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Laghman Governor Survives Suicide Attack, 8 Killed: MoI The convoy of Rahmatullah Yarmal, governor of Laghman province, was targeted Monday morning by a blast in the center of Laghman province, local officials confirmed.
Asadullah Dawlatzai, the governors spokesman, confirmed the blast and said that the governor has survived but casualties are feared.
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Ghani to meet with Republics talks team in Doha but not the Taliban Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will meet with the republics negotiating team in Doha, Qatar, during his visit but is not expected to meet the Taliban negotiating team.
Ghani left Kabul early Monday for Kuwait, to attend the funeral ceremony of the late Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah,... |
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UN chief condemns Nangarhar attack, urges speedy political settlement United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Saturdays suicide attack on a government compound in Nangarhar province that killed at least 13 people.
In a statement issued by the UN, Guterres said those behind the attack must be held accountable and brought to justice.
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Ghani heads to Kuwait, for Emirs funeral, and then to Qatar Afghanistans President Ashraf Ghani left early Monday for Kuwait to attend the funeral of the late Emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who died last week.
After paying his respects, Ghani will immediately head for Doha, Qatar, to meet with high-ranking government officials.
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Germany denies Moscow consular access to opposition figure Navalny This handout photo posted on September 21, 2020 on the Instagram account of @navalny shows Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia Navalnaya in Berlins Charite hospital. (Photo by AFP)
Germany has rejected a request from the Russian Embassy in Berlin for consular access to Russian... |
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Montreal protesters call for justice over death of indigenous woman People rally at a Quebec hospital, in Montreal, Canada October 3, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Canadas second-most populous city, Montreal, against "systemic racism" in the death of an indigenous woman under controversial circumstances in a hospital this... |
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Israelis defy protest ban to call for Netanyahus resignation over graft charges, virus response Police officers in plainclothes detain a person as Israelis protest against legislation banning them from holding demonstrations more than 1 kilometer from their homes, in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Defying a new controversial law that limits demonstrations during lockdown, tens... |
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Egypt unveils 59 sealed coffins in major archaeological discovery Undated image shows one of the 2500-year-old coffins discovered in a burial shaft in the desert near Saqqara necropolis in Egypt, released on September 19, 2020 by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. (Photo by Reuters)
Egypt on Saturday put on show dozens of coffins belonging to priests and clerks... |
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French Open: Djokovic sweeps past Galan into last 16, Tsitsipas also through Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - October 3, 2020 Serbias Novak Djokovic in action during his third round match against Colombias Daniel Elahi Galan Riveros. (Photo by Reuters)
Novak Djokovic maintained his imperious progress at the French Open with a 6-0 6-3 6-2 drubbing of Colombian... |
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US pullout from JCPOA, INF to seriously harm intl. security, Cuba warns Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez
Cubas foreign minister has warned about the serious repercussions of the Trump administrations decisions to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as well as the Treaty of Short and Intermediate Range Missiles (INF) wih Russia.
Bruno Rodriguez on Friday strongly... |
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Taliban attack public police force base on Takhar-Kunduz highway Heavy clashes are currently underway between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban in Qulburs on the Takhar-Kunduz highway, officials have confirmed.
Spokesman for the Takhar police, Khalil Asir, said clashes broke out at about 4am on Sunday when Taliban fighters attacked a Public Police Forces... |
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Govt: 90% of Pledges to Intl Donors Fulfilled The Afghan government has fulfilled almost 90 percent of its commitments made to international partners in order to secure continued assistance, the acting minister of finance, Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal, said on Saturday.
Arghandiwal said the Afghan government is confident it will convince the international... |
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2 Killed, 2 Wounded in Kabul Incidents At least two government employees were killed, and two civilians were wounded in two separate incidents in Kabul on Sunday morning, Kabul police confirmed in a statement.
Two government employees were shot and killed in the Tank-e-Chakari area in Kabuls PD16 on Sunday morning, the statement said.
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Abdullah likely to visit India to discuss peace process Afghanistans Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah will visit India later this week and will meet with the countrys top leadership to discuss intra-Afghan peace negotiations.
