrorists and a mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks, was killed in a drone strike carried out by the US in the Afghan capital Kabul.
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Afghan Soil Won't Be Used To Launch Attacks On Other Nations: Taliban Chief
Taliban supreme leader Hebatullah Akhundzada on Wednesday said that Afghan soil will not be allowed to be used for carrying out attacks on other countries.
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"Sharia Directives": Taliban Order Afghan Women To Cover Fully In Public
Afghanistan's supreme leader and Taliban chief on Saturday ordered the country's women to wear the all-covering burqa in public -- one of the harshest controls imposed on women's lives since the hardline Islamists seized power.
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Afghanistan "Hanging By A Thread": UN Urges Taliban To "Seize The Moment"
The Taliban must uphold the fundamental human rights of women and children, the United Nations chief said Wednesday, urging the international community to release frozen Afghan aid to prevent families from selling their babies to buy food.
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Taliban Chief Haibatullah Akhundzada Makes Public Appearance Amid Death Rumours
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has made his first-ever public appearance, officials announced Sunday, after he addressed supporters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.
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UN Releases Emergency Funds To Save Afghan Health System From Collapse
The United Nations aid chief said Wednesday he had released $45 million in emergency funds to help prevent Afghanistan's battered healthcare system from collapsing.
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European Union Chief Pledges 100 Million Euros More In Aid For Afghanistan
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday vowed to boost humanitarian aid to Afghanistan as she pledged the 27-nation bloc stands "by the Afghan people".
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"Afghans Need A Lifeline": UN Chief Urges Donors For Aid
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday urged countries to dig deep and provide desperately needed aid to Afghans, and to support women and others whose rights appear threatened by the Taliban.
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"Duty Towards Afghans": UN Chief Calls For "Dialogue" With Taliban
UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded for nations to continue dialogue with the Taliban, during an interview with AFP Thursday, as he expressed fears that the hardline Islamists' return to power in Afghanistan could embolden jihadists in the Sahel.
