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UN launches biggest ever appeal for single country of $4.4 billion for Afghanistan The UN launched the "biggest ever appeal" for humanitarian aid for Afghanistan for $4.4 billion dollars on Tuesday to stop it from sinking into a humanitarian crisis.
At a news conference on Monday, Under-Secretary Martin Griffins told reporters the funding was an essential stop gap measure and the... |
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Nearly 80% of Afghan journalists changed their profession to survive Journalists Foundation of Afghanistan said that Afghan Journalists are going through the worst economic situation as 79% of them have lost their jobs and resorted to other professions to make money and survive.
The foundation has assessed the lives of Afghan journalists in the past one and a half... |
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Muttaqi: Afghanistan Seeks Good Relations With World Acting Foreign Minister Amir Kahn Muttaqi said that the new government is exercising power over the whole country, and the Islamic Emirate-led government will not pose a threat to any country in the world. He said that the political isolation of Afghanistan is not in the interest of anyone.
Amir Khan... |
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China calls on US to lift economic sanctions on Afghanistan Chinas foreign ministry on Monday urged the United States to unfreeze Afghanistans assets and lift unilateral sanctions on the country as soon as possible.
Reacting to remarks made recently by Afghanistans deputy prime minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, that recent rain and snow has aggravated... |
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7 TAPI Project Agreements to Be Signed Soon: Officials Officials at the Foreign Ministry said that they will soon sign the remaining seven agreements on the TAPI project with TAPI project partners.
Waliullah Shaheen, the director of strategic studies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Turkmenistan will pay Afghanistans share for the TAPI project... |
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With change in Fiscal year, Taliban passes budget for fiscal year 1401 The interim government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in a meeting on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, passed the budget for next fiscal year-1401- and an attachment that includes the budget for the last three months of the year 1400.
On agenda of the Tuesdays meeting, assessing the budget of the... |
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US tells Russia NATO wont stop expanding US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. FILE PHOTO © AP / Andrew Harnik
Washington is willing, however, to compromise on military exercises in Europe
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has told reporters that Russias proposed limit on the expansion of NATO further into Eastern Europe... |
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Report: Pakistani Talibans spokesman killed in Afghanistan File photo shows members of the Pakistan-based Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). (Photo by AP)
The Pakistani Talibans spokesman has reportedly been killed in Afghanistan after spending some eight years on the run from the Pakistani armys crackdown on the group.
According to a report published on... |
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Dakar rally: Ekstrom wins Stage 9, Al-Attiyah remains leader Audis Mattias Ekstrom has claimed the 8th stage of the Dakar rally, while Qatars Nasser Al-Attiyah retained his lead in the general rankings.
Ekstrom clocked 3 hours, 43 minutes and 31 seconds to win the stage on Monday, 49 seconds ahead of his teammate and 14-time Dakar rally winner, Stephane... |
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Video/ Kenyan vice president launches official campaign ahead of August election The Deputy President of Kenya William Ruto officially launched his presidential campaign on Saturday, delivering an impassioned address to large crowds in his hometown.
With the general election scheduled for August 9, Ruto marshaled his allies for a mega rally in the town of Eldoret, located some... |
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Russian deputy FM: No progress made on Ukraines NATO membership in US talks Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov gestures during a press conference following talks with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Ukraine, in Geneva, January 10, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
Russias Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says there has been no substantial progress with... |
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UN initiates talks to resolve post-coup crisis in Sudan Sudanese security forces keep watch as they protect a military hospital and government offices during protests against a military coup overthrowing the transition to civilian rule on October 25, 2021 in the capitals twin city of Omdurman. (File photo by AFP)
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US threatens Russia with financial sanctions and other costs over Ukraine after Geneva talks US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attend security talks at the United States Mission in Geneva, Switzerland on January 10, 2022. (Reuters photo)
The US State Department has said the US and Russia have a better understanding of each others... |
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On Ortegas inauguration day, US, EU hit Nicaraguan officials with sanctions Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo gesture during a march called ‘We walk for peace and life. Justice in Managua, Nicaragua, September 5, 2018. (File photo by Reuters)
The United States and the European Union have imposed new sanctions on a number of Nicaraguan... |
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Open door may have contributed to death toll in New York fire, mayor says Workers clean up at the scene of a fire at a multi-level apartment building in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, US, January 10, 2022. (Reuters photo)
New York City authorities on Monday were investigating a possible "maintenance issue" with a door that failed to close when fire erupted... |
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Iran FM: Yemens future must be determined by nation itself through intra-Yemeni talks Irans Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (R) and Mohammed Abdulsalam, who is the chief negotiator of Yemens National Salvation Government, meet in the Omani capital of Muscat on January 10, 2022.
