Tag: Afghanistan
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Biden blames Trump administration for troubled US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
According to a White House memo, US President Joseph Biden has blamed Donald Trump’s government for the difficult US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021. In a 12-page document, the Biden administration said, “President Biden’s choices for how to execute a withdrawal from Afghanistan were severely constrained by conditions created by his…
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Afghanistan: Residents concerned over surging coal, firewood prices
Residents in Afghanistan’s Faryab region expressed alarm over rising coal and firewood costs as the war-torn country’s economy deteriorated further
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Unending woes of Afghan women
The Taliban has claimed that its most recent policy, which has been widely denounced, was justifiable because certain women did not follow the Taliban’s understanding of the Islamic clothing code for women.
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Report: US consider Pak non-NATO ally despite Islamabad being terror factory
Despite Pakistan’s support for terrorists, the United States still views it as a non-NATO partner
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UNSC condemns attack on religious school in Afghanistan
UNSC has denounced an attack on a religious school in Afghanistan that killed at least 20 children and injured many.
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JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar in Pakistan, says Taliban
According to a local media station in Afghanistan, Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesperson, has denied that JeM commander Maulana Masood Azhar is in Afghanistan and claims that he is in Pakistan instead. According to reports cited by the local media, Pakistan has issued a letter to Afghanistan requesting that the country extradite Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) head…
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Asia Cup 2022: Clashes erupt between fans of Afghanistan, Pakistan
After Pakistan won the cricket match in the current Asia Cup 2022 in Sharjah on Wednesday, there have been reports of clashes between their supporters and those of Afghanistan. Afghans’ issues with Pakistan, according to Mohsin Dawar, a member of the National Assembly from North Waziristan in Pakistan, are caused by Pakistan’s long-standing “strategic depth…
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5.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan and Pakistan, six dead; nine injured
A 5.3 Richter scale earthquake that struck several Afghan provinces on Monday morning resulted in at least six fatalities and nine injuries. “Six people were killed and nine others were injured in the earthquake in Kunar’s Noorgul district,” a local official in Kunar province said.According to the official, dozens of residences were destroyed across the…
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UN expresses concern over food security as Pak floods threaten Afghanistan food supply
The United Nations raised alarm on Friday about the growing flood situation in Pakistan, which threatens the food supply to crisis-hit Afghanistan. According to media sources, the disastrous floods in Pakistan would put significant stress on efforts to bring food into neighbouring Afghanistan to alleviate its horrific humanitarian crisis.According to the UN World Food Programme,…