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Afghanistan: With music banned, Afghan musicians stare at bleak and uncertain future
Kabul, Oct 22 (UNI) Ever since the establishment of the Taliban government in Kabul, the musicians of Afghanistan have found themselves staring at a bleak, and uncertain future as the Taliban have declared music ‘un-Islamic’ and thus…
T20 WC: Scotland qualify for Super 12s, beat Oman by 8 wickets
An impressive Scotland crushed Oman by eight wickets to register their third consecutive win in the first round and qualify for the T20 World Cup Super 12 stage by topping Group B here on Thursday.
Scotland, who had stunned Bangladesh by…
NIA conducts search at a warehouse in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 20 (UNI) National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted a search with Forensic Science Laboratory at a warehouse in Delhi in connection with the 2988.2 kgs of drug seizure at Mundra port.
During the search some…
Sirajuddin Haqqani meets families of slain suicide bombers, calls them ‘heroes of Islam,…
Kabul, Oct 19 (UNI) Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Interior Minister who figures on the UN Sanctions list, met families of the slain suicide bombers at Kabul’s glitzy InterContinental Hotel, and termed suicide…
T20 World Cup: Predicting the next bunch of breakout cricket stars
With the T20 World Cup already upon us, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has released a list of some probable breakout stars who could set the tournament alight with their skills.
Whenever we are talking about breakout stars in…
US will not join Moscow Talks on Afghanistan this week
Washington, Oct 18 (UNI/Sputnik) The United States will not participate in the "Troika Plus" meeting in Moscow this week due to logistical difficulties, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said during a press briefing on Monday.
"We…
State Dept. launches probe into end of US diplomatic operations in Afghanistan
Washington, Oct 18 (UNI/Sputnik) The US State Department Inspector General is launching a probe into the manner the Biden administration ended the United States' diplomatic operations in Afghanistan, Politico reported on Monday.
The probe…
Channi, Sukhbir Badal condemn armed fighters forcibly entering Kabul gurudwara
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal strongly condemned the forcible entry by armed fighters in a gurudwara in Kabul on Friday, the second such incident to be reported in less than…
India has earned label of electoral autocracy under Modi govt: CWC
Launching a scathing attack on the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre on Saturday, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee (CWC) alleged that India has earned the “label of an electoral autocracy” under this…
Turkey ready to operate Kabul Airport: Erdogan
Kabul, Oct 16 (UNI) Previously in charge of Kabul Airport, Turkey can take similar steps in the future with Qatar and Afghanistan if the three countries reach a deal on managing the airport, the Turkish President said on Friday.
“So far,…
Deadly mosque bombing in Kandahar hinders Afghan peace: Tashkent
Tashkent, Oct 16 (UNI/Sputnik) The Uzbek foreign ministry denounced on Saturday the bombing at a Shia mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar, saying it hinders peace in Afghanistan.
Three suicide bombers set off the blast on Friday, while…
PIA flights from Kabul to Islamabad to restart
Kabul, Oct 16 (UNI) Afghanistan’s ministry of transport and civil aviation said that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Afghanistan’s Kam Air and Ariana Airlines will resume their normal fights from Kabul to Islamabad.
According…
India to host NSA level meet on Afghanistan, After Moscow Format
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Even as India has accepted an invite to attend the Moscow Format talks in the Russian capital, where a Taliban delegation will be present, New Delhi is reportedly to hold talks at the National Security Advisor level…
US to resume evacuation flights from Afghanistan by year-end
Washington, Oct 14, (UNI/Sputnik) The United States intends to resume evacuation flights from Afghanistan by the end of this year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a State Department official.
A specific date to resume…
Taliban govt warns PIA, Kam Air over hiking flight prices
Kabul, Oct 14 (UNI) Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Authority has said that Pakistan’s PIA and Afghanistan’s Kam Air will be banned from conducting flights from Kabul to Islamabad if they do not charge the same price as they did prior to the…
India to participate in Moscow Format talks on Afghanistan
New Delhi, Oct 14 (UNI) India will participate in the Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan on October 20, the first such meeting after the Taliban takeover of Kabul.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India…
G-20 Summit on Afghanistan: PM Modi flags terror threat, calls for unified response
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that “every Indian feels the pain of Afghan people” and called on the international community to forge a unified response to bring about desired changes to the situation in Afghanistan. He also…
Peace in South Asia not possible without resolution of Kashmir issue, says Pakistan Foreign Minister
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday raked up the Kashmir issue at a multilateral meeting in Kazakhstan, saying that sustainable peace in South Asia was not possible without the resolution of the “core dispute” with…
Islamic scholars seek protection for Shia mosques in wake of Kunduz bombing
Kabul, Oct 12 (UNI) In the wake of a deadly attack on a Shia mosque in Kunduz on Friday which killed over 100 people and left 150 others injured, Islamic scholars have sought protection from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan for Shia…
India raises anti-Hindu, Sikh phobias, warns against ‘selective criticism’
United Nations, Oct 12 (UNI) India on Tuesday said that while the world condemns anti-semitism, Islamophobia and Christianophobia, it fails to recognize that there are more virulent forms of religious phobias emerging and taking roots,…