Irans foreign minister says the future outlook of the war-torn Yemen must be determined by the... |
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US, Russia hold high-stake talks on Ukraine as NATO warns of severe costs if Ukraine attacked US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (L) and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov meet at the US diplomatic mission in the Swiss city of Geneva on January 10, 2022. (Photo via social media networks)
Top US and Russian officials have held high-stake talks aimed at easing tensions over... |
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Syrias exclusion from Arab League disgraceful for all Arabs, senior Fatah official says The secretary general of the central committee of the Palestinian Fatah political party, Jibril Rajoub, (C) speaks at a press conference in Damascus, Syria, on January 10, 2022. (Photo by SANA)
The secretary general of the central committee of the Palestinian Fatah political party has denounced Syrias... |
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In surprising decision, Saudi English-language daily appoints rabbi as regular columnist American rabbi Marc Schneier (Photo via Twitter)
Saudi Arabias English-language daily newspaper Arab News has appointed a prominent rabbi as a regular current affairs columnist, as Israel is working behind the scenes towards normalization of diplomatic relations with the Riyadh regime.
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NBA: Houston Rockets 123-141 Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves have thrashed the Rockets 141-123 in Houston.
The Timberwolves used a fast-break strategy to race to a 75-54 halftime lead and outscored Houston 36-34 in the 3rd to take a handsome 23-point advantage in to the final quarter. The wolves fended off a Rockets late rally to... |
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Explosion kills 9 minors and wounded four more in eastern Afghanistan The Interior Ministry of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that nine children were killed and four more were wounded after a gas tank exploded in the Lalpora district of eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, January 10, 2022.
The incident has reportedly taken place close to a school in the Biganana... |
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Afghan ambassador to China steps down Afghanistans ambassador to Peking Jawed Ahmad Qaim resigned from his post on Sunday, January 10, 2022.
Jawed Ahmad Qaim on Sunday in a Twitter post said that he is stepping down as Afghan ambassador to China due to his personal and professional issues.
He wrote that he did not want to disclose the... |
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Kabul Women Write Protest Slogans on City Walls at Night +Video A group of Afghan women and activists continue their protests over restrictions against women, and have recently switched their way of protesting from taking to the streets to writing their demands on Kabul walls at night.
The women denounce the increased restrictions against them, and write their... |
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Explosion kills 9 minors and wounded four more in eastern Afghanistan Officials of the Islamic Emirate on Monday said three Daesh fighters were killed and two were arrested on Sunday evening in an operation in Kabul’s Police District 5.
According to the Islamic Emirate officials and force members, the operation was launched on a house where Daesh members were... |
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Muttaqi Meets Ismail Khan, Ahmad Massoud in Tehran An Islamic Emirate delegation currently in Iran, led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, has met with Ahmad Massoud, leader of the Resistance Front, and Ismail Khan, the former governor of Herat province.
"Yes, we met with Ahmad Massoud, Commander Ismail Khan and other Afghans. We assured... |
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US bases in Japan to come under tighter COVID-19 controls The United States has agreed to tighten COVID-19 restrictions on personnel at US military bases in Japan, said the Japanese Foreign Ministry on Sunday.
For two weeks starting Monday, the movement of US forces personnel outside base facilities will be restricted to essential activities, said the joint... |
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Under sanctions, Iran, Russia ties evolve into strategic partnership Iran in the south and Russia in the north of the Caspian Sea have strategic access to the worlds free zones and open seas.
Irans exports to Russia in the first nine months of the current Persian year which ends on March 20 increased by 58%, including 62% in agricultural and food products, a review... |
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Putin says Russia-led alliance will foil foreign plots to stoke unrest in Kazakhstan File photo of Kazakh security forces trying to counter violent protesters
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the recent unrest in Kazakhstan was stoked by virulent internal and external forces, insisting that the Russia-led military alliance would not permit them to destabilize the country.
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Overwhelmed by COVID-19, UK govt turns to private companies for help A man wearing a protective mask walks next to an NHS sign at Cullimore Chemist, amid the Covid-19 outbreak, in Edgware, London, Britain, on January 14, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
The National Health Service (NHS), the publicly funded healthcare system in the UK, is seeking help from private health companies... |
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Britain puts private health firms on high alert as Omicron threatens NHS A person walks past images of National Health Service (NHS) workers displayed on hoardings outside a temporary field hospital at St Georges Hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, January 8, 2022. (Reuters photo)
Britain on Monday put the biggest private health... |
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