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Afghans turning to crystal-meth industry to stave off starvation
Kabul: A devastating humanitarian and economic crisis has forced millions of Afghans to find new sources of income, media reports said. A growing number of them have turned to the booming methamphetamine…
- Middle East
Saudi diplomats’ exit from Kabul sparks fears of exodus
Kabul: Saudi diplomats departure from Kabul amid security concerns has sparked fears that at least three other countries were also planning to close their embassies in the war-torn nation, though the Taliban…
- World
Road accident kills 2, injures 9 in Afghanistan
Kabul: Two commuters were killed and nine others injured in a road crash in Afghanistan’s Samangan province, provincial traffic police said on Sunday. The accident took place late Saturday in the Daulatabad…
- World
Freezing weather kills 104 people in Afghanistan in 2 weeks
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan on Monday confirmed that at least 104 people, including women and children, have died in the past two weeks amid the freezing weather and heavy snowfall.…
- World
Reverse decrees limiting women’s rights, UN urges Taliban
Kabul: A high-level UN delegation led by the Deputy Secretary-General called on the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan to reverse the course on recent decrees limiting women’s and girls’ rights, saying Afghans must…
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5 killed in suicide blast outside Afghan Foreign Ministry
Kabul: At least five people were killed in a suicide bomb attack outside Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul, police said. The Islamic State terror group’s Khorasan unit (IS-K) has taken responsibility for…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s head of mission in Kabul survives assassination bid
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Head of Mission to Kabul, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani has survived an assassination bid, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) confirmed. In a statement, the Ministry said the Embassy’s compound in Kabul…
- Middle East
Turkey pushing back Afghans at Iran’s border: Human Rights Watch
Kabul: Turkey is routinely pushing tens of thousands of Afghans at its land border with Iran or deporting them directly to Afghanistan with little or no examination of their claims for international…
- India
India condemns terror attack at Kabul’s educational institutes
New Delhi: India on Saturday condemned the terror attack at Kaaj Educational Center in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul and extended condolences to the bereaved families. This blast in the west of Kabul took place…
- World
Afghanistan: Explosion reported in Kabul, casualties expected
Kabul: Taliban officials on Friday reported an explosion in the capital city of Afghanistan, the latest in the series of blasts that have claimed countless lives of Afghans. The blast occurred in…
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Taliban crashes US-made Black Hawk chopper during training, 3 killed
Kabul: Taliban crashed a Blackhawk chopper in Afghanistan’s Kabul on Saturday afternoon during a training exercise, leaving three people dead, said the Taliban’s Ministry of Defence in a statement. The Blackhawk chopper…
- Afghanistan
Afghanistan: 5 injured as blasts rock western edge of Kabul
Kabul: Five people sustained injuries in two blasts that rocked Dasht-e-Barchi area in the western edge of the Afghan capital Kabul on late Saturday evening, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said. “Explosive…
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Govt employees under Taliban must pass test to gauge knowledge of Islam
Kabul: The Taliban’s Finance Ministry in Afghanistan wants its employees to be more than number crunchers — it’s requiring that everyone in its ranks must pass a test of faith to stay…
- World
Pakistan Met Dept warns of more rain, floods
Islamabad: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned against heavy rain set to lash parts of the Sindh province on Tuesday and Wednesday which could result in urban flooding in its lowland…
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21 killed in Kabul mosque blast
Kabul: Police in Kabul confirmed on Thursday that 21 people were killed and 33 others injured in a blast that targeted worshippers at a mosque in the Afghan capital the previous day.…
