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Indonesia passes law to relocate capital to remote Borneo Indonesian Air Force helicopters carrying a big flag fly above high rise buildings during the countrys 76th Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 17, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Indonesias parliament has approved a bill to relocate the nations capital from Jakarta to a jungled... |
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US airline CEOs warn 5G could ground some planes, wreak havoc A Southwest Airlines plane approaches to land at San Diego International Airport as US telecom companies, airlines and the FAA continue to discuss the potential impact of 5G wireless services on aircraft electronics in San Diego, California, US, January 6, 2022. (Reuters photo)
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Entire family killed in ferocious Saudi bombing after Yemen hits UAE In this satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC, smoke rises over an Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. fuel depot in the Mussafah neighborhood of Abu Dhabi, Jan. 17, 2022. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
Yemens deputy foreign minister says airstrikes launched against Sanaa by the Saudi-led coalition have... |
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Pakistan fired 21 rockets towards Afghanistan Military officials in the eastern zone told on Monday that clashes broke out between Taliban and Pakistani forces on Sunday night in the Sarkano district of Kunar province, close to the Durand Line.
Officials said that Pakistani forces fired 21 rockets towards Afghanistan, but that no casualties were... |
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Magnitude 5.6 quake hits western Afghanistan, killing more than 20 An earthquake rocked western Afghanistan on Monday, killing more than 20 people and destroying hundreds of homes, local authorities said.
The 5.6 magnitude tremor shook the western province of Badghis, bordering Turkmenistan, in the afternoon, reducing brick homes to rubble, according to photos shared... |
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Home of Freedom of Speech:
media and journalists in Afghanistan have lost their independence Home of Freedom of Speech in Afghanistan has expressed concern about the situation of media, Afghan journalists, freedom of speech, and freedom of media after the Taliban takeover.
The foundation on Monday, January 17, 2022, in a statement said that media and journalists in Afghanistan have lost their... |
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Etihad suspends flights to Saudi Medina for over 2 months after Houthi attacks UAEs Etihad Airways halts flights to Saudi city of Medina following attacks by Yemens Houthis.
The Etihad Airways has suspended its flights between Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and the Saudi city of Medina following attacks claimed by Yemens Houthi movement on the UAE territory.
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Seven protesters killed as Sudan security forces clash with protesters Sudanese rally against a military coup which occurred nearly three months ago, south of the capital Khartoum, on January 17, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
At least seven protesters have been shot dead after clashes erupted between Sudans security forces and people taking part in rallies against the October... |
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US war party to visit Ukraine, defend against Russian invasion (From left to right) US Senators Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Chris Murphy D-Conn., give a briefing at the Ukrainian Presidential office after their meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2021. (AP Photo)
A number of US war hawks are traveling... |
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Former female Afghan minister talks about sexual assaults and corruption in the Palace Six months after the collapse of the Afghan government chaired by the former president, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, a former female minister of his time unveiled several cases of ‘sexual assaults and ‘corruptions in the Presidential palace.
Nargis Nehan, a former female Afghan cabinet member... |
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Women in Kabul ask Taliban to reopen womens ministry A number of pro-Taliban women gathered in Kabul on Monday, January 17, 2022, and said that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is a system that guarantees national and Islamic interest.
The gathering is rare as all the all-women demonstrations have been carried out to criticize and oppose the Taliban.
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Taliban locates arsenals of commander Alipoor A statement of the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that they have found two caches of ammunitions that belong to the former prominent commander of the Hazara people, Commander Ali Poor.
The statement on Monday, January 17, 2022, read that the arsenals... |
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Lack of access to information may lead to closure of media in Afghanistan: survey National Union of Afghanistans Journalists said that they do not have a legal document and guideline for media coverage by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan that has put media and Afghan journalists in great trouble.
The union said that during the past twenty years there was a legal document for... |
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Pakistani NSA to Visit Kabul Tuesday A high-level delegation of Pakistan, led by the countrys National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf, is due to visit Afghanistan on Tuesday, Pakistani media reported.
The visit comes amid rising tension between Kabul and Islamabad over the fencing of the Durand Line.
The Pakistani media reported that... |
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UN: Taliban Trying to Erase Women From Public Life A group of UN human rights experts warned on Monday against attempts to "steadily erase women and girls from public life," the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a recent statement.
The experts said that large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and... |
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Women Protestors in Kabul Urge US to Release Bank Assets Women held a gathering in Kabul city on Monday and voiced support for the UN Secretary Generals call for the release of Afghanistans central bank assets.
