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Saudi jets attacks bus carrying children, leave 43 civilians dead Dozens of civilians have lost their lives and dozens more sustained injuries as Saudi warplanes targeted a bus carrying children in Yemen’s northwestern province of Sa’ada.
The bus came under attack at a market in the Sa’ada town of Zahyn on Thursday, Yemen’s al-Masirah... |
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President Ghani orders strict follow up on cases of religious scholars President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has ordered the Ministry of Interior to strictly follow the cases of the murder perpetrators involved in the killings of religious scholars.
The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement said President Ghani issued the latest instruction during a meeting with... |
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Consensus reached on peace with Taliban, elections: Junbish Party The Junbish Milli Party says some of the key political parties and movements held talks regarding the peace process with the Taliban and upcoming elections during their last meeting over the past one week.
A spokesman of Junbish Party Bashir Ahmad Tahyanj said a consensus was reached during the talks... |
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Pakistan to add 60,000 more troops along the Durand Line with Afghanistan The Pakistani military officials have said as many as 60,000 more troops will be added to increase patrols along the Durand Line with Afghanistan.
The officials have said the main purpose of a boost in troops number is to increase patrols along the Line with an aim to curb the flow of insurgents passing... |
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Afghanistan assumes full control of its airspace after almost 26 years The Independent Civil Aviation Authority of Afghanistan assumed full control of the airspace of Afghanistan after almost 26 years.
Deputy presidential spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazawi said Afghanistan has assumed the full control of its airspace for the first time since 1371 solar year.
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ISIS-K fighters to be treated as war prisoners, not honored guests: Gen. Votel The Commander of the US Militarys Central Command Gen. Joseph Votel has said that the Afghanistanian government has assured that the surrendered ISIS Khorasan militants will be treated as war prisoners and not as honored guest.
Speaking during a press conference, Gen. Votel said "I also want to comment... |
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Arab NATO: Goals, Challenges Security pacts are the most common type of cooperation between the allied countries worldwide that are mainly based on mutual interests in areas like security and military cooperation and a common perception of threats and challenges.
The US is one of the parties that is engaged in security agreements... |
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Three Foreigners Killed After Being Kidnapped In Kabul Three foreign nationals working in Kabul were killed on Thursday morning by unknown gunmen.
One Indian, one Malaysian and one Macedonian were reportedly kidnapped early morning and their bodies were later found in Mussahi district in Kabul province.
They were kidnapped from PD9 in the city.
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EU Says We Stand United With Afghanistan After Attacks The European Union said in a statement on Wednesday that "we stand united with the people of Afghanistan" after the deadly attack in Jalalabad on Tuesday that killed 15 people including an IOM employee.
"In the wake of the attacks in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of 15 civilians,... |
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Former NDS Chief Launches New Political Movement A new political movement, led by former National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief Assadullah Khalid, was officially launched in Afghanistan on Thursday.
Hundreds of supporters from around the country converged on the streets on Thursday morning to attend the launch of the movement, called... |
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Saudi Arabia arrests 2 womens rights activists: HRW Human Rights Watch says Saudi Arabia has arrested two prominent womens rights activists in an "unprecedented" crackdown on opposition.
HRW said in a statement on Wednesday that the Saudi authorities arrested award-winning gender rights activist Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah earlier this... |
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AGO Calls SIGAR Report As Contradictory The Attorney General Office (AGO) has rejected the recent report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), saying the watchdog has no evidence.
“The report is contradictory and is not based on facts and evidence,” Jamshid Rasouli, the spokesman of AGO... |
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Tajikistan blames Daesh-claimed attack on opposition Police in Tajikistan have blamed an outlawed opposition party for a car-ramming attack that killed four tourists and that has been claimed by the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group.
Police said in a statement on Tuesday that a detained man, identified as the mastermind of the Sunday car-ramming attack... |
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Pentagon creates blacklist of Russian, Chinese software The US military has finished creating a “Do Not Buy” list of Russian and Chinese software that it says fail to comply with US national security standards.
It took the Pentagon around six months to compile a list of the companies that it says are suspicious and must be avoided... |
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US detects new activity at North Korean missile site US spy agencies say North Korea is possibly building more intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) capable of reaching the United States.
