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IEC Offices in Kabul Reopened After About Two Weeks Delay The security forces on Saturday removed the tents being set up by protesters outside the Independent Election Commissions (IEC) offices in capital Kabul.
The tents were being set up outside the IEC in Kabul by the backers of disqualified Wolesi Jirga election candidates about two weeks ago. They wanted... |
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Afghan Ambassador to U.S. appointed as new NSA to replace Hanif Atmar The Afghanistan government has appointed the Afghan Ambassador to the United States Hamdullah Mohib as the new National Security Adviser shortly after Mohammad Hanif Atmar announced his resignation.
The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement said the National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif... |
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Farnoods Burial Delayed As Family Awaits Autopsy Results Family members of Sherkhan Farnoon, the founder and former head of the old Kabul Bank, who reportedly died of heart disease at Bagram Prison on Friday, said Farnoods burial ceremony will be delayed until an autopsy has been carried out by the forensic medicine department.
The family said his death... |
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No War No Talks with US: Iran Leader Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei dismissed on Monday talks with the US after President Trump called for direct negotiations with Tehran, saying Washington is only after concessions.
"In the matter of negotiations, they play a poor game. One of them says, negotiations... |
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HAJJ AT-TAMATTU HAJJ AT-TAMATTU
01. Ihraam:
02. Wukuuf-e-Arafaat: or staying in Arafaat.
03. Wukuuf-e-Mashar (or Muzdalifa): or staying in Mashar (or Muzdalifa).
04. Ramy Jamrah Al-Aqabah: Stoning of Jamrah Al-Aqabah in Mina.
05. Qurbani: The slaughter of the sacrifice in Mina.
06. Taqseer or Halaq: The shaving... |
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WHY SHOULD YOU EAT HALAL EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT A MUSLIM? By: Muaadh Nalir :
Being a student for a summer exchange program at Seattle, I couldnt complain about anything except for one thing, FOOD! I, being a Muslim, found it difficult in finding halal meat (raw meat) in the local grocery stores close to Alder. After hearing ample amount of "No, we dont have... |
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HAJJ-DAY-BY-DAY HAJJ DAY-BY-DAY
Day One: The 8th Day of Thul-Hijjah
MinaOn the eighth day of Thul-Hijjah (Yawm-e-Tarwiyah), the pilgrim put on his Ihraam after the Salaat of Zohr & Asr and head out of Makkah to Mina. He spends the rest of the day and night in Mina involved in prayer, preparing himself to set out... |
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SHIA AND IMAMATE ‘SHIA AND IMAMATE
The term ‘Shia means ‘follower, and now refers, conventionally, to the group of Muslims who, after the death of the Holy Prophet, believed that the function of leadership in the Islamic community was the prerogative of ‘Ali and his successors, regarded... |
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US, Pakistan Welcome Ceasefire Announcement The United States in Monday welcomed the announcement by the Afghanistanian government of a ceasefire conditioned on the Talibans participation.
In a statement issued by US Secretary of State Michael Pompei he said: "This plan responds to the clear and continued call of the Afghan people for peace."... |
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Taliban militants kidnap 170 passengers from Kunduz-Takhar highway The Taliban militants have kidnapped at least 170 passengers from the highway connecting Kunduz with the northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan.
The Security Director of Kunduz Security Commandment Safiullah Mahzon confirmed the incident and said the passengers were abducted from the vicinity... |
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Merkel implicitly rejects Putins call to help Syria reconstruction German Chancellor Angela Merkel seems to have rejected Russian President Vladimir Putins call to financially contribute to the Syria reconstruction.
Speaking after talks with Putin outside Berlin on Saturday, Merkel said the focus should rather be on averting a Syrian army operation to retake... |
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Social, econ. woes behind US, Britain low life expectancy A columnist and an Oxford university professor says a downward trend in life expectancy and an increase in early deaths registered among men and women in the United States and Britain are rooted in economic and social malaises.
Will Hutton, a columnist for The Observer and the principal of Hertford... |
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18th Asian Games in Pictures Actors perform during the opening ceremony for the 18th Asian Games in the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 18, 2018. (Photo by AP)
A selection of photos from the first two days of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang:
A South Korean player (C-in... |
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US cuts Syria stabilization fund, vows to continue anti-Damascus bid The US has reportedly cut its $230 million funding for the so-called Syria stabilization projects, citing increased contributions from the Saudi regime and other coalition allies, but vowed to remain active in its anti-Damascus bid in the terror-ravaged country.
The US State Department said... |
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La Liga: Barcelona 3-0 Alaves/ video Spanish La Liga title holders, Barcelona, have started the new season with a comfortable victory over Alaves, at Camp Nou.