The participants also urged the Islamic Emirate to reactivate the Ministry of Womens Affairs, to allow girls access to education, and to include... |
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Afghanistan unable to detect omicron variant: health ministry Public Health Ministry officials said Monday that Afghanistans health sector does not have the medical equipment needed to detect the newly mutated version of the coronavirus and as such, they have no idea how many people are infected with the omicron variant.
While the case number in Afghanistan... |
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Islamic Emirate Deploys Around 2,500 Troops to Sar-e-Pul The Islamic Emirate deployed more than 2,500 troops to the northern province of Sar-e-Pul to provide security there.
"Over 1,500 Mujahedeen are settled in Squadron-3 and over 1,000 others stationed in Squadron-4. Now, also 200 Mujahedeen have graduated after taking six weeks of training," said Mufti... |
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Sudanese doctors hold rally to protest violent attacks by security forces against medical personnel Sudanese doctors demonstrate in Khartoum to denounce attacks by security forces against medical personnel and doctors during pro-democracy rallies opposed to the October military coup, on January 16, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
Sudanese doctors have held a protest rally to voice their deep dissent against... |
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Gunmen raid village in Nigerias northwest, kill at least 50 Nigerian troops patrol the streets of the remote northeast town of Baga, Borno state. (File photo by AFP)
Gunmen have attacked a village in northwest Nigeria, killing at least 50 people, according to residents, as armed gangs continue to wreak havoc in the restive African country.
Abdullahi Karman... |
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World Bank revises up Irans 2021 GDP growth rate by 1% to 3.1% The World Bank Group building is seen October 11, 2021 in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
The World Bank has revised up its estimate of economic growth in Iran for 2021 as figures provided in the Banks latest report show Irans gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 3.1% last year.
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Scientists expect more worrisome variants after Omicron Corona Virus
Scientists have warned that Omicrons whirlwind advance wont be the last variant of the coronavirus this year and that its difficult to predict how quickly the new variant would spread.
Experts dont know what the next variants will look like or how they might shape the pandemic, but... |
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Early warning American military systems warned North Korea missile could strike US: Report A missile is launched during what state media report is a hypersonic missile test at an undisclosed location in North Korea, January 11, 2022, in this photo released January 12, 2022 by North Koreas Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Early warning American military systems warned that a North Korean... |
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Muttaqi Discusses Major Projects with Turkmen Officials Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, held a discussion over major development projects with Turkmen officials in a visit to Ashgabat.
Last Friday, Muttaqi and his accompanying delegation arrived in Ashgabat, having been invited by Turkmenistan.
"We hope that before the resumption... |
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95% Afghan journalists cannot cover stories independently: polling National Union of Afghanistans Journalists said that 95 percent of Afghan journalists have the problem of access to information and they cannot cover stories independently.
The union has cited its polling that was conducted in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan during which 500 Afghan journalists were... |
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Kabul Protest Spotlights Recent Killing of 2 Women Women activists took to the streets of Kabul city on Sunday to protest the restrictions on the rights of women, as well as to call attention to the the recent killing of two women.
Protestors also said that three high-profile women have been taken into custody by the Islamic Emirate.
Activists claimed... |
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Detained Islamic Emirate Commander Brought to Kabul Makhdoom Alam, a local commander of the Islamic Emirate who was detained by the government, has been brought to Kabul, officials said.
Commander Makhdoom Alam, who was based in Faryab province, was arrested last Thursday in Balkh.
The arrest of the commander sparked widespread demonstrations by residents... |
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Taliban finalizes plan to collect Zakat and Usher The Ministry of Finance (MoF) of Taliban said on Sunday a plan outlining the collection process of Usher (Islamic tax on certain harvests) and Zakat (Islamic tax on personal income) has been finalized and will be submitted to the council of ministers soon.
Officials said that after the approval of... |
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US revenging Afghans by imposing economic sanctions: Chinese envoy to Kabul Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu in a meeting with acting Minister of Interior Sarajudin Haqqani said that the US has been defeated in Afghanistan and now the country revenges the Afghan people by imposing economic sanctions on them.
The meeting was conducted in the Ministry of Interior Affairs... |
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Japan issues tsunami warning after major volcanic eruption © Getty Images / shannonstent
The tsunami follows a major eruption from an underwater volcano 65km south of the island nation of Tonga
A tsunami warning has been issued for Japans entire east coast, as well as the southern Amami island and the Takara island chain.
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