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Afghanistan U19 Futsal Team Beats Tajikistan Afghanistans U-19 futsal team beat Tajikistan today in the Futsal Championship 2022 organized by the Central Asia Football Association (CAFA) and held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
The match started today at 2:30pm (Kabul time) Afghanistans players beat Tajikistans team 5-1.
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Pakistan denies ISI chief meeting Afghan Jihadi leaders in Turkey Pakistans embassy based in Kabul denied the meeting of the chief of the countrys spying agency with Afghan Jihadi leaders- Atta Muhammad Noor, Abdul Rashid Dustom, and Muhammad Muhaqiq- in Turkey.
Diplomats in the embassy dubbed the news as "fake" adding that no Pakistani official has met with Afghan... |
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IRC urges US, Europe to reset their policies towards Afghanistan before humanitarian crisis kills more Afghans International Rescue Committee has expressed concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation of Afghan people and called on the US and Europe to reset their policies towards Afghanistan before it kills more people.
The committee said Afghanistans catastrophe is driven by policies of the international... |
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Some Russian troops return from Ukraine border in a sign of de-escalation A tank of Russian armed forces drives during military exercises in the Leningrad Region, Russia, in this handout picture released, on February 14, 2022. (Via Reuters)
Some Russian troops deployed in areas bordering Ukraine are returning to their bases following the completion of drills, Russias defense... |
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Indian Muslim girls invoke Constitution as hijab row intensifies Sadiqa, a 12th grade student in New Delhi is outraged. She says it could perhaps be the first time in Indian history that a particular community is being targeted for what they wear.
"Earlier it would be our mosques, what we eat, our marriages, our personal laws, now its what we wear. This is not... |
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At least 1 killed, 14 injured in commuter train collision near Munich A photo shows a train collision near Munich with one killed and many injured.(Source: RT)
At least one person has been killed and 14 others injured after two commuter trains collided near Munich in southern Germany on Monday, according to local police.
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Imran Khan pledges more development help to Afghanistan Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan paid tribute to Afghan students studying in Pakistan and said they would play a crucial role in rebuilding their country.
In a series of tweets on Monday night, Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Pakistans envoy to Kabul, said after having chaired the 4th meeting of the Apex Committee... |
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9/11 unrelated to Afghans, we should not compensate for its victims: protestors in several Afghan provinces Hundreds of people took to the streets of Kabul on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, and condemned US president Joe Bidens decision over Afghanistans funds and asked him to stop enmity with the Afghan people.
Protestors said that 9/11 has no relation with the Afghan people thus; they should not pay the... |
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Afghanistan will initially have a-110,000-member army: acting Defense Minister Acting Defense Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid said that Afghanistan will initially have a-110,000-mbember army and will then increase if needed.
Speaking in an interview with Afghanistan state TV-RTA, Mujahid said that they have trained 10,000 people... |
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Islamic Emirate Might Change Policy Toward US If Funds Withheld The Islamic Emirate issued a statement on Monday in reaction to US President Joe Bidens Executive Order regarding the frozen funds of Afghanistans central bank, and they called on him to abandon this course of action.
The Islamic Emirate said the funds were frozen against all international norms... |
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Texas sues Meta over facial recognition The attorney generals office in the southern US state claims that Facebook violated users privacy rights
A lawsuit was filed against Facebook, which changed its company name to Meta last year, on Monday by the Texas attorney generals office, alleging the social media corporation violated state... |
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US closes embassy in Ukraine, destroys computer equipment People walk near the US embassy in Kiev, Ukraine January 24, 2022. (Reuters photo)
The United States announced Monday it was shuttering its embassy in Kiev amid growing security tensions between Moscow and the US-led NATO over Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the announcement, saying... |
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Afghan womens open letter to Biden: Reconsider your decision over Afghanistans assets An open letter written to the US president Joe Biden on behalf of 4,000 Afghan women and singed by 100 women reads that they condole with the people of America but the money belongs to Afghan people and should not be given to others.
Afghan women in the letter said that masterminds of 9/11 were all... |
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Taliban Meets Envoys of Gulf States in Doha: FM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a tweet that the delegation of the Islamic Emirate led by the acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, which arrived in Qatar on Sunday, has begun talks with representatives of the Gulf states in Doha on Monday.
"A high-level Afghan delegation led by Mawlawi... |
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Pakistans Khan Calls for Intl Engagement with Islamic Emirate Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan in an interview with CNN on Sunday said the only way for the international community to deal with the economic and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is to work with the Islamic Emirate.
