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Dozens killed in two passenger bus crashes in Afghanistan
5 days, 2 hours ago

Dozens killed in two passenger bus crashes in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

At least 50 people killed in accidents on the same highway in Ghazni province between Kabul and southern Kandahar city. The accidents took place on the same highway in Ghazni province between the capital, Kabul, and southern Kandahar city late on Wednesday, provincial head of information and culture Hamidullah Nisar said on X on Thursday. Message of Condolences from the …

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Is Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, still alive? What we know so far
3 months, 1 week ago

Is Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, still alive? What we know so far

Firstpost  

New intelligence reports suggest that Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, may still be alive and orchestrating al-Qaeda’s resurgence from Afghanistan. Despite claims of his death in a 2019 US airstrike, sources indicate that Hamza is working closely with the Taliban, running terror training camps and planning future attacks A photograph circulated by the US State Department’s X …

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The story of stolen gods
1 year, 6 months ago

The story of stolen gods

The Hindu  

In the 19th century, to motivate Indian soldiers to fight in Afghanistan, the British concocted a story. Four centuries before the Cholas, in the 7th century, the Pallava general ransacked the Chalukyan city of Vatapi and brought back an image of Ganesha that was housed at the Uthrapathisvaraswami temple in Tamil Nadu. The Sri Lankan epic Culavamsa narrates that the …

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Maulana Rashidi claims Mahmud Ghazni attacked Somnath only to stop illegal activities, says he learned it from Romila Thapar
1 year, 10 months ago

Maulana Rashidi claims Mahmud Ghazni attacked Somnath only to stop illegal activities, says he learned it from Romila Thapar

Op India  

On Thursday, February 9, Gujarat Police said that an FIR has been lodged against Maulana Sajid Rashidi, the chairman of the All India Imam Association for his remarks that the Islamic tyrant Mahmud of Ghazni did not destroy Somnath Temple due to his hatred towards infidels but to stop the alleged ‘wrongdoings’ that were taking place inside the temple. We …

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As Gujarat Congress says Allah sits in Somnath while Mahadev sits in Ajmer, here is a brief history of Hindu persecution at both these places
2 years ago

As Gujarat Congress says Allah sits in Somnath while Mahadev sits in Ajmer, here is a brief history of Hindu persecution at both these places

Op India  

On Sunday, Indranil Rajguru, the Congress candidate from Rajkot, created a stir ahead of the Gujarat state assembly elections by claiming that Allah and Mahadev are the same. The desecration of the Somnath idol by Mahmud of Ghazni, the “believer” for whom all Hindus were Kafirs One of the defining features of centuries of Islamic invasions in India was the …

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The Hindu Explains | Are the Taliban on the brink of victory?
3 years, 4 months ago

The Hindu Explains | Are the Taliban on the brink of victory?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The speed with which the Taliban have seized Afghanistan’s key cities has triggered fears that Kabul could fall to the Islamist insurgents sooner than many had expected in May, when the remaining U.S.-led international troops started withdrawing. The Taliban now control at least 17 provincial capitals, including Kandahar and Herat, the second and third largest cities …

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Afghanistan: Ghazni Governor arrested for handing over province to Taliban
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan: Ghazni Governor arrested for handing over province to Taliban

India TV News  

Police in Afghanistan's Wardak have arrested Daoud Laghmani, the Governor of Ghazni for handing over the key province to the Taliban. The Ministry of Interior Affairs said that the Governor along with his deputy and chief of staff have been arrested and disarmed in Wardak province, according to media reports. Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid confirmed Ghazni province had fallen to …

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Taliban captures Afghan provincial capital Lashkar Gah after rapid gains in Herat, Kandahar
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban captures Afghan provincial capital Lashkar Gah after rapid gains in Herat, Kandahar

Firstpost  

Even as diplomats met in Doha, Qatar on Thursday, the success of the Taliban offensive called into question whether they would ever rejoin long-stalled peace talks with the government in Kabul The Taliban have captured the key southern city of Lashkar Gah, a senior Afghan security source said on Friday, confirming a claim by the insurgents. Afghanistan’s rapidly advancing Taliban …

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Taliban capture Afghanistan's biggest cities Kandahar, Herat; US starts evacuating embassies
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban capture Afghanistan's biggest cities Kandahar, Herat; US starts evacuating embassies

India Today  

The Taliban captured two major Afghan cities, the country's second- and third-largest after Kabul, and a strategic provincial capital on Thursday, further squeezing the embattled government just weeks before the end of the American military mission in Afghanistan. The capture of the city of Ghazni, meanwhile, cuts off a crucial highway linking the Afghan capital, Kabul, with the country's southern …

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Afghanistan’s third largest city of Herat falls as Taliban closes in on Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan’s third largest city of Herat falls as Taliban closes in on Kabul

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The reported seizure of Herat, the country’s third largest …

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Taliban take Herat as Afghan govt forces retreat; insurgents capture gateway Ghazni
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban take Herat as Afghan govt forces retreat; insurgents capture gateway Ghazni

Firstpost  

A senior security source from Herat told AFP that government forces and administration officials had retreated to an army barracks outside the city The Taliban took over Herat, Afghanistan’s third-largest city, on Thursday and also seized another key district capital just 150 kilometres from Kabul. A senior security source from Herat told AFP that government forces and administration officials had …

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Taliban take 10th Afghan provincial capital in blitz
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban take 10th Afghan provincial capital in blitz

