Sat 31 July 2021: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has denied a report that Pakistani fighters have crossed the border into Afghanistan to aid the Taliban in its fight against the Afghan government. “This is absolute nonsense”, Khan said in an interview with PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff. Prime Minister Khan also said that Pakistan […]
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Fri 30 July 2021: The first flight carrying Afghans who worked for the US military arrived in America on Friday, President Joe Biden said, the start of an operation to evacuate thousands from possible Taliban retaliation. “Today is an important milestone as we continue to fulfill our promise to the thousands of Afghan nationals who […]
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Thu 29 July 2021: The Indian government Thursday said the country has 351 polluted river stretches, Xinuha reported. According to the federal ministry of water resources, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has been monitoring the water quality of rivers and other water bodies in the country through a network of monitoring stations under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme, in collaboration with the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committee (PCC). “Based on water quality monitoring results, pollution assessment of rivers has been carried out by CPCB from time to time. Rivers in the country are polluted due to discharge of untreated and partially treated sewage […]
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Thu 29 July 2021: Malaysia’s embattled leader was accused of treason and urged to quit Thursday after the king denounced his crisis-hit government for misleading parliament, a rare public rebuke from the revered monarch. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin leads a scandal-plagued coalition that seized power last year without an election, but his government is on […]
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Wed 28 July 2021: Mount Sinabung in Indonesia erupted on Wednesday, spewing a gigantic column of ash and smoke into the sky. According to a local geological organization, the volcano in North Sumatra province erupted for about 12 minutes. An eyewitness says, a column of thick, dark smoke coming from the crater. Clouds of smoke […]
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Wed 28 July 2021: Taliban’s nine-member delegation has visited China. In the two-day visit, in an attempt to hold talks on peace process and security issues, The delegation met the foreign minister of the country, the group’s spokesperson said on Wednesday. Taliban spokesperson Mohammad Naeem tweeted, “Politics, economy and issues related to the security […]
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Wed 28 July 2021: The US has increased airstrikes on Taliban targets in Afghanistan, according to the Pentagon, in order to support Afghan government forces fighting a broad offensive. Defense Department spokesman Lt. Col. Jon Quinlan confirmed in an email exchange with Anadolu Agency that “a number of strikes have occurred over the last several […]
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Tue 27 July 2021: According to Bangladeshi Deputy Commissioner for Refugee Relief and Repatriation, Shamsud Douza Nayan, six Rohingya refugees were killed by a landslide caused by heavy rains in a camp in the coastal town of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh’s southeast. The downpour flooded the Kutupalong Refugee Camp, inhabited mostly by Rohingya asylum seekers, Bangladeshi e-newspaper bdnews24 reported. “Parts of the hill collapsed at camp No. 10 due to heavy rains in the afternoon. Five Rohingya people, including children, died after being trapped under the rubble. The incident left several […]
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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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