Fri 03 September 2021: British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Friday and exchanged views on the latest developments in Afghanistan as well as bilateral matters and regional and international issues. Recalling his telephonic conversation with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister shared Pakistan’s perspective on the […]
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Fri 03 September 2021: EU countries on Friday laid out their conditions for stepping up engagement with the Taliban, agreeing to establish a joint Kabul “presence” to help departures if security allows. “We have to engage with the new government in Afghanistan, which doesn’t mean recognition, it’s an operational engagement,” EU foreign policy chief Josep […]
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Fri 03 September 2021: Journalism is a powerful weapon, which is why most tyrants and despots like either to control or ban the media. Even in so-called democracies, governments are well aware of the power and influence that the media can have on voters. Critical front pages and commentaries can win or lose elections, garner […]
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Fri 03 September 2021: After receiving harsh criticism for his handling of the COVID-19 outbreak, Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga stated on Friday that he will not stand for his party’s leadership, thus stepping down as prime minister. “I had planned to run, but dealing with both COVID-19 and the election would require an enormous […]
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Fri 03 September 2021: A Pakistani artist will be showcasing the world’s largest Quran at the Dubai Expo 2020 which is set to take place next month after having been postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is said to be the first of its kind, as the scripture will be cast on […]
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Fri 03 September 2021: Germany is ready to return its diplomats to Kabul, subject to security and compliance with human rights and other conditions by the Taliban, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday. “We are ready not only to provide humanitarian assistance, because Afghanistan is threatened with a humanitarian catastrophe. We are ready […]
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Thu 02 September 2021: Taliban claimed to have captured strategic check posts from the Panjshir resistance group in the two days of clashes in northern Afghanistan, which continued on the third day on Thursday. However, the Panjshir resistance group counterclaimed that its fighters killed 40 Taliban fighters and injured 35 others in the fierce fight […]
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Thu 02 September 2021: Amid restrictions on people’s movement and internet and cellular services, Indian police took the body of Kashmir’s top leader Syed Ali Geelani and buried him under its custody in the capital Srinagar early on Thursday. A close relative of Geelani, asking to remain anonymous, told Anadolu Agency over the phone from […]
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Thu 02 September 2021: The United Nations is warning that Afghanistan could face a food crisis within a month, leaving one out of three people hungry, as the Taliban tries to form a new government to run the country. “The situation… from a humanitarian perspective continues to be extremely tense,” Ramiz Alakbarov, UN humanitarian coordinator […]
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Wed 01 September 2021: With negotiations stalled, the Taliban have marched on Afghanistan’s last remaining province out of their control, Panjshir, the group confirmed on Wednesday. In a new audio message, the Taliban’s top negotiator Amir Khan Mottaki urged the Panjshir residents to either convince or reject those “still insisting upon war from this small […]
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