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Taliban: Afghan families flee to Pakistan over forced marriage fears
Khalid Shinwari, 25, is more than relieved after managing to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and reaching Pakistan in recent days.
A father of three, Shinwari’s family first moved to Pakistan during the Afghan civil war of the 1990s…
Taliban put ‘conditions’ to restrict protest in Afghanistan
Kabul September 9 The Taliban on Wednesday introduced several 'conditions' to restrict protest in Afghanistan after forming a new government in the country.
These conditions include taking permission from the Ministry of Justice while…
US Defence Secretary meets Amir of Kuwait, extends gratitude for assistance in evacuation from…
Kuwait City September 9 US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III met Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday to extend gratitude to the Persian Gulf country for assisting the US in evacuating citizens from…
Give Muslims representation for being a minority, not on basis of religion: Athawale
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said Muslims should be given political representation not on religious grounds but for being a minority community.
Athawale had arrived here to inaugurate the Sangeet Shiromani Swami Haridas…
India squad for ICC T20 WC announced, Ashwin returns
New Delhi, Sep 8 (UNI) India on Wednesday announced their 15-member squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which begins from October 17 in the UAE and Oman.
Virat Kohli led squad featured R Ashwin, the off-spinner, who returned to…
Blinken: US has achieved what it went to accomplish in Afghanistan
Kabul, Sep 8 (UNI) A week after the US’s chaotic exit and with the Taliban having put in place a government in Kabul comprising largely of people figuring on the UN Sanctions List and even some with bounties placed by America, US Secretary…
Biden asks Trump-era military academy advisors appointees to resign
Washington, Sep 9 (UNI/Sputnik) US President Joe Biden has asked several individuals appointed to military academy advisory boards during the Trump administration to resign from their positions, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.…
Bangladesh will not recognize the Taliban government : Alam
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has said that his country will not recognize the interim government of Afghanistan. He made the remarks while addressing reporters on Wednesday (September 8).
He stated that Bangladesh is…
Taliban brutally flog, torture journalists for covering anti-Taliban protests
Kabul, Sep 8 (UNI) The Taliban militia brutally beat up journalists, flogged them with cables and tortured them, for covering a women’s anti-Taliban protest in Kabul on Tuesday.
Zaki Daryabi, the editor in chief of Etilaatroz daily in…
Pakistan opposes India joining extended Troika format on Afghanistan
Islamabad, Sep 7 (UNI/Sputnik), Ksenia Shakalova - Pakistan does not support the idea of including India in the Extended Troika on Afghanistan, while Iran has yet to respond to its invitation to join the format, Pakistani Ambassador to…
Taliban desecrate tomb of Ahmad Shah Massoud in Panjshir
Kabul, Sep 7 (UNI) After taking over Panjshir, the Taliban have reportedly destroyed the tomb of legendary Afghan leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, the father of Ahmad Massoud who is heading the Resistance forces against the Taliban in Panjshir.…
India-Bangladesh: People to people contact key to further strengthening ties
Dhaka, Sep 7 (UNI) Indian Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has said that people to people along with government to government contact between India and Bangladesh is the key to further strengthening the ties between…
US ‘concerned’ by affiliations, track records of some Taliban ministers
Washington, Sep 8 (UNI/Sputnik) The Biden administration is concerned about the affiliations and track records of several newly-announced Taliban (banned in Russia as a terrorist group) cabinet members, a State Department spokesperson said…
Taliban announces 33 member new acting govt. with Akhundzada as PM
New Afghan govt to start functioning soon: Taliban supreme leader
PM Modi gets highest approval rating among 13 world leaders
New Delhi, Sep 6 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the highest approval rating among leaders of 13 countries, the latest figures of Morning Consult's Global Leader Approval Rating Tracker show.
According to data collected by Morning…
Modi chairs high-level meeting on Taliban threat
NEW DELHI: To assess the changing situation in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Home Minister Amit…
Novak Djokovic beats last American at US Open to extend Slam bid
For half an hour and a full set at the start, then one particularly compelling and competitive game later, Novak Djokovic’s opponent in the U.S. Open’s fourth round, Jenson Brooksby, gave him fits and created a raucous atmosphere under the…
Iran condemns siege of Panjshir by Taliban, says it is against international law
Tehran, Sep 6 (UNI) The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday said that the blockade of Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan by the Taliban contravenes international law and humanitarian law.
The ministry reiterated Tehran’s position that there is…
160 climbers granted permits to summit 2 Himalayan mountains inside Nepal
Kathmandu, Sep 7 (UNI/Xinhua) As many as 160 mountaineers have received permits to climb two Himalayan mountains inside Nepal in the fall season as of Monday despite the continued threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Nepal's Department of…
Ukrain invites US to sign free trade zone agreement: Foreign Minister
Kiev, Sep 7 (UNI/Sputnik) Ukraine has invited the United States to sign an agreement on a free trade zone, and is also constantly raising the issue of obtaining a visa-free entry regime for Ukrainian citizens, Ukrainian Foreign Minister…
