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Taliban release Afghan women activists, foreigners Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan announced that the foreigners who were detained for not having identity cards, working licenses, and relevant documents were released after identifying their identities.
Spokesperson of the Taliban, Zabiullah Mujahid in a Twitter post said that they were in a good situation... |
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Tedros Adhanom, WHO chief, discusses Health crisis with Taliban in Switzerland The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday he had met the health minister in the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan for talks on the "dire" health and humanitarian crisis in the country.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus revealed that he met Qalander Ebad for talks on... |
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Two sisters and mother assassinated in Kabul, Taliban arrested assassin Security officials of the Afghan capital Kabul said that they have arrested the young man who assassinated two sisters and their mother in Police District 7 of the city.
Two young sisters and their mother were choked on Tuesday morning.
Close relatives of the slain sisters and mother said that a... |
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Annual Event to Commemorate Civilian-Led Peacebuilding in Mindanao Calls Forth Collective Action to Develop Peace On the 24th of January 2022, over 22,000 social representatives from 51 countries attended the international peace conference celebrating the Peace Day held virtually. The event commemorated a civilian-led peace agreement made between the Islam and Catholic communities in Mindanao 8 years ago.
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Health regulator okays Chinese Sinopharm vaccine for use in South Africa File photo shows vial labelled "Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine
A South African health regulator has approved Chinas Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for adults aged 18 and above even though a senior health official said the government would not immediately procure its doses.
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Avalanche kills 15 people in eastern Afghanistan Provincial officials in the eastern Kunar province said that an avalanche has so far killed 15 people and that rescue operations are still underway.
Bakhtar News agency-Afghanistan news agency- quoting the local authorities said that the avalanche occurred on Sunday morning, February 6 in Goriga area... |
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Cyclone Batsirai batters Madagascar, killing 10, displacing 48,000 Cyclone Batsirai has reached the east coast of Madagascar with wind speeds of up to 235 km per hour. (AFP Photo)
A week after the devastating tropical storm Ana, a cyclone ripped through the island nation of Madagascar, leaving behind a trail of death and destruction.
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US police: 1 dead, 4 injured in shooting at hookah lounge One person is killed and four others injured in a mass shooting at a Hookah lounge near Virginia Tech, US. (File photo)
US police have reported one person dead and four others injured in a shooting at a Virginia hookah place.
The deadly incident happened just before Friday midnight at the Melody... |
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US hits another grim milestone with 900,000 COVID-19 deaths Workers wear protective equipment at a COVID-19 testing site on Jan. 26, 2022, in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles. (Photo by AP)
The United States has crossed yet another grim landmark in the battle against COVID-19, reporting a staggering death toll of more than 900,000, according to data... |
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Covid jabs become mandatory in 1st EU country A bus that has been converted into a mobile Covid vaccination center (FILE PHOTO) © Photo by Michael Gruber/Getty Images
The compulsory inoculation of over-18s officially came into force in Austria on Saturday
A new law has come into force in Austria, making it compulsory for everyone over... |
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New measures to prevent refugees reaching EU The European Union Agency for Asylum, EUAA, says new refugee applications in the 27-country bloc are at a five-year high, mainly being submitted by Afghans and Syrians. On Wednesday, 19 refugees were found dead on the border between Turkey and EU-nation Greece.
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Over 300 Media Outlets Shut Down in Past 6 Months At least 318 media outlets have closed since the fall of the Western-backed government in 33 of 34 provinces in Afghanistan, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said.
The IFJ in a report on Thursday expressed concerns over the status of Afghan media community.
"The crisis has hit newspapers... |
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Global impact of Islamic Revolution / Video Irans Islamic Revolution is being recalled globally by those who were of age to witness its immediate impact and for others who continue to feel its international legacy.
It is the revolution that continues to reverberate around the globe. Irans Islamic Revolution ushering a new age by ousting the... |
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Winter storm wreaks havoc on central, Northeast US A car is abandoned overnight after it crashed during a snowstorm in Toledo, Ohio, US, February 3, 2022. (Reuters photo)
A massive winter storm swept across the central and Northeast United States on Thursday where it was delivering heavy snow and ice, making travel treacherous if not impossible, knocking... |
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Taliban plans to conduct census, need fund National Statistics and Information Administration (NSIA) of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that they will get enough funds to begin census across Afghanistan.
