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Positive step to bigger change: Taliban urges US to recognize Afghan govt

Taliban urged the US to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Another drone fires missiles in Afghanistan days after Zawahiri's killing

Days after a US drone strike killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul, another drone fired missiles in the Andaro area of Ghazni Province in Afghanistan

8 killed in Afghanistan capital during Shia community mourning gathering

At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured in Kabul on Friday during a Shia community mourning gathering following the holy month of Muharram

China's envoy on Afghanistan visits India, holds talks with senior official

China's Special Envoy for Afghanistan paid a visit to India this week during which he held talks with a senior Indian official on ways to ensure peace and stability in the war-torn country

No proposal for bilateral trade deal with Afghanistan: MoS Muraleedharan

He said, the govt has seen reports regarding the proposed extension of the so-called CPEC, and said any such actions by any party directly infringe on India's sovereignty and territorial integrity

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 jolts Afghanistan's Fayzabad, no casualties

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan's Fayzabad in the wee hours of Thursday at around 00It occurred 93 km South-South East of Fayzabad at a depth of 150 Kilometres."Earthquake of Magnitude:4.9, Occurred on 05-08-2022, 00:38:08 IST, Lat: 36.38 & Long: 71.09, Depth: 150 Km, Location: 93km SSE of Fayzabad," tweeted National Center for Seismology.There have been no reports of casualties or loss of properties as of now.More details are awaited.Earlier, on June 22, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul killing over 1,000 people across Barmal and Giyan districts in Paktika province and Spera district in Khost province.The disaster comes as Afghanistan continues to struggle with a severe economic crisis since the Taliban took over, as US-led international forces withdrew following two decades of war.In addition, at least 1,455 people were injured across three of the six most-affected districts of Barmal, ..

Taliban say they had no info about Zawahiri's 'arrival & stay' in Kabul

The caretaker Taliban administration in Afghanistan has said that the group was uninformed of Ayman al-Zawahiris "arrival and stay" in Kabul

Afghanistan receives $40 mn humanitarian aid in cash, forex reserve soars

Afghanistan has received $40 million in cash as humanitarian aid, the Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank, said in a statement

US warns of possible retaliation after killing of Al-Qaeda's al-Zawahiri

In a Worldwide Caution Update, the department said it believed "there is a higher potential for anti-American violence given the death of Ayman al-Zawahiri on July 31, 2022"

The downside of US drone strike: Afghanistan is still a terror base

Biden administration is holding out the CIA operation that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri as a monumental strike against the global terror network responsible for the Sept 11 attacks of 2001

Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in US strike in Afghanistan, says Biden

The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, President Joe Biden said

Who was Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri and why did the US kill him?

A US drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who helped Osama bin Laden plot the 9/11 attacks on the United States and helped al-Qaida survive and spread in the years after

Floods in Afghanistan claim lives of 120 people over past one month

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan confirmed that at least 120 people died and 152 other injured due to floods in the past one months, which also caused heavy financial damage

Taliban must respect human rights to gain international acceptance: US

The head of the US mission to Afghanistan, Ian McCary on Sunday said that the United States will continue to hold the Taliban accountable for the commitments they made so that Afghanistan does not become a safe haven for terrorists, including the Khorasan branch of ISIS and al-Qaeda."Over the past year in Doha, we have pursued dialogue with the Taliban to address critical issues; we have provided extensive consular services to US Citizens, LPRs, & others engaged with the Afghan people. I am glad that we have been able to help many Afghans inside the country and abroad over the past year, but I am humbled by the array of challenges we are still facing in Afghanistan," McCary tweeted.He expressed disappointment over the Taliban's continuing refusal to allow girls access to secondary schools and by credible reports of human rights abuses, including the deterioration of media freedoms and unacceptable restrictions on the rights of women."If the Taliban hope to gain the acceptance of

Rocket hits empty house in Afghanistan, no causalities reported

A rocket hit a vacant house in the Sherpur area of Afghanistan's capital Kabul, no causalities were reported

WFP faces shortage of funds for humanitarian operations in Afghanistan

The World Food Organization (WFP) in Afghanistan said it is facing a shortage of funds to continue humanitarian operations in Afghanistan

10 Afghan security personnel killed in flash flood in Afghanistan's Ghazni

Flash flood has claimed the lives of 10 security personnel in eastern Afghanistan's Ghazni province

2 died in Friday explosion at Kabul cricket game, confirms Taliban

The Taliban on Saturday raised the casualty toll from a hand grenade explosion during a cricket game in the capital of Kabul the previous day, saying two civilians at the stadium died from the blast

ISIS causing unrest in Afghanistan, says Taliban's acting foreign minister

The Taliban's FM claimed that ISIS fighters have been subdued while on the contrary, ISIS has claimed responsibility for the recent deadly attacks on mosques, schools, and cars across Afghanistan

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on Richter scale hit Afghanistan's Fayzabad

An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan's Fayzabad in the wee hours of Wednesday at around 2It occurred 89 km South of Fayzabad at a depth of 200 Kilometres."An Earthquake of Magnitude:5.4, Occurred on 27-07-2022, 02:07:19 IST, Lat: 36.31 & Long: 70.71, Depth: 200 Km, Location: 89km S of Fayzabad," tweeted National Center for Seismology.There are no reports of casualties or loss of properties as of now.More details are awaited.It is pertinent to note that an earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan in June that resulted in the death of more than 1,000 people, with more than 1,500 people injured. The most affected areas were in Spera District in Khost Province, and Barmala, Ziruk, Naka and Gayan districts in Paktika Province.The disaster comes as Afghanistan continues to struggle with a severe economic crisis since the Taliban took over, as US-led international forces withdrew following two decades of war.