Page 38 - Latest Updates on Taliban
China backs Taliban's demand to US to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets
China on Wednesday supported the Taliban's demand that the US should unfreeze Afghanistan's assets and said that America has no legitimate reasons to do so
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Pakistan's provincial govt backs recognition of Taliban rule in Afghanistan
Pakistan's provincial government in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region has extended full support for recognising the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Afghan female football players evade Taliban, reach Pakistan
Thirty-two women football players from Afghanistan, who were facing threats from the Taliban, have reached Pakistan along with their families
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736 Afghans recorded for new registration in India from Aug 1 to Sep 11: UN
A total of 736 Afghans were recorded for new registration from August 1 to September 11, the UNHCR said here
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EU has no other option but to engage with Taliban, says top diplomat
The European Union has no other option but to engage with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan if it wants to influence events in the country, said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday.
Pak's role in enabling Taliban is victory for hardliners: Top US senator
Republican Senator Marco Rubio said multiple US administrations were guilty of ignoring Pakistan's role in helping the Taliban to regroup
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Afghanistan crisis: Taliban 'conundrum' is forcing strange bedfellows
Now that unlikely group of geopolitical rivals find their interests aligned once more, only this time to see those same Taliban leaders restore order in a nation of 38 million
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UNSC resolution should guide world's response to Afghan crisis: India
India said that the global approach to address the Afghan crisis must be guided by the recent UN Security Council resolution demanding that territory of Afghanistan must not be used for terrorism
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'Serious possibility of complete economic collapse in Afghanistan'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a warning against the "serious" possibility of a complete economic collapse in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover.
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Donors pledge $1.2 billion in emergency funds for helping Afghans
The United Nations drummed up more than USD 1.2 billion in emergency pledges Monday for helping 11 million Afghans facing an escalating humanitarian crisis in their homeland
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Germany allows entry to 2,000 vulnerable Afghans: Reports
Germany has allowed entry to 2,000 rights activists, artists, scientists and journalists from Afghanistan who are at risk of retribution from the Taliban, media said Monday
US to reassess ties with Pakistan over Afghanistan future, says Blinken
The US is going to be looking at its ties with Pakistan in the coming weeks to formulate the role America wants Islamabad to play in the future of Afghanistan, Secretary of State informed Congress
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Afghan businessmen oppose use of Pakistani rupee in bilateral trade
A number of people have reacted to a report in a Pakistani newspaper that said business deals in Afghanistan should be based on Pakistani rupees, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.
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United Nations seeks $606 million for Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
There are concerns that instability and upended humanitarian efforts, compounded by an ongoing drought, could further endanger lives and plunge Afghanistan toward famine.
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Pakistan runs its first commercial flight to Kabul since Taliban takeover
Pakistan's national flag-carrier on Monday ran its first commercial flight to Kabul since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August.
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Taliban seize $6 mn in cash, 15 gold bricks from ex-VP Saleh's house
Taliban fighters have claimed so in a viral video
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UN chief announces $20 million humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
The "de facto" authorities in the war-torn country have "pledged" to cooperate to ensure assistance is delivered to the people: UN chief
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Taliban fails to live up to its promises of inclusive leadership: France
France's foreign minister has expressed disappointment in Afghanistan's newly formed Taliban government
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United Nations official slams Taliban over reprisal killings
The UN human rights chief says her office has received credible allegations of reprisal killings by the Taliban
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Afghan Ministry of Education to change curriculum as per Sharia laws
Taliban also announced that they will launch a program to send students abroad to pursue higher education.
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