The administration plans to measure the areas of districts, police districts, highways, borders, forests, mines, and the amount of... |
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Afghanistan Faces Tsunami of Hunger: SIGAR Over half of Afghanistans population is facing a "tsunami of hunger," the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reported, citing numbers from UN World Food Programme.
SIGAR released its fifty-fourth quarterly report to the US Congress examining the $145.87 billion reconstruction... |
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European nations remove Covid restrictions as Omicron fears dwindle People waiting in the queue outside a store maintain social distancing. © Getty Images
Belgium and Germany remain cautious about relaxing too quickly
Denmark, France, Ireland, and Norway have pushed ahead with relaxing or removing Covid restrictions in recent weeks, as they listen to calls... |
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Pneumonia cases soaring in Afghanistan, killing children: NGO Children wait for free bread in front of a bakery in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
Pneumonia cases in Afghanistan are soaring, killing children, who are unable to access healthcare facilities, the UK-based international NGO Save the Children says.
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12 migrants found frozen to death near Turkey-Greece border Turkish officials carry the bodies of migrants found frozen to death in the Pasakoy Village of Ipsala District, Turkey, on February 2, 2022.
Twelve migrants were found dead in a small Turkish town near the Greek border often used by migrants seeking to enter the European Union, after they apparently... |
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Cost of living in Eurozone at all time high Cost of living in the 19-country Eurozone hits an all time high as inflation rises to 5.1%. EU lawmakers demand emergency measures to prevent even more citizens from falling into poverty. |
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Landslide kills at least 24 in Ecuadors capital, 12 still missing Rescue workers carry the body of a victim in Quito, Ecuador, February 01, 2022. (Photo by AP)
At least 24 people perished in a landslide in Ecuadors capital Quito, and 12 others were missing, Mayor Santiago Guarderas said on Tuesday, as rescue teams searched homes and streets covered by mud following... |
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Five killed in eastern Indian coal mine collapse Five people have been confirmed dead after a pile of waste collapsed over locals trying to lift coal from an abandoned open cast mine owned by state-run Coal India Ltd in the eastern state of Jharkhand, police say.
Police said the mishap occurred early on Tuesday in Gopinathpur in the district of... |
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Taliban says its happy with former governments media law Zabihullah Mujahid, an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban) spokesman and deputy minister of Information and Culture, said the Taliban has studied the mass media law drafted under the previous government and have found no problem.
Mujahid made the remarks on Wednesday at a meeting in Kabul of... |
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Taliban affiliates not allowed entering entertainment parks with weapons: Spokesman A spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Inamullah Samangani said that the cabinet of the interim government has decided to ban entering the Taliban affiliates to entertainment parks with weapons.
As per the decision, the military personnel of the IEA is not allowed to enter the parks... |
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Qatar-Taliban agreed upon resuming evacuation from Kabul The Foreign Ministry of Qatar said that they have agreed with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to evacuate foreign nationals who are in danger in the country.
In an interview in the US, the visiting Emir of Qatar Shiekh Tamim bin Al Thani said that they have agreed on two flights every week that... |
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EU, UNAMA, Amnesty Intl Raise Concerns Over Detained Reporters The Free Speech Hub, an organization supporting open media in Afghanistan, as well as Amnesty International and UNAMA have called on the Islamic Emirate to provide information about the case of two Ariana News reporters arrested on Monday.
The Free Speech Hub in a statement said the two reporters--Aslam... |
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Protests rage on in Germany, Czech Republic over COVID-19 restrictions Demonstrators kneel down after police officers ended a protest against government measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Frankfurt, Germany, on December 4, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Thousands of people in European countries have rallied against their governments over COVID-19 restrictions amid... |
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Deadly landslides, flooding claim 18 lives in Brazils Sao Paulo Landslides and flooding from heavy rains in Sao Paulo state have killed at least 18 people since Friday, including seven children, public safety officials said on Sunday.
According to Sao Paulo state authorities, nine other people were injured in the rains and five more were missing, while some 500... |
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About 1,400 US flights canceled after winter storm in Northeast About 1,400 US flights were canceled early on Sunday after the northeastern part of the country was walloped by a fierce winter storm a day earlier.
Several US states had declared emergencies in response to the storm, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Carolinas and was forecast to continue... |
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COVID-19 cases increase in Afghanistan: officials Afghanistans Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said on Sunday that COVID-19 infections have increased across Afghanistan.
According to the MoPH, 429 COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours in the country.
MoPH officials raised concerns and said that the Afghan health sector is not able... |
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