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Taliban’s political chief arrives in Kabul for negotiations on forming new gov’t – Reports
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Moscow: Abdul Ghani Baradar, the chief of the Taliban's political office (a terrorist group, banned in Russia), arrived in Kabul on Saturday to negotiate the formation of a new Afghan government, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported, citing the...
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Facebook removes opportunity to view list of friends for accounts from Afghanistan
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Washington: Facebook has temporarily removed an opportunity to view the list of friends for accounts from Afghanistan in an attempt to protect Afghan users from possible reprisal from the Taliban Islamist group (banned in Russia), head of the Facebook...
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Chinese Parliament passes personal information protection law: Reports
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Beijing: The Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress (NPC) on Friday voted to approve Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which will enter into force on November 1, the Xinhua news agency reported.The decision was made during the...
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19-year-old Afghan footballer fell to death from US Air Force plane in Kabul
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Kabul: One of the persons who fell to their death while clinging on to a US Air Force plane on Monday, was a 19-year-old Afghan who played in the national junior football team.Zaki Anwari died after he fell from...
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Labour party blasts Raab for failing to make urgent call to rescue Afghan interpreters
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Moscow: The United Kingdom's Labour shadow home secretary, Nick Thomas-Symonds, on Thursday accused Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab of failing to make an urgent call to help evacuate translators from Afghanistan the day the Taliban entered Kabul, as he was...
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Taliban declare formation of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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Kabul: The Taliban on Thursday declared the formation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, on the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of the country’s independence.The announcement was made by the Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Muhaid on his Twitter account."Declaration of...
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Ghani says he is in talks to return, denies fleeing with money
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Kabul/Abu Dhabi: Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani who has taken refuge in the UAE after fleeing his country following the Taliban takeover, on Wednesday said that he is in talks to return to the country, and has denied allegations...
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MiG-29 fighter crashes in Russia’s Astrakhan region, pilot killed – Defense Ministry
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Moscow: The MiG-29 fighter crashed in the Astrakhan region, the pilot was killed, Russia's Southern Military District said on Wednesday."On August 18, 2021, a MiG-29 plane crashed during a planned flight in the Astrakhan region. The plane crashed in...
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German Foreign Ministry to provide $11.7 mln for Afghanistan people support program – Maas
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Berlin: The German Foreign Ministry will provide 10 million euros ($11.7 million) for a program to support people in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told reporters in Berlin.“We are looking into the period after the evacuation, I spoke about...
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Death toll from earthquake in Haiti reaches 2,189 people – Reports
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Moscow: The number of people, who have died as a result of the earthquake in Haiti, has risen to 2,189, the Associated Press news agency reported, citing the country's civil protection agency.According to the previous estimation, the death toll...
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Meghalaya Govt assures adequqate LPG supply
Shillong: Meghalaya’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister Methodius Dkhar on Thursday assured that the state has sufficient LPG stock...