Alaves Spanish goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco blocks a shot on goal by Barcelonas Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the Spanish league football match between... |
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Taliban Preparing To Attack Kabul: Massoud Ahmad Zia Massoud, a former special envoy to President Ashraf Ghani and a member of a new coalition called the Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan, said at a press conference on Saturday that Taliban militants are preparing to attack Kabul.
He said government is aware of the plan but according... |
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Afghanistan Celebrates Independence Day Today, Sunday, August 19, thousands of Afghanistanian around the country will celebrate the 99th anniversary of Independence Day.
Official ceremonies will take place in various parts of the country and thousands of families and friends will spend the day together to mark the event.
In addition, a... |
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Chinese president to pay formal visit to N Korea in Sept.: Report Chinese President Xi Jinping is reportedly planning to visit North Korea in September at the invitation of the country’s leader Kim Jong-un to take part in the 70th anniversary of the North’s founding.
The visit twill be Xi’s first since taking power in 2012, some 13 years after... |
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Syria slams despicable Saudi support for US ploys in war-torn state Syria has blasted Saudi Arabia for giving money to the US-led coalition to press ahead with what Damascus has described as "destabilization plots" in the war-torn country.
A Foreign Ministry official on Friday urged the kingdom to abandon its "dangerous policies" in the region amid fears... |
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US government seeks Facebook help to wiretap Messenger: Reuters The US government is trying to force Facebook to break the encryption in its popular Messenger app so law enforcement may listen to a suspect’s voice conversations in a criminal probe, three people briefed on the case said, resurrecting the issue of whether companies can be compelled to... |
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Bomb that killed Yemeni kids supplied by US: CNN Munitions experts have confirmed that a bomb used by Saudi Arabia in last weeks attack on a school bus in Yemen that killed dozens of children had been supplied by the US.
The experts told CNN on Friday that the bomb was a 227-kilogram laser-guided Mark 82 bomb.
They also noted... |
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Taliban Chief invites US to talks to Reach Understanding to end the ongoing war The Taliban Supreme Leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada has invited US to talks to ‘Reach Understanding for ending the ongoing war in Afghanistan.
Akhundzada made the remarks in his statement issued ahead of Eid Al-Adha.
He said the Taliban group still emphasizes on the logic of understanding... |
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Return of the dead bodies of Pakistanis from Ghazni incorrect, claims Gen. Bajwa The Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan General Qamar Javed Bajwa claims that reports the return of the dead bodies of Pakistanis from Ghazni are incorrect.
"COAS reiterates that there is no support to any terrorist activity inside Afghanistan from Pakistan side. The alleged return of injured / dead terrorists... |
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Imran Khan Sworn In As 22nd Premier Of Pakistan PM-elect Imran Khan on Saturday took oath as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan at a ceremony held at the President House, Dawn News reported. Khan was administered his oath by President Mamnoon Hussain. As the ceremony concluded, Khan proceeded to the Prime Ministers Office, where he was presented... |
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Kabul Husband Throws Acid In His Fiances Face Kabul police said Saturday that a man threw acid into his fiancées face on Friday night after she ended her engagement with him.
Kabul police said the victim, Nilofar Akrami, was doused in acid in her home.
Akrami, who is a nurse herself, is in hospital receiving medical treatment.
Kabul... |
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Ghazni Is Not Safe For Aid Workers To Enter: UN United Nation (UN) officials said on Friday it was not possible for aid workers to safely enter the city of Ghazni after the Taliban attack earlier this week. Jens Laerke, spokesperson for UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that there is no safe way for civilians... |
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News Analysis: Experts foresee further deterioration of ties as U.S. slaps sanctions on Russia over spy poisoning U.S. experts have said the announcement on Wednesday of fresh U.S. sanctions against Russia over an alleged nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter will further worsen the ties between Washington and Moscow.
Heather Nauert, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, said Washington... |
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Canadian PM refuses to withdraw criticism of Saudi human rights record Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his country will not withdraw its criticism of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, rebuffing a call by the kingdom’s foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir.
The Canadian PM made the remarks at a Wednesday press conference in Montreal, stressing that... |
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Key labour figure defends calling out Israels genocide in Gaza UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s key ally, John McDonnel, has defended his remarks during a 2012 speech, where he accused Israel of perpetrating a “genocide” by attacking Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip.
The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday that it had found a... |
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Russia: New US sanctions not based on evidence Russia says a round of new sanctions imposed on Moscow by the United States over the alleged poisoning of a former Russian spy in the UK are not based on evidence and are “draconian.”
“We grew accustomed to not hearing any facts or evidence,” said a statement by the Russian... |
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