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6 Killed After Gunman Attacks Mosque In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A gunman attacked a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted.
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"Citizenship Law CAA Won't Be Implemented In Bihar": Nitish Kumar Party Leader
JD(U) leader Khalid Anwar on Sunday said the law, guaranteeing permanent residency to members of persecuted religious minorities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, will not be implemented in Bihar.
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Amended Citizenship Rules Likely To Be Enforced From Next Month: Sources
The contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, which will give citizenship to religious minorities from three neighbouring countries -- Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh -- who settled in India, is likely to be implemented from next month.
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After Pulling Out Of BBL, Rashid Khan Undergoes Lower-Back Surgery
On Thursday, his BBL side Adelaide Strikers had announced that Rashid Khan would undergo a minor operation soon.
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7 Killed, 15 Wounded In Suicide Blast In Afghanistan Mosque
At least seven people were killed and 15 more wounded when a suicide blast tore through a minority Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, the Taliban government said.
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31 District Magistrates Allowed To Give Citizenship To Non-Muslims: Centre
The central government has empowered 31 district magistrates in nine states to grant citizenship to people belonging to minority communities of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh under the Citizenship Act,
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Minorities From 3 Nations Living In 2 Gujarat Districts To Get Citizenship
The centre has decided to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and currently living in two districts of Gujarat under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
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At UN Meeting, India Calls For Protection Of Women's Rights In Afghanistan
Expressing concerns over an increasing attempt towards removing women from public life in Afghanistan, India at the UN called on the international community not to look the other way when the rights of women and minorities are being trampled upon.
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Death Count In Kabul Classroom Bombing Rises To 35
The death countof a suicide bombing on a Kabul classroom has risen to 35, the UN said Saturday, as Shiite Hazara women who bore the brunt of the attack staged a defiant protest against the "genocide" of their minority community.
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Afghan Women Protest "Hazara Genocide" After 20 Die In Kabul Bombing
Dozens of women from Afghanistan's minority Hazara community protested in the capital Saturday after a suicide bombing a day earlier killed 20 people -- mostly young women from the ethnic group.
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Taliban Must Change Course, Uphold Rights Of Women, EU Says
The European Union urged the Taliban to change tack and uphold the rights of women, girls and minorities on Monday, one year after the Islamist group took power in Afghanistan.
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Taliban Urge Hindus, Sikhs To Return, Claim Security Issues "Solved"
The Taliban claimed that the security situation in Afghanistan has been solved and urged its minorities - Hindus and Sikhs to return back to the country.
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"Life Under Constant Threat": Afghan Sikh Man Recounts Past Year In Kabul
The past year was a nightmare for 27-year-old Rajinder Singh, an Afghan Sikh, who lost his unborn child due to lack of medical facilities in Taliban-controlled Kabul and lived in constant fear as minorities came under attack.
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3 Afghan Journalists Arrested By Taliban Released Amid Global Pressure
The Taliban has released the three Tolo News journalists who were detained amidst an ongoing crackdown against dissenting voices and minorities in the country.
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Supreme Court Asks Centre To Decide On Woman's Extradition From Afghan Jail
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to decide the representation of a Kerala-based man seeking direction for extradition and repatriation of his daughter and minor granddaughter, who are at present detained in Afghanistan's Pul-e-Charkhi
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6 Killed After Gunman Attacks Mosque In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A gunman attacked a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted.
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"Citizenship Law CAA Won't Be Implemented In Bihar": Nitish Kumar Party Leader
JD(U) leader Khalid Anwar on Sunday said the law, guaranteeing permanent residency to members of persecuted religious minorities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, will not be implemented in Bihar.
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Amended Citizenship Rules Likely To Be Enforced From Next Month: Sources
The contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, which will give citizenship to religious minorities from three neighbouring countries -- Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh -- who settled in India, is likely to be implemented from next month.
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After Pulling Out Of BBL, Rashid Khan Undergoes Lower-Back Surgery
On Thursday, his BBL side Adelaide Strikers had announced that Rashid Khan would undergo a minor operation soon.
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7 Killed, 15 Wounded In Suicide Blast In Afghanistan Mosque
At least seven people were killed and 15 more wounded when a suicide blast tore through a minority Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, the Taliban government said.
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31 District Magistrates Allowed To Give Citizenship To Non-Muslims: Centre
The central government has empowered 31 district magistrates in nine states to grant citizenship to people belonging to minority communities of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh under the Citizenship Act,
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Minorities From 3 Nations Living In 2 Gujarat Districts To Get Citizenship
The centre has decided to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and currently living in two districts of Gujarat under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
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At UN Meeting, India Calls For Protection Of Women's Rights In Afghanistan
Expressing concerns over an increasing attempt towards removing women from public life in Afghanistan, India at the UN called on the international community not to look the other way when the rights of women and minorities are being trampled upon.
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Death Count In Kabul Classroom Bombing Rises To 35
The death countof a suicide bombing on a Kabul classroom has risen to 35, the UN said Saturday, as Shiite Hazara women who bore the brunt of the attack staged a defiant protest against the "genocide" of their minority community.
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Afghan Women Protest "Hazara Genocide" After 20 Die In Kabul Bombing
Dozens of women from Afghanistan's minority Hazara community protested in the capital Saturday after a suicide bombing a day earlier killed 20 people -- mostly young women from the ethnic group.
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Taliban Must Change Course, Uphold Rights Of Women, EU Says
The European Union urged the Taliban to change tack and uphold the rights of women, girls and minorities on Monday, one year after the Islamist group took power in Afghanistan.
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Taliban Urge Hindus, Sikhs To Return, Claim Security Issues "Solved"
The Taliban claimed that the security situation in Afghanistan has been solved and urged its minorities - Hindus and Sikhs to return back to the country.
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"Life Under Constant Threat": Afghan Sikh Man Recounts Past Year In Kabul
The past year was a nightmare for 27-year-old Rajinder Singh, an Afghan Sikh, who lost his unborn child due to lack of medical facilities in Taliban-controlled Kabul and lived in constant fear as minorities came under attack.
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3 Afghan Journalists Arrested By Taliban Released Amid Global Pressure
The Taliban has released the three Tolo News journalists who were detained amidst an ongoing crackdown against dissenting voices and minorities in the country.
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Supreme Court Asks Centre To Decide On Woman's Extradition From Afghan Jail
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to decide the representation of a Kerala-based man seeking direction for extradition and repatriation of his daughter and minor granddaughter, who are at present detained in Afghanistan's Pul-e-Charkhi