He said the international community should incentivize the Islamic Emirate... |
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Family Claims Former MoD Officer Detained by Taliban A family in Kabul claims that their son, who was a former officer of the Ministry of Defense, has been detained by the forces of the Taliban.
According to Javad Jafaris family, two nights ago some individuals claiming to be members of the Islamic Emirate, entered their house at 8 pm without a court... |
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Taliban delegation to leave Kabul for maiden London visit Sources in the interim government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that a delegation headed by Qalandar Ebad-acting Health Minister- to leave Kabul to the UK.
The Afghan delegation is believed to discuss humanitarian issues along with other relevant matters.
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Ukraine official says Kiev may drop NATO bid; retracts statement after backlash File photo of Ukraine ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko.
Ukraine may give up its ambition of joining the US-led NATO alliance in a bid to avert "war", the countrys envoy to Britain has suggested, noting that Kiev is willing to be "flexible" on the issue.
In a BBC interview Sunday, on being asked... |
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UK health system rife with stark ethnic inequalities, reveals NHS watchdog A person walks past images of NHS workers displayed on hoardings outside a temporary field hospital at St Georges Hospital, London, Britain, on January 8, 2022. (Photo by Reuters)
A damning new study has revealed "stark ethnic inequalities" in the UKs National Health Service (NHS), harming the health... |
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Large protests in Tunis after President Saied tightens grip on judiciary Thousands of Tunisians protested after President Kais Saied gave himself sweeping powers over the judiciary, his latest step in what opponents say is a slide towards autocracy.(Source: AFP)
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of central Tunis, chanting anti-government slogans, following... |
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One fifth of starving Afghan families sending children out to work Up to one-fifth of families in Afghanistan have been forced to send their children out to work as incomes have plummeted in the past six months with an estimated one million children now engaged in child labour, according to new Save the Children research.
A survey of 1,400 households across seven... |
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Pentagon spokesman: Time is shrinking in diplomatic efforts with Russia Pentagon press secretary John Kirby (AP file photo)
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby says that time is "shrinking" when it comes to finding a diplomatic resolution to the alleged Russian military buildup at the Ukrainian border. Moscow has rejected the US claims that it is preparing to invade Ukraine.
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Hospital in Kabul receives 8 malnourished children every day United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) expressed concern about the situation of malnourished children in Afghanistan and added that Indira Gandi hospital in Kabul receives up to 8 malnourished children on daily basis.
"As the humanitarian crisis deepens, the Indira Gandi Childrens... |
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Freed Activists Feel Pressure to Not Share Details: Relatives The relatives of the detained female right activists confirmed their release but suggested the activists are not ready to publicize the details about their detention as they are "under pressure" not to do so.
Four female rights activists Zahra Mohammadi, Mursal Ayar, Tamana Paryani and Parwana Ibrahimkhil... |
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Hamid Karzai: fund belongs to no governments, but to the people of Afghanistan / all of it should be returned to Afghanistan Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Sunday at a press conference in Kabul called on the US President Joe Biden to reverse his decision on Afghan banks funds and return all the fund to Afghanistan.
Karzai said the fund belongs to no governments, but to the people of Afghanistan and all of it should... |
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UK PM Johnson focused on Ukraine, not police questionnaire: Minister Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Reuters photo)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not be distracted from focusing on tensions between Ukraine and Russia by receipt of a police questionnaire about lockdown parties at his Downing Street office, a government minister said on Saturday.
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Afghans condemn US plan to fund 9/11 victims with their assets Afghans firmly denounce the United States for unfreezing Afghanistans central bank assets to compensate victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack, claiming that the blocked assets belong to the Afghan people.
US President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order on the blocked property of Da Afghanistan... |
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Taliban: no women will be appointed to cabinet Suhail Shaheen, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistans (Taliban) designated envoy to the United Nations (UN), said in an interview with Ariana News on Friday night that there in no need to include women in the new cabinet and that the Talibans current caretaker government is inclusive.
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Afghanistans Central Bank slates US plan for frozen funds Afghanistans central bank on Saturday criticized Washingtons plan to use half the banks $7 billion in frozen assets soil for humanitarian aid and the rest to compensate victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Calls have continued to mount for the US to release the frozen assets in order stop the freefall... |
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Islamic Emirate: Geneva Call Meetings a Success The Geneva Call summit on Afghanistan ended after a week of closed-door consultations in Switzerland.
Latifullah Hakimi, head of the delegation of the Islamic Emirate for the Switzerland summit (Geneva Call Summit) said that the delegation had separate meetings with representatives from Switzerland,... |
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