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Suspended Aid Chief To Ask Taliban Leaders To Scrap Ban On Female Workers
The head of a major aid group that suspended work in Afghanistan after the Taliban banned female NGO workers said on Thursday he would write to the administration's senior figures in Kandahar and ask them to change the policy.
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More NGOs Stop Work In Afghanistan After Taliban Ban On Women Staff
Christian Aid and ActionAid on Monday became the latest foreign aid groups to suspend operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop women staff from working.
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3 Foreign NGOs Stop Work In Afghanistan After Taliban Ban On Women Staff
Three foreign aid groups announced on Sunday they were suspending their operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop women staff from working.
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300,000 Afghans Have Crossed Into Iran Since Taliban Takeover: Aid Group
As many as 4,000-5,000 Afghans have been crossing into Iran daily since the Taliban seized Kabul in August and hundreds of thousands more are expected to arrive in the coming winter, the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Wednesday.
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Taliban Faces Global Criticism For Sending Male-Only Delegation To Kabul
Global powers and aid groups that have loudly demanded an inclusive Afghanistan under the Taliban are now facing criticism for sending all-male delegations to Kabul to meet the hardline Islamists.
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Russia Recognises Taliban "Efforts" To Stabilise Afghanistan, Urges International Aid
Russia on Wednesday recognised Taliban efforts to try and stabilise the situation in Afghanistan but expressed concern that "terrorist" groups threatened the stability of the entire region.
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Taliban Tells Berlin It Will Welcome German Investment, Aid: Report
The Taliban would welcome German investment in Afghanistan and help in areas including humanitarian aid, healthcare, education and infrastructure, the group's spokesman told Bild newspaper.
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Nepal Urges Help For Evacuation Of Its Nationals From Afghanistan
Nepal's government on Sunday called for the evacuation of an estimated 1,500 Nepalis working as security staff with embassies and with international aid groups in Afghanistan.
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Blast Near Save the Children Aid Group Office In Afghanistan, Official Says
Attackers set off a car bomb near the office of the Save the Children aid agency in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday and then clashed with security forces, a provincial government spokesman said.
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US Military Weighs Options In Case Pakistan Blocks Afghan Supply Lines
Pentagon officials are watching for Pakistan's next moves after Washington froze security aid payments to Islamabad, saying it is not doing enough to target Afghan Taliban and Haqqani group bases.
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US Suspends At Least $900 Million In Security Aid To Pakistan
The United States said on Thursday it was suspending at least $900 million in security assistance to Pakistan until it takes action against the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network militant groups. The U.S. State Department announced the decision, saying it reflected Trump administration's frustration that Pakistan has not done more against the t...
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US Gives $255 Million Worth Of Conditional Assistance To Pakistan
The Trump administration has notified Congress that it will give Pakistan $255 million worth of conditional military assistance if it takes more action against internal terror groups launching attacks on neighbouring Afghanistan, according to a media report.
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After Donald Trump's Tough Talk On Pakistan, US Official Rubs It In: 'Be Warned'
The United States warned an angry Pakistan on Tuesday that it could lose its status as a privileged military ally if it continues giving safe haven to Afghan terrorist groups.
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German Aid Worker, Afghan Guard Killed In Kabul. Finnish National Abducted
A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed and a Finnish national was abducted from a house in Kabul. All of them were working for a Swedish aid group called Operation Mercy.
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Afghan Police Battle Holdout Gunman After Suicide Attacks Hit Kabul
Afghan security forces sealed off the centre of Kabul on Tuesday as they battled gunmen who barricaded themselves inside the offices of an international aid group after a car bomb attack on Monday night.
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Suspended Aid Chief To Ask Taliban Leaders To Scrap Ban On Female Workers
The head of a major aid group that suspended work in Afghanistan after the Taliban banned female NGO workers said on Thursday he would write to the administration's senior figures in Kandahar and ask them to change the policy.
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More NGOs Stop Work In Afghanistan After Taliban Ban On Women Staff
Christian Aid and ActionAid on Monday became the latest foreign aid groups to suspend operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop women staff from working.
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3 Foreign NGOs Stop Work In Afghanistan After Taliban Ban On Women Staff
Three foreign aid groups announced on Sunday they were suspending their operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop women staff from working.
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300,000 Afghans Have Crossed Into Iran Since Taliban Takeover: Aid Group
As many as 4,000-5,000 Afghans have been crossing into Iran daily since the Taliban seized Kabul in August and hundreds of thousands more are expected to arrive in the coming winter, the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Wednesday.
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Taliban Faces Global Criticism For Sending Male-Only Delegation To Kabul
Global powers and aid groups that have loudly demanded an inclusive Afghanistan under the Taliban are now facing criticism for sending all-male delegations to Kabul to meet the hardline Islamists.
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Russia Recognises Taliban "Efforts" To Stabilise Afghanistan, Urges International Aid
Russia on Wednesday recognised Taliban efforts to try and stabilise the situation in Afghanistan but expressed concern that "terrorist" groups threatened the stability of the entire region.
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Taliban Tells Berlin It Will Welcome German Investment, Aid: Report
The Taliban would welcome German investment in Afghanistan and help in areas including humanitarian aid, healthcare, education and infrastructure, the group's spokesman told Bild newspaper.
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Nepal Urges Help For Evacuation Of Its Nationals From Afghanistan
Nepal's government on Sunday called for the evacuation of an estimated 1,500 Nepalis working as security staff with embassies and with international aid groups in Afghanistan.
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Blast Near Save the Children Aid Group Office In Afghanistan, Official Says
Attackers set off a car bomb near the office of the Save the Children aid agency in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday and then clashed with security forces, a provincial government spokesman said.
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US Military Weighs Options In Case Pakistan Blocks Afghan Supply Lines
Pentagon officials are watching for Pakistan's next moves after Washington froze security aid payments to Islamabad, saying it is not doing enough to target Afghan Taliban and Haqqani group bases.
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US Suspends At Least $900 Million In Security Aid To Pakistan
The United States said on Thursday it was suspending at least $900 million in security assistance to Pakistan until it takes action against the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network militant groups. The U.S. State Department announced the decision, saying it reflected Trump administration's frustration that Pakistan has not done more against the t...
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US Gives $255 Million Worth Of Conditional Assistance To Pakistan
The Trump administration has notified Congress that it will give Pakistan $255 million worth of conditional military assistance if it takes more action against internal terror groups launching attacks on neighbouring Afghanistan, according to a media report.
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After Donald Trump's Tough Talk On Pakistan, US Official Rubs It In: 'Be Warned'
The United States warned an angry Pakistan on Tuesday that it could lose its status as a privileged military ally if it continues giving safe haven to Afghan terrorist groups.
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German Aid Worker, Afghan Guard Killed In Kabul. Finnish National Abducted
A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed and a Finnish national was abducted from a house in Kabul. All of them were working for a Swedish aid group called Operation Mercy.
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Afghan Police Battle Holdout Gunman After Suicide Attacks Hit Kabul
Afghan security forces sealed off the centre of Kabul on Tuesday as they battled gunmen who barricaded themselves inside the offices of an international aid group after a car bomb attack on Monday night.
