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ISIS Violence Dents Taliban Claims Of Safer Afghanistan
Last month, the family of Mawlavi Ezzatullah, a member of Afghanistan's Hizb-e Islami party, received a WhatsApp message from his phone: "We have slaughtered your Mawlavi Ezzat, come and collect his body."
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T20 World Cup: Rashid Khan Pleads For Peaceful Afghanistan, Pakistan Clash After 2019 Violence
Afghanistan's star spinner Rashid played in that 50-over World Cup game at a packed Headingley in Leeds in 2019. His side suffered an agonising defeat but the result was overshadowed by violence and scuffles inside and outside the stadium.
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Ex-US NSA's Warning For India Amid "Extremely Dangerous'' Situation In South Asia
America's "humiliating" troop withdrawal from Afghanistan resulting in the Pakistan-backed Taliban capturing power in Kabul has created an "extremely dangerous" situation in South Asia where India could suffer a cycle of sectarian violence similar t
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Violence Against Journalists Increased Under Taliban: Reporters Without Borders
A sharp increase in violence against journalists has been reported in Afghanistan and in the past two days with dozens of cases of violence against reporters, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) - an international non-profit organisation - said.
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"Call For An Immediate End To Violence" In Afghanistan: UN Chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to violence in Afghanistan amid fears of a new civil war now that the Taliban has seized power.
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Canada Says Temporarily Closing Embassy In Kabul, Condemns Violence
Canada is temporarily closing its embassy in Kabul after evacuating staff ahead of Taliban fighters' arrival in the Afghan capital, the Foreign Ministry in Ottawa announced Sunday.
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Twitter Says It "Remains Vigilant" About Content Posted On Afghanistan
Amid the rapidly evolving security situation in Afghanistan, social media network Twitter said it will continue to enforce their rules on content concerning the war-torn country and review posts that glorifies violence and violate their regulations.
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India, Several Other Nations Won't Recognise Government By Force In Afghanistan
India, Germany, Qatar, Turkey and several other nations have reaffirmed to not recognise any government in Afghanistan that is imposed through the use of military force and called for an immediate end to violence and attacks in the war-torn country.
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Kabul Offers Taliban Power-Sharing To End Violence: Report
Afghan government negotiators in Qatar have offered the Taliban a power-sharing deal in return for an end to fighting in the country, a government negotiating source told AFP on Thursday.
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UN Security Council Meeting On Afghanistan Called For End To Violence: Indian Envoy TS Trimurti
TS Tirumurti said he is "happy that we could prioritise this meeting and hold it in our first week of Presidency itself."
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Amid Increased Taliban Violence, UK Aims To Relocate 2,500 Afghan Translators
The UK government said on Wednesday it aimed to resettle hundreds more Afghan translators and their families, after criticism from former military top brass it was not doing enough.
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Amid Increased Taliban Violence, US Opens Doors For Thousands More Afghan Refugees
The United States said Monday it will take in thousands more Afghan refugees, fearing for the safety of people with US associations as America ends its longest war.
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Will Not Recognize Taliban If They Gain Power In Afghanistan By Force, Says EU Envoy: Report
Amid the unrelenting violence in Afghanistan by the Taliban, European Union has reiterated that if the terrorist group rise to power by force, the European Union and other countries will not recognize their regime.
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Pakistan, US Discuss "Negotiated" Political Settlement In Afghanistan: Report
Pakistan's National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf met with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan in Washington during which the two leaders discussed the urgent need for reduction in violence and a "negotiated" political settlement in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan Government Imposes Night Curfew Across Almost Entire Country: Official
Afghan authorities on Saturday imposed a night-time curfew across 31 of the country's 34 provinces to curb surging violence unleashed by a sweeping Taliban offensive in recent months, the interior ministry said.
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ISIS Violence Dents Taliban Claims Of Safer Afghanistan
Last month, the family of Mawlavi Ezzatullah, a member of Afghanistan's Hizb-e Islami party, received a WhatsApp message from his phone: "We have slaughtered your Mawlavi Ezzat, come and collect his body."
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T20 World Cup: Rashid Khan Pleads For Peaceful Afghanistan, Pakistan Clash After 2019 Violence
Afghanistan's star spinner Rashid played in that 50-over World Cup game at a packed Headingley in Leeds in 2019. His side suffered an agonising defeat but the result was overshadowed by violence and scuffles inside and outside the stadium.
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Ex-US NSA's Warning For India Amid "Extremely Dangerous'' Situation In South Asia
America's "humiliating" troop withdrawal from Afghanistan resulting in the Pakistan-backed Taliban capturing power in Kabul has created an "extremely dangerous" situation in South Asia where India could suffer a cycle of sectarian violence similar t
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Violence Against Journalists Increased Under Taliban: Reporters Without Borders
A sharp increase in violence against journalists has been reported in Afghanistan and in the past two days with dozens of cases of violence against reporters, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) - an international non-profit organisation - said.
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"Call For An Immediate End To Violence" In Afghanistan: UN Chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to violence in Afghanistan amid fears of a new civil war now that the Taliban has seized power.
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Canada Says Temporarily Closing Embassy In Kabul, Condemns Violence
Canada is temporarily closing its embassy in Kabul after evacuating staff ahead of Taliban fighters' arrival in the Afghan capital, the Foreign Ministry in Ottawa announced Sunday.
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Twitter Says It "Remains Vigilant" About Content Posted On Afghanistan
Amid the rapidly evolving security situation in Afghanistan, social media network Twitter said it will continue to enforce their rules on content concerning the war-torn country and review posts that glorifies violence and violate their regulations.
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India, Several Other Nations Won't Recognise Government By Force In Afghanistan
India, Germany, Qatar, Turkey and several other nations have reaffirmed to not recognise any government in Afghanistan that is imposed through the use of military force and called for an immediate end to violence and attacks in the war-torn country.
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Kabul Offers Taliban Power-Sharing To End Violence: Report
Afghan government negotiators in Qatar have offered the Taliban a power-sharing deal in return for an end to fighting in the country, a government negotiating source told AFP on Thursday.
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UN Security Council Meeting On Afghanistan Called For End To Violence: Indian Envoy TS Trimurti
TS Tirumurti said he is "happy that we could prioritise this meeting and hold it in our first week of Presidency itself."
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Amid Increased Taliban Violence, UK Aims To Relocate 2,500 Afghan Translators
The UK government said on Wednesday it aimed to resettle hundreds more Afghan translators and their families, after criticism from former military top brass it was not doing enough.
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Amid Increased Taliban Violence, US Opens Doors For Thousands More Afghan Refugees
The United States said Monday it will take in thousands more Afghan refugees, fearing for the safety of people with US associations as America ends its longest war.
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Will Not Recognize Taliban If They Gain Power In Afghanistan By Force, Says EU Envoy: Report
Amid the unrelenting violence in Afghanistan by the Taliban, European Union has reiterated that if the terrorist group rise to power by force, the European Union and other countries will not recognize their regime.
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Pakistan, US Discuss "Negotiated" Political Settlement In Afghanistan: Report
Pakistan's National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf met with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan in Washington during which the two leaders discussed the urgent need for reduction in violence and a "negotiated" political settlement in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan Government Imposes Night Curfew Across Almost Entire Country: Official
Afghan authorities on Saturday imposed a night-time curfew across 31 of the country's 34 provinces to curb surging violence unleashed by a sweeping Taliban offensive in recent months, the interior ministry said.