The Hindu  

The Taliban captured a provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, the 10th the insurgents have taken over a weeklong blitz across Afghanistan as the U.S. and NATO prepare to withdraw entirely from the country after decades of war. Fighting meanwhile raged in Lashkar Gah, one of Afghanistan's largest cities in the Taliban heartland of Helmand province, where surrounded government forces …

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Taliban seizes key Afghan city of Ghazni, US worried Kabul could fall in 90 days
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban seizes key Afghan city of Ghazni, US worried Kabul could fall in 90 days

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban in Afghanistan have now taken control of the key city of Ghazni, which lies just 150 kilometres away from the country's capital and seat of power Kabul, reported the AFP news agency on Thursday morning, citing a senior lawmaker and the insurgents. This makes Ghazni the tenth provincial capital to fall to the Taliban this week, amid a …

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Afghanistan: Taliban capture Ghazni, city just 150 km away from capital Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan: Taliban capture Ghazni, city just 150 km away from capital Kabul

India TV News  

The Taliban have reportedly captured the city of Ghazni located just 150 km from Afghanistan's capital Kabul. "The Taliban took control of the key areas of the city- the governor's office, the police headquarters and the prison," AFP reported quoting Nasir Ahmad Faqiri, head of the provincial council. The fall of the strategically important city came just hours after the …

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Taliban seizes Herat, Ghazni as battle for Kandahar rages on
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban seizes Herat, Ghazni as battle for Kandahar rages on

Al Jazeera  

The armed group has now overrun 11 provincial capitals in Afghanistan, including the third-largest city, Herat. The Taliban is now in control of Herat, Afghanistan’s third-largest city and a strategic provincial capital in the country’s west, hours after it seized Ghazni, while “intense fighting” rages between the armed fighters and government forces in Kandahar city. Herat’s fall on Thursday marked …

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Taliban take over Herat Police headquarters in western Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban take over Herat Police headquarters in western Afghanistan

India Today  

After the Taliban captured a strategic provincial capital near Kabul and broke through defensive lines in Afghanistan’s third-largest city on Thursday, it took over Herat Police headquarters in Western Afghanistan. #BREAKING Taliban take over Herat police HQ in western Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/uADL8dEctS — AFP News Agency August 12, 2021 Herat, Afghanistan’s third-largest city and the capital of a province with the …

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Afghanistan gov’t offers to share power with Taliban: Official
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan gov’t offers to share power with Taliban: Official

Al Jazeera  

Kabul makes a power-sharing proposal to the Taliban in exchange for halt in escalating violence, top government source tells Al Jazeera. Kabul, Afghanistan – The Afghanistan government has made a power-sharing proposal to the Taliban in exchange for a halt in the escalating violence in the country, a top government source has told Al Jazeera. The development, which was also …

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Afghan govt offers power-sharing deal with Taliban to end violence: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan govt offers power-sharing deal with Taliban to end violence: Report

India Today  

The Afghanistan government has offered to share power with the Taliban in return for an end to ongoing violence in the nation, government sources were quoted as saying in an AFP report on Thursday. The report states that Afghan government negotiators in Qatar had offered the Taliban the power-sharing deal. The proposal allows the Taliban to share power in return …

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Afghanistan: Fear and resentment reign as the Taliban overruns more cities
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan: Fear and resentment reign as the Taliban overruns more cities

CNN  

Kabul CNN — In less than a week, the Taliban has overrun one-quarter of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals in a huge swathe of territory across the north of the country. Afghan security forces are seen in the fight against the Taliban near the Torkham border point between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Nangarhar province on July 23, 2021. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The …

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Afghanistan: Taliban fighters launch attack on Ghazni
3 years, 5 months ago

Afghanistan: Taliban fighters launch attack on Ghazni

Al Jazeera  

Fighting with government forces in central Afghan city comes as foreign troops continue withdrawal from the country. Taliban fighters have launched an attack on Ghazni, clashing with Afghan forces and using explosives in an attempt to seize the central Afghan city, local officials have said. While senior Afghan officials confirmed the Taliban’s offensive, they also said that Afghan forces were …

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Suicide Car Bomb Kills 26 Afghan Security Personnel
4 years ago

Suicide Car Bomb Kills 26 Afghan Security Personnel

News 18  

A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday killing at least 26 security personnel, officials said, in one of the bloodiest attacks in recent months. The Ghazni attack comes just days after two bombs killed 14 people in the historic city of Bamiyan, ending years of calm in the isolated town famous for its ancient Buddhist …

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Afghan woman working as cop shot, blinded for getting job
4 years, 1 month ago

Afghan woman working as cop shot, blinded for getting job

India Today  

A 33-year-old Afghan woman, Khatera, was shot at, stabbed and blinded by three unknown men after she left her job at a police station in Afghanistan’s central Ghazni province. The rights activists believe a mix of Afghanistan’s conservative social norms and an emboldened Taliban gaining influence while the United States withdraws its troops from the country is driving the escalation. …

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Afghanistan: Raja Ram, last Hindu of Ghazni, remained to serve his temple
4 years, 2 months ago

Afghanistan: Raja Ram, last Hindu of Ghazni, remained to serve his temple

Op India  

Not too long ago, India provided refuge to twenty-one Hindu and Sikh families from Ghazni in Afghanistan. Raja Ram told Radio Free Afghanistan, “We all love our homeland, but they had to flee after the attacks.” “To everyone, their homeland is Kashmir,” he added. He further said, “Members of our community have left with broken hearts because of their worsening …

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