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Now, An Afghan Student To Man Afghanistan Embassy In India
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Now, An Afghan Student To Man Afghanistan Embassy In India

ABP News  

Amid a period of uncertainty over Afghanistan’s diplomatic presence in India, a young Afghan student has been identified to serve as a diplomat at the Afghan Consulate in India. The Afghan Embassy and Consulates in India have been left severely understaffed, with one lone former diplomat struggling to keep operations running, sources told ABP Live. Afghan Student Turning Diplomat Spent …

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Taliban trying to normalise ties, install appointees in India: Afghan diplomat
8 months ago

Taliban trying to normalise ties, install appointees in India: Afghan diplomat

The Hindu  

Days after Afghanistan’s most senior diplomat in India resigned over charges of smuggling, diplomats still loyal to the previous democratic regime in Kabul warn that the Taliban is making another attempt to install a nominee in India, and urged India and other countries not to “normalise” ties with the Taliban. “Normalisation and recognition should not occur until they take tangible …

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Caught smuggling gold, Afghan Consul General in Mumbai resigns
8 months ago

Caught smuggling gold, Afghan Consul General in Mumbai resigns

The Hindu  

Afghanistan Consul General in Mumbai Zakia Wardak has resigned from her post on Saturday. Her move comes within ten days after being reportedly intercepted by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai on the charge of smuggling 25 kgs gold from Dubai. “Over the past year, I have encountered numerous attacks and defamation not …

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Heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan unleash flash floods that killed dozens of people
1 year, 5 months ago

Heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan unleash flash floods that killed dozens of people

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days, while in neighboring Pakistan 13 people died due to heavy rains and landslides. Shafiullah Rahimi, the ruling Taliban’s appointed spokesman for Afghanistan’s State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management, said Sunday that at least 31 people were killed, …

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Afghanistan: 31 killed, 41 missing in flash floods as heavy rainfall lashes country
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghanistan: 31 killed, 41 missing in flash floods as heavy rainfall lashes country

India TV News  

The Taliban government in Afghanistan on Sunday said that at least 31 people have been killed and 74 others were left injured in devastating floods as heavy seasonal rains lashed the country. According to Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesperson for Taliban's Disaster Management Ministry, as many as 41 people are missing due to the flash floods while 606 residential houses were partially …

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‘We’re losing the best’: Afghanistan faces a massive brain drain as its people flee
3 years, 4 months ago

‘We’re losing the best’: Afghanistan faces a massive brain drain as its people flee

LA Times  

U.S. soldiers watch over Afghans waiting to be processed for evacuation flights out of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. What is the solution for them?” Since the Taliban’s rapid-fire takeover of Kabul on Aug. 15, thousands of Afghans, with the group’s brutal rule in the 1990s in mind, have massed at the capital’s airport, cajoling, pleading, fighting and even dying to …

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Taliban less than 100 km away from Kabul with latest gain of Maidan Wardak; capital besieged from all sides
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban less than 100 km away from Kabul with latest gain of Maidan Wardak; capital besieged from all sides

Firstpost  

The fall of Mazar-e-Sharif, the country’s fourth-largest city, hands the insurgents control over all of northern Afghanistan, confining the Western-backed government to the centre and east. They entered without fighting,” said Jalalabad resident Ahmad Wali, confirming a claim on social media made by the Taliban. President Ashraf Ghani’s government appeared to be left with few options as the Taliban effectively …

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Taliban close in on Kabul, seize Maidan Wardak on capital's outskirts
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban close in on Kabul, seize Maidan Wardak on capital's outskirts

India Today  

An Afghan lawmaker and the Taliban say the militants have seized a provincial capital just west of Kabul. The militants also took Maidan Shar, the capital of Maidan Wardak, on Sunday, only some 90 kilometres from Kabul, Afghan lawmaker Hamida Akbari and the Taliban said. The fall Saturday of Mazar-e-Sharif, the country’s fourth largest city, which Afghan forces and two …

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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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Afghanistan’s interior minister reveals plan to push back Taliban
3 years, 5 months ago

Afghanistan’s interior minister reveals plan to push back Taliban

Al Jazeera  

Afghanistan’s interior minister tells Al Jazeera the government is arming local groups as part of a three-phase plan to push back the Taliban offensive. Afghanistan’s government is arming local groups as part of a three-phase plan to push back the Taliban offensive, the Afghan interior minister tells Al Jazeera in an exclusive interview. Afghanistan Minister of Interior General Abdul Satar …

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Can the departure of foreign troops from Afghanistan usher in a new era of peace?
3 years, 7 months ago

Can the departure of foreign troops from Afghanistan usher in a new era of peace?

ABC  

Ghoulam Farouk Wardak is sitting in a crowded reception hall in the centre of Kabul. "We are paid and armed by them because without us, they could not keep this area safe," says Jalal, explaining fighters are motivated by a desire to protect their homes and families from the Taliban. In 2004, an alleged NATO bomb killed 26 members of …

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Afghan forces battle to recapture Taliban-held Kabul outskirt
3 years, 7 months ago

Afghan forces battle to recapture Taliban-held Kabul outskirt

Al Jazeera  

The military operation to regain control of Nerkh district came just before the start of a three-day Eid ceasefire. “Security and defence forces made a tactical retreat from the police headquarters of Nerkh district,” Interior Ministry spokesman Tareq Arian told the AFP news agency. ‘Commando reinforcements’ The defence ministry said on Wednesday special forces have been deployed in the area …

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Shocked students say Kabul University attack blow to peace
4 years, 2 months ago

Shocked students say Kabul University attack blow to peace

Al Jazeera  

Anger and shock among students after 22 students killed in attack claimed by ISIL as Afghan gov’t announces day of mourning. “Suddenly we saw people running and screaming,” says the 22-year-old, who narrowly escaped the deadliest attack on the university, which left at least 22 people dead and dozens more injured. “They were such good boys and girls, so well-behaved,” …

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Who are the Afghan women negotiating peace with the Taliban?
4 years, 3 months ago

Who are the Afghan women negotiating peace with the Taliban?

Al Jazeera  

They have risked their lives to educate girls and survived assassination attempts. From surviving assassination attempts to risking their lives running underground schools during the Taliban’s rule, Habiba Sarabi, Fatima Gailani, Sharifa Zurmati Wardak and Fawzia Koofi have endured it all. The second reason was that I wanted to challenge my father and prove to be better than his sons.” …

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65 killed in terrorist attack on Afghan intelligence base at Ghazni; Taliban claims responsibility
5 years, 11 months ago

65 killed in terrorist attack on Afghan intelligence base at Ghazni; Taliban claims responsibility

Firstpost  

In a substantial rise to the toll from the 12 announced previously, at least 65 people were killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on an Afghan intelligence base Ghazni: At least 65 people were killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on an Afghan intelligence base, security sources said on Tuesday, raising the toll substantially from 12 announced previously. “We took about 65 …

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