Abdullah will likely travel to Delhi on Tuesday and is expected to seek support for... |
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US trying to take world back to jungle age: China Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)
China has lambasted American officials as habitual liars and said the US was trying to sow chaos and take the world back to the "jungle... |
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Car Bomb Explosion Kills 15 in Nangarhar At least 15 people were killed and over 30 others were wounded in a car bomb explosion near the district governors compound in Ghanikhil district in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Saturday afternoon, local officials confirmed.
The Nangarhar governors spokesman confirmed the casualties and... |
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Venezuela gets shipment of Russia-made Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine File photo of a nurse preparing Russias "Sputnik-V" vaccine against the coronavirus disease for inoculation in a post-registration trials stage at a clinic in Moscow.
A shipment of the Russian-made Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine has been delivered to Venezuela, allowing the Central American nation to... |
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New Zealand PM casts her ballot in advancing general election voting New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern casts her vote on the first day of advance voting during the New Zealand general election in Auckland, New Zealand, October 3, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
New Zealand Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern cast her early vote on Saturday (October... |
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US peace envoy says US will not walk away if peace talks fail Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, stepped in this week to end the deadlock in Doha and said the US "will not walk away" from the war-torn country should the intra-Afghan negotiations fail.
Speaking to NPR, Khalilzad stated Washington would not make... |
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Miller: Taliban Must Reduce Violence The US and NATO forces commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Scott Miller, in a visit to the northern province of Faryab last week said the Taliban must reduce violence as it remains high amidst peace efforts.
"We did talk about the violence," Miller said about his meeting with officials during his trip.... |
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Khalilzad meets with female talks team members for their feedback US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with the four female negotiating team members in Doha late Friday and said they are determined to protect the rights of Afghan women should any peace deal be signed.
Khalilzad arrived in Doha, Qatar two days ago and has... |
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Audit finds US Embassy paid $8 million for meals it didnt need An audit by the US State Departments Office of Inspector General (IG) found $8.4 million was spent on meals that were not needed at the US Embassy in Kabul last year.
In a report released on Tuesday, the IG stated "the number of meals estimated in the task order for option year 4 (2019) was higher... |
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Irans absence in Doha was due to tensions with US: Abdullah Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah says Iran did not attend the opening ceremony of the historic peace talks between Afghanistan and the Taliban in Doha last month due to tensions with the United States.
"Iran was invited...Sometimes their relations with the... |
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ADB Approves $110M Grant to Enhance Afghan Power Supply The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a $110 million grant to boost the power supply and strengthen Afghanistans energy sector by improving its sustainability and promoting cross-border trade in energy, read an ADB statement.
According to the statement, the project will help address... |
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Traffic Accident In Herat Leaves 11 Died At least 11 people died of a traffic accident Wednesday morning in Herat province, local officials said.
Jelani Farhad, governor spokesman, said that the accident occurred early morning on the Herat-Kandahar highway in the Adraksan district.
The accident occurred when a passenger bus hit another... |
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Abdullah Meets Pakistani President, Discusses Afghan Peace Abdullah Abdullah, head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, who is on a three-day trip in Pakistan, met with Pakistans President Arif Alvi on Wednesday, Abdullahs office said in a statement.
According to the statement, both leaders discussed the Afghan peace negotiations and bilateral... |
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Germanys Merkel to meet with Belarus opposition figure German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the lower house of the parliament (Bundestag), in Berlin, Germany, on September 30, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will meet Belarus opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, days after French President Emmanuel... |
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Israel restrains anti-Netanyahu protests in new coronavirus lockdown law Policemen detain a protester during a demonstration against the Israeli administration as parliament resumes discussions to finalize legislation restricting demonstrations during the coronavirus lockdown, outside the Knesset, Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem al-Quds, on September 29, 2020. (Photo by... |
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Nagorno-Karabakh fighting rages despite calls for calm The decades old conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region that reignited this weekend continues unabated despite calls for it to stop. The clashes have already killed and wounded tens of soldiers and civilians, among them children. Could this be the prelude to all-out war?
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More than 60 million Indians may have caught coronavirus: Study Women vendors wearing facemasks as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus, adjust garments at their roadside shop in New Delhi on September 26, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
More than 60 million people in India - 10 times the official figure - could have contracted the novel coronavirus, the countrys... |
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