Taliban Says Pakistani Strikes Kill 36 Civilians, Escalating Border Tensions
Kabul— Pakistan carried out cross-border strikes and a ground operation targeting alleged militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan, while the Taliban
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UN Warns of Record Surge in Potent Synthetic Drugs as Global Drug Use Climbs
Vienna-Global drug use continued to rise in 2024, driven by an unprecedented increase in new synthetic narcotics that are more
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Afghan-Pakistan Tensions Escalate as Kabul Claims Cross-Border Strike, Islamabad Rejects Allegation
Kabul – Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government said on Friday it had carried out strikes against militant hideouts inside Pakistan, a claim
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Afghan Officials Ditch Smartphones After Taliban-Imposed Ban Sparks Disruption
Kabul-Government employees across Afghanistan began abandoning smartphones on Wednesday after authorities imposed a sweeping ban on their use in state
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UN Security Council urges Taliban to reverse crackdown on women as Herat arrests spark concern
United Nations- The United Nations Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities to reverse
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Veteran journalist chronicles Afghanistan’s upheavals through the story of Kabul’s landmark hotel
“Afghans always used to say: the last to die is hope.” A new book by a veteran international journalist uses
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Escalation on the Frontier Pakistani Airstrikes Kill Civilians in Afghanistan Border Provinces, Officials Say
Khost-Pakistani airstrikes across the border into Afghanistan killed at least 12 civilians, including children and a woman, in Khost, Kunar
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Ex-Taliban Commander Sentenced to 42 Years in US Prison Over Journalist Kidnapping and Soldier Killings
New York-A former Taliban commander was sentenced to 42 years in prison on Tuesday by a US federal court for
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UN Condemns Reported Detentions of Afghan Women Over Taliban Dress Code Enforcement
Kabul- The United Nations has urged Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities to halt arrests and detentions of women over alleged violations of
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Why UN Child-Rights Advocates Are Alarmed by Afghanistan’s New Marriage Rules
New York-The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has strongly criticized new marriage rules introduced by the Taliban
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