TALIBAN CANCELS INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF AFGHAN INTERIM GOVERNMENT

Fri 10 September 2021: The Taliban, which recently gained control over Afghanistan, canceled the inauguration ceremony marking the country’s interim government, Inamullah Samangani, a member of the Taliban’s cultural commission, stated on Friday. “The inauguration ceremony of the new Afghan government was canceled a few days ago. In order not to confuse people further, the […]

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NEED TO ALLOW MONEY TO FLOW INTO AFGHANISTAN: UN ENVOY DEBORAH LYONS

Fri 10 September 2021: Nearly $10bn of Afghanistan’s central bank assets are currently frozen overseas and considered key leverage over the new administration The top UN envoy for Afghanistan has called for a modus vivendi for money to flow into the country and for efforts to address the dire humanitarian situation. Assets and donor funds […]

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CONTINUED US BLACKLISTING OF HAQQANI FAMILY ‘VIOLATION’ OF DOHA AGREEMENT: TALIBAN

Fri 10 September 2021: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Thursday said that a continued blacklisting by the US of the Haqqani family is a “violation” of the Doha agreement. “Latest US position regarding blacklist is a violation of Doha Agreement,” wrote Mujahid on Twitter, while issuing a statement on the matter. Latest US position regarding […]

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STABLE AFGHANISTAN NEED INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT – GERMAN FM MAAS

Thu 09 September 2021: Afghanistan will not be stable without international support, the Taliban radical movement must understand that isolation is not in their interests, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said. “The discussions we had with colleagues showed how much concern there is about the further development of the events, and not only here in […]

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GERMANY, US TO CO-HOST INT’L FORUM ON FUTURE TIES WITH TALIBAN

Wed 08 September 2021: The US and Germany are set to co-host an international video conference on Wednesday in which participants will discuss ways on how to deal with the Taliban after the takeover of Afghanistan, the German foreign minister said on Wednesday. Speaking ahead of his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]

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‘HOW IT ENDED’: FORMER AFGHAN PRESIDENT GHANI APOLOGIZES, REGRETS

Wed 08 September 2021: According to a statement released, former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has apologized, saying he regrets “how things ended.” “Leaving Kabul was the most difficult decision of my life, but I believed it was the only way to keep the guns silent and save Kabul and her 6 million citizens. I have […]

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AT 96.2%, INDIA’S KERALA TOPS LITERACY RATE CHART

Tue 07 September 2021: Kerala, India’s southernmost state, has consistently demonstrated a higher human development index, including higher literacy rates, despite being less industrialized than its bordering provinces. According to a poll released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in September last year, the region had a literacy rate of almost 96 percent, the highest […]

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