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One in 10 Afghan children under five malnourished, 45 percent stunted: UN
8 months, 3 weeks ago

One in 10 Afghan children under five malnourished, 45 percent stunted: UN

Al Jazeera  

Roya carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished children, praying the tiny infant will avoid a condition that stalks one in 10 children in Afghanistan after decades of conflict. Ten percent of children under five in Afghanistan are malnourished and 45 percent are stunted, meaning they are small for their age in part due to poor …

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Russia-Bound Air Ambulance With 6 Onboard Crashes In Afghanistan's Northern Badakhshan
11 months ago

Russia-Bound Air Ambulance With 6 Onboard Crashes In Afghanistan's Northern Badakhshan

ABP News  

A Russian-registered charter plane carrying six individuals mysteriously disappeared from radar screens over Afghanistan, leaving authorities puzzled about its fate. "The unfortunate plane crash that has just occurred in Afghanistan is neither an Indian Scheduled Aircraft nor a Non-Scheduled /Charter aircraft. — MoCA_GoI January 21, 2024 The Civil Aviation Ministry further stated that the crashed aircraft is a DF-10 small …

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Russian private jet carrying six crashes in Afghanistan; not an Indian plane, clarifies aviation ministry
11 months ago

Russian private jet carrying six crashes in Afghanistan; not an Indian plane, clarifies aviation ministry

New Indian Express  

ISLAMABAD: A Russian private jet carrying six people is believed to have crashed in a remote area of rural Afghanistan, authorities said Sunday. The crash happened Saturday in a mountainous area near Zebak district in Badakhshan province, regional spokesman Zabihullah Amiri said, adding that a rescue team had been dispatched to the area. From Moscow, Russian civil aviation authorities said …

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Passenger plane that crashed in Afghanistan did not belong to India, confirms government
11 months ago

Passenger plane that crashed in Afghanistan did not belong to India, confirms government

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, an aircraft reportedly carrying passengers crashed in Afghanistan's Badakhshan region on Saturday night. According to the Afghanistan News agency, Khaama Press, the plane deviated from its original course and collided with the mountainous terrain of Zebak district in Badakhshan Saturday night, January 20th. Not an Indian plane: DGCA confirms Earlier, it was reported that the plane …

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Toll from Tajikistan avalanches rises to 19
1 year, 10 months ago

Toll from Tajikistan avalanches rises to 19

Hindustan Times  

The death toll from avalanches that in recent days have hit Tajikistan, a small mountainous country in Central Asia, has risen to 19, authorities said Monday. Tajikistan Avalanches: People take part in a rescue operation following an avalanche slide in Gorno-Badakhshan region, Tajikistan. Almost all of the victims lived in Upper Badakhshan, an autonomous region bordering Afghanistan, China and Kyrgyzstan …

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Taliban publicly lashes 11 including 2 women in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan
1 year, 10 months ago

Taliban publicly lashes 11 including 2 women in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of Taliban has said that 11 people including two women were on Friday publicly lashed at a sports ground in Faizabad in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, Afghanistan-based news agency Khaama Press reported. Accusing them of "moral crimes and adultery", 11 people were lashed by the Taliban in front of a huge crowd in northern Badakhshan province in the …

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Mapping Afghanistan’s untapped natural resources
3 years, 3 months ago

Mapping Afghanistan’s untapped natural resources

Al Jazeera  

Afghanistan is believed to hold more than $1 trillion worth of mineral resources and metals but faces many challenges in tapping them. The South Asian country of 38 million people is estimated to hold more than 2.2 billion tonnes of iron ore, 1.3 billion tonnes of marble and 1.4 million tonnes of rare earth minerals. In 2010, the United States …

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Analysis | In Panjshir, the odds were against rebels
3 years, 3 months ago

Analysis | In Panjshir, the odds were against rebels

The Hindu  

At no point in Afghanistan’s multi-directional civil war that started in the 1970s, was Panjshir taken over by forces that were hostile towards the local guerrillas. On May 1, the day the remaining U.S.-led international troops started withdrawing as part of President Joe Biden’s plan, the Taliban launched a new offensive targeting northern provinces of Afghanistan. The Taliban did not …

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Taliban captures several districts in Afghanistan
3 years, 5 months ago

Taliban captures several districts in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The Taliban’s march through northern Afghanistan gained momentum overnight with the capture of several districts from fleeing Afghan forces, several hundred of whom fled across the border into Tajikistan, officials said Sunday. More than 300 Afghan military personnel crossed from Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province as Taliban fighters advanced toward the border, Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security said in a statement. …

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Taliban seizes key districts in Afghanistan as gov’t forces flee
3 years, 5 months ago

Taliban seizes key districts in Afghanistan as gov’t forces flee

Al Jazeera  

The Taliban’s march through northern Afghanistan has gained further momentum with the capture of several districts from fleeing Afghan forces, several hundred of whom fled across the border into Tajikistan, officials said. More than 300 Afghan military personnel crossed from Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province as Taliban fighters advanced towards the border, Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security said in a statement …

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Taliban captures several districts in Afghanistan from fleeing troops
3 years, 5 months ago

Taliban captures several districts in Afghanistan from fleeing troops

India Today  

The Taliban's march through northern Afghanistan gained momentum overnight with the capture of several districts from fleeing Afghan forces, several hundred of whom fled across the border into Tajikistan, officials said on Sunday. More than 300 Afghan military personnel crossed from Afghanistan's Badakhshan province as Taliban fighters advanced toward the border, Tajikistan's State Committee for National Security said in a …

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What’s Left of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan?
4 years, 3 months ago

What’s Left of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan?

The Diplomat  

Sherzod Boltaev bashfully walked through the door and sat on a chair facing a stale, yellowing wall. After Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani, promised mercy to those members of the Islamic State - Khorasan Province who turn themselves in, Boltaev felt that that it was the right moment to quit. The IMU was officially established in 1998 with Yuldashev as its …

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