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Afghan health official warns of disease outbreak among earthquake survivors
UN humanitarian office warns cholera outbreaks in the aftermath are of particular and serious concern
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Taliban pledge no interference with quake aid
Even before the quake country was in grip of a humanitarian crisis, with aid flows and financial assistance curtailed
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China to provide $7.5 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
The aid will include tents, towels, beds and other materials, says Chinese foreign ministry
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Taliban thank Pakistan, other friendly countries for helping quake-hit Afghanistan
We will always remember those who gave us a helping hand in difficult times, says Interior Minister Haqqani
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Pakistan opens more border crossings to Afghan earthquake victims
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks with acting Afghan premier, assures continued support
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US hands over Afghan Guantanamo detainee to Taliban
Zabihullah Mujahid says efforts underway to release Afghan nationals detained overseas
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Japan to provide necessary aid for Afghanistan after earthquake - govt spokesperson
Taliban government officials said houses were reduced to rubble and bodies swathed in blankets lay on the ground
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One dead as earthquake tremors jolt parts of K-P
Tremors felt in Peshawar, Nowshera among other areas; magnitude 6.1 earthquake kills at least 130 in Afghanistan
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Hijab-wearing Afghan refugee wins Australian Senate seat
Fatima Payman becomes 1st hijab-wearing Muslim woman in parliament
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Ex-TV anchor forced to sell food on street in Taliban's Afghanistan
Musa Mohammadi had worked as a news anchor and reporter in different TV channels for years
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Afghan students graduate in Iraq after Taliban takeover
Since Taliban took over Kabul in August 2021, girls have largely been banned from going to secondary school
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‘US tweets focused on Pakistan's domestic politics after Afghan pullout’
IPRI report analysed 5,085 tweets that were directly related to Pakistan from June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022
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UN decries Taliban's 'systematic oppression' of women
Tens of thousands of girls have been shut out of secondary schools in Afghanistan
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Customs foil bid to smuggle banned items to Afghanistan
Officials at Torkham border recover banned items including sugar and fertilisers
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Shoot 'em up video game a refuge for war-scarred Afghans
In this country, we are living but we are not alive, says gamer Abdul Musawir Raufi
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UAE firm to screen passengers at Afghan airports
Full operation of Kabul's airport is seen as crucial to reviving Afghanistan's shattered economy
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Afghan artists protest arrests, deportations in Peshawar
Exiled artists lament police action, say their lives are in danger in Taliban-led Afghanistan
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Taliban dismiss UN concerns on women's rights in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's foreign ministry says government considers the Security Council's concerns as 'unfounded'
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UN Security Council calls for reversal of Taliban policies on women
Move comes just days after female TV presenters were ordered to cover up fully
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US, Afghan govt blamed for national defence, security forces’ collapse
SIGAR report dispels impression created by some elements who shift the blame for the takeover of Taliban on Pakistan
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Self-exiled Afghan journalists left in lurch in Pakistan
Organisations, who helped journalists to leave Kabul with promises to settle them in West, now show reluctance
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Women TV presenters defy Taliban order to cover faces on air
Since surging back to power last year the Taliban have imposed a slew of restrictions on civil society
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Pakistan looking at Afghan regime to help control terrorism
Foreign minister says advances in Kabul have directly impacted lives of people in Pakistan
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Taliban want good ties with US, world: Haqqani
Taliban minister promises good news about girls education, asserts Afghan soil will not be used as threat to anyone
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Families in Afghan city dine together after ban lifted
Restrictions have now been lifted and restaurants can allow families to dine together again, says owner
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Taliban's first annual Afghan budget foresees $501 million deficit
Deputy PM Hanafi says govt foresees spending of 231.4 billion Afghanis and domestic revenue of 186.7 billion
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Civilians flee fighting in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley
NRF says their offensive would continue across 12 provinces where their forces had a presence
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Taliban rubbish 'rumours' of banning man-woman mixed dining
Afghan govt's spokesperson Suhail Shaheen terms news reports part of ‘baseless propaganda’
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PM Shehbaz urges intl community to launch aid programme for Afghan flood affectees
Heavy rain, flooding kills 22 people, destroys hundreds of homes and crops in Afghanistan as Taliban struggle to cope
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Heavy rain and floods in Afghanistan kill 22, destroy hundreds of homes
Afghanistan has been suffering from drought, with low crop yields raising fears of food shortages
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Afghans allowed to cross Torkham border by showing Tazkira for Eid
A new strategy would be adopted by the officials after the end of the deadline of April 29
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Taliban shifting terrorists away from Pak-Afghan border after Islamabad warning
Pakistan conveyed to Afghan Taliban to take action against terrorist groups or face consequences, says official
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Afghans make football debut in Australia
Women’s team captain says ‘we’re still thinking of our country’ after fleeing Taliban
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At least 33 killed in Afghanistan mosque blast
43 also wounded after a blast tore through a mosque during Friday prayers in Kunduz city, says Taliban spokesperson
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Mufti Usmani urges Taliban to reopen girls’ schools
Emphasises need to dispel impression that Islam or the Islamic Emirate are against women education
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At least 14 dead as blasts rock Afghan cities
Number of bombings in Afghanistan has dwindled since the Taliban returned to power in August
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Time period for aid transit to Afghanistan extended
Pakistan grants two months to facilitate transportation on India’s request
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Afghan Taliban summon Pakistan's envoy to protest ‘military strikes’
Taliban official claims 36 people were killed in air strikes on Friday in Khost and Kunar provinces
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Girls' education ban reveals deep rifts within Taliban
Ban triggered international outrage and even left many in the movement baffled by the decision
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Legitimising Taliban to mitigate Afghan crisis
Recent report indicates that disasters that killed Afghan children could be averted if there was access to healthcare
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US urged to return properties, reconstruct, develop Afghanistan
China hosts meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries
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World should not shun Afghans' plight due to new crises: FM
Qureshi calls upon the international community to support the Afghan people in their journey towards sustainable peace
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World Bank freezes Afghan projects after Taliban bans girls from high school
Four projects worth $600 million put on hold
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Qureshi arrives in China for ministerial moot on Afghanistan
Wang says Pakistan, China agree to practice true multilateralism to resist resurgence of Cold War mentality
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‘Ashraf Ghani was misled on Afghanistan’
Ousted president brother Hashmat Ghani says key figures at the helm of Afghan affairs were playing for other nations
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Four soldiers martyred as infiltration attempt foiled
ISPR says terrorists fled away after suffering heavy casualties
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Afghan Taliban deny changing Prime Minister Mullah Hasan Akhund
There has been no change in the cabinet of the Islamic Emirate, says spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid
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China’s top diplomat on maiden trip to Afghanistan
Wang Yi lands in Kabul from Pakistan, will meet senior Taliban-led interim government officials
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Parents of slain Indian journalist start legal action against Taliban
Danish Siddiqui embedded with special forces was killed last year while covering clash in Afghanistan
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Afghans mark Nowruz under Taliban with muted celebrations
Festival, celebrated throughout Iran and Central Asia, is usually a colourful celebration to mark start of spring