Tue 27 July 2021: The Taliban claim to have shot down an Afghan military helicopter in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday. “Near the center of Nad-e-Ali district in Helmand province an Afghan military helicopter was shot down by Taliban. We also occupied the center of Nad-e-Ali district and […]
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Mon 26 July 2021: A regional US general indicated on Sunday that airstrikes will continue to back Afghan forces under attack from the Taliban. “The United States has increased airstrikes in support of Afghan forces over the last several days and we’re prepared to continue this heightened level of support in the coming weeks if the Taliban continue […]
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Mon 26 July 2021: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has won a majority of seats in elections for the legislative assembly of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, preliminary results say. According to unofficial results released by the election commission, Khan’s PTI won 25 out of 45 seats in the polls held on Sunday. […]
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Sun 25 July 2021: The Taliban movement is calling on the international community and non-governmental organizations to assist it with combating the COVID-19 pandemic, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen has told Sputnik. “Now we have control over all rural areas of Afghanistan, there is need for medical assistance. We call on world countries and NGOs to […]
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Sun 25 July 2021: Typhoon In-Fa has lashed China’s southeastern coast as the country is trying to eliminate the consequences of mass flooding, the China Meteorological Administration said on Sunday. The typhoon, the sixth to hit the area this year, made landfall on the coast of the city of Zhoushan in the eastern Chinese province […]
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Sun 25 July 2021: Tesla, the world’s most valuable electric vehicle (EV) company, owned by multibillionaire Elon Musk, had already begun wooing the Indian market. Tesla’s infotainment user interface now includes Hindi, an Indian language. In January, the company was legally registered with India’s Registrar of Companies. Elon Musk on Saturday took to Twitter saying that his company wants to launch cars in India, however, the country’s import duties on electric vehicles (EVs) are the “highest in the world by far”. In another tweet, Musk said: “We are hopeful that there will be at least […]
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Sat 24 July 2021: Up to $100 million will be allocated for unexpected and urgent refugee needs among Afghan victims of conflict, including Special Immigrant visa (SIV) applicants to reside in the United States, US President Joe Biden said in a memorandum addressed to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. “I hereby determine… that it is […]
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Sat 24 July 2021: Rescuers crawled through mud and debris in a frantic search for survivors in India after heavy rains in countries’ western state of Maharashtra triggered landslides, flooding, and a building collapse, killing dozens of people. The state government said in a statement on Saturday the death toll in multiple monsoon-related accidents since […]
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Sat 24 July 2021: As manufacturers in Southeast Asia battling against one of the world’s fiercest Covid-19 resurgences, some of the world’s leading footwear and apparel firms are seeing production plummet, Bloomberg reported. Many companies that produce products for global giants such as Nike Inc. and Adidas AG have suspended factories in Vietnam over the […]
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Fri 23 July 2021: Afghan government on Monday condemned the Islamic Republic of Iran for “conspiracy, sedition and war mongering” in Afghanistan, Iran International reported. The condemnation came after the publication of an article in the Iranian conservative newspaper Jomhouri Eslami (Islamic Republic) that broke the news about the emergence of a new political group […]
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