Central and South Asia
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‘India ready to provide humanitarian aid’, say Taliban after Deputy PM meets Indian delegation in Moscow
A high-level Taliban delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan’s interim government Abdul Salam Hanafi on Wednesday met with…
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Taliban will be judged on its actions, not only its words: US after Doha talks
US interagency delegation travelled to Qatar to meet senior Taliban representatives from Kabul and discussed issues of vital national interest,…
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Waiting to leave war-torn country, Afghans struggle over closed passport department
Several people who were seeking to leave Afghanistan for medical treatment and other facilities gathered outside the passport department in…
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India, US on same page on many issues relating to Afghanistan: Jaishankar
India and the US are on the same page on many issues relating to the recent developments in Afghanistan including…
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Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision
In their first public testimony since the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, top Pentagon leaders will face sharp questions…
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Taliban now ban stylish hairstyles, shaving or trimming beards in Afghanistan
The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan’s Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, a media report said. “The Taliban…
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Taliban resume boys-only schools, no mention of girls
The Ministry of Education of Afghanistan, led by the Taliban has directed all secondary schools to resume from Saturday, however,…
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We have kindness, mercy amongst us: Mullah Baradar refutes internal rifts within Taliban
Taliban co-founder and acting Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Wednesday refuted the internal rift in the new…
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Willing to work with all countries including US: Taliban call for lifting sanctions against ‘Islamic Emirate’
Afghanistan’s new acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has called for sanctions to be lifted against the ‘Islamic Emirate’.…
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Chinese ambassador to Britain Zheng Zeguang barred from Parliament
China’s ambassador to Britain has been barred from Parliament and told he could not enter the building for a talk…
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