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Afghan Minister, Haqqani Network Founder's Brother, Killed In Suicide Blast
The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide explosion at the ministry's offices in the capital Kabul, a government source told AFP.
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In A First, Taliban Officials To Attend UN Climate Conference: Report
Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major United Nations climate conference that starts next week, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time they have attended since the former insurgents took power in 2021.
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In A First Since Taliban Rule, Afghanistan Says To Attend UN Climate Talks
An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.
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"Illogical": Taliban Denies Reports Of Afghan Women Banned From 'Hearing Each Other'
Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government's morality ministry told AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports of a ban.
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Afghan Women To Fully Cover Faces, Men To Grow Beards: Taliban Codify Morality Laws
Afghanistan's Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards to banning car drivers from playing music, the Justice Ministry said.
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Taliban Morality Ministry Dismisses Over 280 Men For Failure To Grow Beards
The Taliban's morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "immoral acts" in the past year, officials said on Tuesday.
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4 Killed In Shooting In Afghanistan's Bamiyan Province
Three foreigners and an Afghan were killed on Friday in a shooting in Bamiyan province in central Afghanistan, the interior ministry said.
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25 Killed, 8 Injured In Afghanistan Landslide Caused By Snowfall
A landslide caused by heavy snowfall has killed 25 people and injured eight others in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan, a disaster management ministry spokesman said on Monday.
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Afghan Embassy In Delhi Functional After A Month-Long Closure: Centre
The Afghan embassy in New Delhi is functional, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
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China Formally Accepted Afghan Ambassador, Says Taliban
Afghanistan's Taliban administration has appointed a former spokesperson as ambassador to China, the foreign affairs ministry said on Friday, its first officially accredited envoy to any country since taking over in 2021.
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Video: Taliban Patrolling Kabul Roads On Rollerblades With AK-47 Rifles
Kabul Police spokesperson said that the video showed officers from public security police, operating under the Ministry of Interior.
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Taliban To Implement Mass Surveillance, Plans collaboration With US, China
The Taliban are creating a large-scale camera surveillance network for Afghan cities that could involve repurposing a plan crafted by the Americans before their 2021 pullout, an interior ministry spokesman told Reuters.
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11 Killed In Suicide Blast At Funeral For Assassinated Afghan Minister
At least 11 people were killed and 30 wounded by a blast Thursday at a funeral service for an Afghan acting provincial governor assassinated by a suicide bomber earlier this week, the ministry of interior said.
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No Change In India's Position On Not Recognising Taliban: Foreign Ministry
India on Thursday asserted that there has been no change in its position on not recognising the Taliban regime in Kabul, after reports of an Afghan foreign policy body asking officials to attend an online programme under an Indian initiative.
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80 Afghan Citizens Killed In Italy Boat Tragedy
Afghanistan's Taliban-led foreign ministry said on Tuesday that 80 Afghan citizens, including children, had died in Sunday's shipwreck off the southern coast of Italy.
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Afghan Minister, Haqqani Network Founder's Brother, Killed In Suicide Blast
The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide explosion at the ministry's offices in the capital Kabul, a government source told AFP.
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In A First, Taliban Officials To Attend UN Climate Conference: Report
Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major United Nations climate conference that starts next week, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time they have attended since the former insurgents took power in 2021.
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In A First Since Taliban Rule, Afghanistan Says To Attend UN Climate Talks
An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.
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"Illogical": Taliban Denies Reports Of Afghan Women Banned From 'Hearing Each Other'
Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government's morality ministry told AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports of a ban.
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Afghan Women To Fully Cover Faces, Men To Grow Beards: Taliban Codify Morality Laws
Afghanistan's Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards to banning car drivers from playing music, the Justice Ministry said.
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Taliban Morality Ministry Dismisses Over 280 Men For Failure To Grow Beards
The Taliban's morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "immoral acts" in the past year, officials said on Tuesday.
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4 Killed In Shooting In Afghanistan's Bamiyan Province
Three foreigners and an Afghan were killed on Friday in a shooting in Bamiyan province in central Afghanistan, the interior ministry said.
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25 Killed, 8 Injured In Afghanistan Landslide Caused By Snowfall
A landslide caused by heavy snowfall has killed 25 people and injured eight others in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan, a disaster management ministry spokesman said on Monday.
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Afghan Embassy In Delhi Functional After A Month-Long Closure: Centre
The Afghan embassy in New Delhi is functional, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
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China Formally Accepted Afghan Ambassador, Says Taliban
Afghanistan's Taliban administration has appointed a former spokesperson as ambassador to China, the foreign affairs ministry said on Friday, its first officially accredited envoy to any country since taking over in 2021.
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Video: Taliban Patrolling Kabul Roads On Rollerblades With AK-47 Rifles
Kabul Police spokesperson said that the video showed officers from public security police, operating under the Ministry of Interior.
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Taliban To Implement Mass Surveillance, Plans collaboration With US, China
The Taliban are creating a large-scale camera surveillance network for Afghan cities that could involve repurposing a plan crafted by the Americans before their 2021 pullout, an interior ministry spokesman told Reuters.
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11 Killed In Suicide Blast At Funeral For Assassinated Afghan Minister
At least 11 people were killed and 30 wounded by a blast Thursday at a funeral service for an Afghan acting provincial governor assassinated by a suicide bomber earlier this week, the ministry of interior said.
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No Change In India's Position On Not Recognising Taliban: Foreign Ministry
India on Thursday asserted that there has been no change in its position on not recognising the Taliban regime in Kabul, after reports of an Afghan foreign policy body asking officials to attend an online programme under an Indian initiative.
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80 Afghan Citizens Killed In Italy Boat Tragedy
Afghanistan's Taliban-led foreign ministry said on Tuesday that 80 Afghan citizens, including children, had died in Sunday's shipwreck off the southern coast of Italy.
