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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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Indian Official Meets Taliban Minister, Ex Afghan President Hamid Karzai
In a significant move, an Indian delegation met Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob and offered the use of Chabahar Port in Iran to businesses in his country, and also discussed extending humanitarian assistance to Kabul.
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Maldives Recalls Diplomat In Pakistan Over Unauthorised Meet With Taliban Envoy
The Maldives recalled its top diplomat in Pakistan, official sources said Monday, after he had an unauthorised meeting with an Afghan envoy in Islamabad.
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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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No Afghan 'Reintegration' Without Progress On Rights: UN
Restrictions on women's rights continue to prevent Afghanistan's "reintegration" into the international community, a senior UN official said Friday, noting the Taliban's participation in upcoming talks in Doha is not legitimization of the isolated go
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3 Killed In Suicide Bombing In Afghanistan's Kandahar, 12 Injured
A suicide bombing killed three people and wounded 12 others on Thursday in the Afghan city of Kandahar, a provincial official said, the heartland of the Taliban authorities that rule the country.
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Afghanistan Retaliates Against Pak After Air Strikes Kill 8
Eight civilians were killed Monday in "reckless" air strikes by Pakistan's military in the border regions of Afghanistan, prompting Afghan forces to retaliate against Pakistani military outposts, Taliban officials said.
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Afghan National Arrested For Illegally Staying In India For 17 Years: Mumbai Cop
A 37-year-old Afghanistan national was arrested for allegedly staying illegally in India for the past 17 years, a Mumbai Crime Branch official said on Thursday.
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Afghan Taliban Official Says Taking Pctures "A Major Sin": Report
A Taliban official said journalists were committing "a major sin" by taking pictures, Afghan media reported on Wednesday
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Afghanistan Province Tells Officials Not To Photograph "Living Things"
Authorities in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban, ordered its officials on Sunday not to take pictures or videos of "living things".
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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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Pak Province To Launch Major Op To Evict Illegal Afghan Migrants: Report
Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch a major operation to evict thousands of illegal Afghans from the provincial capital Peshawar, a senior official said on Saturday.
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Over 165,000 Afghans Migrants Flee Pakistan After Deportation Ultimatum
More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since Islamabad issued an ultimatum to 1.7 million people to leave or face arrest and deportation, officials said today.
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China Becomes First Country To Name New Afghanistan Ambassador Under Taliban
A new Chinese ambassador presented his credentials to the Taliban's prime minister in Kabul on Wednesday, Afghan officials said,
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In Afghanistan, Women Protest Ban On Beauty Parlours
Security officials shot in the air and used firehoses Wednesday to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting in Kabul against an order by Taliban authorities to shut down beauty parlours, the latest curb to squeeze them out of public life.
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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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Indian Official Meets Taliban Minister, Ex Afghan President Hamid Karzai
In a significant move, an Indian delegation met Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob and offered the use of Chabahar Port in Iran to businesses in his country, and also discussed extending humanitarian assistance to Kabul.
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Maldives Recalls Diplomat In Pakistan Over Unauthorised Meet With Taliban Envoy
The Maldives recalled its top diplomat in Pakistan, official sources said Monday, after he had an unauthorised meeting with an Afghan envoy in Islamabad.
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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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No Afghan 'Reintegration' Without Progress On Rights: UN
Restrictions on women's rights continue to prevent Afghanistan's "reintegration" into the international community, a senior UN official said Friday, noting the Taliban's participation in upcoming talks in Doha is not legitimization of the isolated go
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3 Killed In Suicide Bombing In Afghanistan's Kandahar, 12 Injured
A suicide bombing killed three people and wounded 12 others on Thursday in the Afghan city of Kandahar, a provincial official said, the heartland of the Taliban authorities that rule the country.
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Afghanistan Retaliates Against Pak After Air Strikes Kill 8
Eight civilians were killed Monday in "reckless" air strikes by Pakistan's military in the border regions of Afghanistan, prompting Afghan forces to retaliate against Pakistani military outposts, Taliban officials said.
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Afghan National Arrested For Illegally Staying In India For 17 Years: Mumbai Cop
A 37-year-old Afghanistan national was arrested for allegedly staying illegally in India for the past 17 years, a Mumbai Crime Branch official said on Thursday.
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Afghan Taliban Official Says Taking Pctures "A Major Sin": Report
A Taliban official said journalists were committing "a major sin" by taking pictures, Afghan media reported on Wednesday
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Afghanistan Province Tells Officials Not To Photograph "Living Things"
Authorities in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban, ordered its officials on Sunday not to take pictures or videos of "living things".
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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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Pak Province To Launch Major Op To Evict Illegal Afghan Migrants: Report
Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch a major operation to evict thousands of illegal Afghans from the provincial capital Peshawar, a senior official said on Saturday.
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Over 165,000 Afghans Migrants Flee Pakistan After Deportation Ultimatum
More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since Islamabad issued an ultimatum to 1.7 million people to leave or face arrest and deportation, officials said today.
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China Becomes First Country To Name New Afghanistan Ambassador Under Taliban
A new Chinese ambassador presented his credentials to the Taliban's prime minister in Kabul on Wednesday, Afghan officials said,
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In Afghanistan, Women Protest Ban On Beauty Parlours
Security officials shot in the air and used firehoses Wednesday to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting in Kabul against an order by Taliban authorities to shut down beauty parlours, the latest curb to squeeze them out of public life.
