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At least seven people, including a Chinese national, were killed in a suicide bombing at a restaurant in Kabul’s Shahr-e-Naw district. The Islamic State claimed responsibility, citing retaliation against China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims, while investigations continue
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At least five Afghans were killed and dozens injured in Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul, while 20,000 families fled Kandahar’s Spin Boldak after fresh cross-border clashes. Three Afghan cricketers also died in a strike in Paktika, prompting Doha-mediated peace talks.
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The gruesome incident, according to the official, took place in Nawar district on Wednesday afternoon when a group of children found a toy-like object and began playing with it, but the object exploded killing two children on the spot and injuring another.
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The 21-year-old's protest was aimed at drawing global attention to the plight of women under Taliban rule in her homeland
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The airstrikes against TTP militants holed up deep inside Afghanistan reflect Pakistan’s duplicity on terrorism
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Indian official holding talks with Afghanistan ministers shows the proactive approach of New Delhi to safeguard its interests in the war-torn nation
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The information was provided by Zabihullah Amiri, an official of provincial department of information and culture.
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Taliban-appointed Kabul security department spokesperson Khalid Zadran said the explosion was due to a grenade blast that occurred in Kabul's PD 18. He said that an investigation is being carried out to find the perpetrator.
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As per the source, seven families and seven children were among the 3,090 individuals deported by plane.
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Dashti Barchi area of Kabul has been repeatedly targeted by the Islamic State group affiliate in the country, which has carried out major assaults on schools, hospitals and mosques
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Worldwide organisations and regional and international charities are continuing to distribute relief to all the earthquake-affected villages in Afghanistan
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan on Sunday
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The Taliban needs to meet its commitments to get legitimacy, the White House has said
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Amiri stressed the need for the international community to communicate to the Taliban that engagement seeks to improve the situation, conditional on respecting people's rights
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Japanese Ambassador in Kabul Takashi Okada has called on the Taliban to strengthen legitimacy within the country to expand international cooperation
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UNICEF in Afghanistan said 85 per cent of the victims of explosions and unexploded mines in Afghanistan are children, making it one of the most weapons-contaminated countries in the world
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It wasn't clear when the ban was imposed, but the Afghan Taliban have been resisting international pressure to form a more inclusive government.
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As humanitarian needs remain substantial in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, the United Nations has said that aid operations in Afghanistan face a critical funding gap
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Since taking control of Afghanistan, the Taliban banned girls beyond grade six from attending schools and prohibited women from attending universities.
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The humanitarian aid given to Afghanistan by the Official Development Assistance (ODA) has been reduced by 59 per cent, informed the UK Parliament