INDIA, CHINA BLAME EACH OTHER FOR FAILURE OF NEW ROUND OF BORDER TALKS

Mon 11 October 2021: China and India have failed to advance with the disengagement of forces at remaining points on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), blaming each other for the deadlock during the latest round of commander-level talks. The 13th round of talks took place on Sunday. “The Chinese side made great efforts to […]

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“OPENING A NEW PAGE”: US, TALIBAN HOLD FIRST TALKS SINCE AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL

Sun 10 October 2021: The in-person meetings between US and Taliban that began in Doha on Saturday are the first since US forces withdrew from Afghanistan in August – ending a 20-year military presence – and the Taliban’s rise to power. The Taliban Foreign Affairs Minister Amir Khan Mutaqqi said Saturday that the group remains […]

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‘FATHER OF PAKISTAN’S NUCLEAR BOMB’ ABDUL QADEER KHAN DIES

Sun 10 October 2021: Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, a prominent nuclear scientist in Pakistan, died on Sunday after his health deteriorated. Dr. Khan is regarded as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear program and is hailed as a hero at home for developing the Muslim world’s first nuclear weapon. Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan’s health began to […]

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ANDY FLOWER APPOINTED AFGHANISTAN’S CONSULTANT FOR T20 WORLD CUP

Sat 09 October 2021: Andy Flower, a former Zimbabwe captain and England coach, has been selected as the Afghanistan Cricket Board’s (ACB) consultant for the Twenty20 World Cup. From 1992 to 2003, Flower played 63 tests and 213 one-day international matches for Zimbabwe. From 2009 to 2014, he coached England, helping them win the T20 […]

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CHINA TO ADD CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING TO ‘NEGATIVE LIST’ OF INDUSTRIES

Sat 09 October 2021: China has added cryptocurrency mining to a draft list of industries in which investment is restricted or prohibited, although it reduced the number of sectors on the list overall, a document released by the state planner showed on Friday. The “negative list” details sectors and industries that are off-limits to both Chinese […]

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US DELEGATION TO MEET TALIBAN IN FIRST HIGH-LEVEL TALKS SINCE WITHDRAWAL

Sat 09 October 2021: Two senior US officials told Reuters that a US delegation will meet with senior Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) representatives in Doha on Saturday and Sunday in their first face-to-face meeting at a senior level since Washington withdrew its forces from Afghanistan and the IEA took authority. The high-level U.S. delegation […]

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IRAN CONDEMNS ATTACK ON SHIITE MOSQUE IN AFGHANISTAN; IS GROUP CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY

Fri 08 October 2021: The Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) group claimed a deadly suicide bomb attack on Friday that hit a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz, Sputnik reported. In a statement released on its Telegram channels, the group said that an IS suicide bomber “detonated an explosive vest amid a crowd” of Shiite […]

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DOZENS KILLED IN SUICIDE BOMBING AT KUNDUZ MOSQUE IN AFGHANISTAN

Fri 08 October 2021: A massive explosion in a Shia mosque in Kunduz Province, northern Afghanistan, injured dozens of people, according to Aamaj News. Video footage on Friday showed bodies surrounded by debris inside the Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque that is used by people from the minority Shia Muslim community. There are conflicting reports about the […]

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