Citing senior US officials, The Washington Post reported on Monday that satellite photos and infrared imaging had indicated renewed work at a site... |
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Car bomb kills 10 in southern Philippines A car bomb attack has claimed the lives of at least 10 people at a military checkpoint in the restive southern Philippines.
The explosion occurred at a Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) detachment — which is staffed by military and civilian personnel — in the island province... |
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Civilians suffer heavy casualties in a roadside bomb explosion in Farah A roadside bomb explosion targeted a civilian bus in western Farah province of Afghanistan, leaving scores of passengers dead or wounded.
Provincial governors spokesman Nasir Mehri confirmed that the incident took place on Herat - Kandahar highway at around 4:30am local time.
Mehri further added... |
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Pakistan opposition calls for probe into allegations of rigging during election Pakistan’s main opposition party has called for a judicial investigation into allegations of rigging at last week’s general elections, which handed victory to the party led by a former cricketer.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) — the party of jailed ex-prime minister... |
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Chinas door of dialogue with US on trade remains open: FM Wang Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says his country’s door of dialogue with the United States on resolving bilateral trade disputes remains open, reiterating that Beijing is not after a trade war with Washington.
“China’s door of dialogue and negotiation remains open, but any... |
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Very positive signals after U.S., Taliban talks: sources A meeting between a senior US diplomat and Taliban representatives in Doha last week to discuss a possible ceasefire ended with "very positive signals" and a decision to hold more meetings, people with knowledge of the talks said on Sunday.
The meeting between a delegation led by Alice Wells, deputy... |
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Government leaders meet in Kabul after Gen. Dostums return from Turkey The leaders of the government of national unity met in Kabul today a week after the First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostums return from Turkey.
Haroon Chakhansuri, deputy chief of staff of the presidential office, confirmed the meeting between the government leaders this morning.
He said... |
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7-year-old minor bride girl killed by her husband in Badghis province A minor girl who was married to a man has been killed due to unknown reasons in northwestern Badghis province of Afghanistan, the local officials said.
Provincial police spokesman Naqibullah Amini confirmed the incident and said the victim was a 7-year-old minor girl.
Amini further added that the... |
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UK Contributes 10m Aid to Drought-hit Afghans The United Kingdom has announced £10m of emergency food aid to 1.4 million people in Afghanistan whose lives are at risk from a deadly drought.
The UK is one of the first countries to support the United Nations’ appeal. Our rapid response will help import and distribute food and nutrition... |
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BRICS leaders pledge to strengthen multilateral trading system Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd L), Brazilian President Michel Temer (1st R), Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (1st L) and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pose for a group photo during the Plenary Session of the 10th BRICS summit in Johannesburg,... |
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Why US Pin Airstrike against Iraqi Popular Forces on Israeli Regime? The east of Syria came to regional and international focus afresh this week when air raid targeted a coalition of Syria army and its allies fighting terrorists in al-Hari town in Abu Kamal district in Deir ez-Zor province. Reactions to the attack went more serious when Syrian Observatory for Human... |
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CE Abdullah Meets Pakistans President Afghanistans Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday met Pakistans President Mamnoon Hussain in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
According to a statement released by Abdullahs office, Pakistans President thanked Afghan government for its role in the killing of TTP leader Mullah Fazlullah... |
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Denmark, Norway Eye Kabul Center for Minors Denied Asylum Denmark and Norway are working on establishing a center in Kabul where unaccompanied Afghanistanian minors who have been denied asylum can be housed, the Danish and Norwegian governments said on Wednesday.
Asylum and immigration have been controversial political topics in the Nordics, as in other... |
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NATO rejects Qatar membership demand The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Wednesday declined an overture by Qatar to join the Western military defense alliance, saying membership was reserved to the United States and Europe.
It was responding to a comment by Qatars defense minister on Tuesday that his countrys long-term... |
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Frances Macron: Phone calls with Trump like sausages, better not know whats inside French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday his phone calls with US President Donald Trump and other world leaders were just like sausages: better not explain whats inside.
During a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Macron was asked about a CNN report on Monday... |
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EU wants firms exempt from US sanctions on Iran Major European powers as well as the European Union have written a letter to the United States, urging Washington not to go ahead with its planned “secondary sanctions” against European firms doing business in Iran.
Foreign ministers from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the... |
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