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Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake at least 920: disaster minister
Kabul: The death toll from an overnight earthquake in Afghanistan has risen to at least 920, the country’s deputy minister…
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Taleban declare Soviet exit holiday
KABUL: The Taleban yesterday declared February 15 a national holiday to mark the anniversary of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan-six…
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Asia
Taleban say Oslo talks with West will ‘transform atmosphere of war’
KABUL: The Taleban’s first official talks with the West on European soil since seizing power in Afghanistan will help to…
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Asia
‘We are homeless’: Victims of Afghan quakes await aid
QADIS, Afghanistan: Survivors of twin earthquakes in Afghanistan were waiting yesterday for aid to arrive after spending their second night…
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Asia
Taleban stage show of strength with parade after protests
MAYMANA, Afghanistan: Taleban fighters paraded through a northwest Afghan city in a show of strength at the weekend, days after…
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Taleban appeal to US Congress to release Afghanistan assets
WASHINGTON: The Taleban called yesterday on US Congress members to release Afghan assets frozen after their takeover of the country,…
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Afghanistan ‘at brink of economic collapse’, warns Pakistan’s FM
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan is “at the brink of economic collapse” and the international community must urgently resume funding and provide humanitarian…
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Taleban’s victory sparks hopes of peace in rural Afghanistan
DASHTAN: In the villages that once bore the brunt of Afghanistan’s frontline fighting, the Taleban victory has broken a cycle…
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Sports
India thrash Afghanistan; Kiwis edge Scotland
ABU DHABI: Rohit Sharma smashed 74 and Ravichandran Ashwin returned figures of 2-14 as India hammered Afghanistan by 66 runs…
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Lifestyle
Azure waters, limestone cliffs: Tourists return to Afghanistan’s ‘Grand Canyon’
The stunning azure waters of the Band-e Amir lakes are once again attracting Afghan tourists, who brave bumpy roads to…
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Lifestyle
100 musicians flee Afghanistan, fearing Taleban crackdown
More than 100 music students and teachers have fled Afghanistan in a nail-biting flight from Kabul following the Taleban’s takeover…
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World
Girls excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan
KABUL: Girls were excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan yesterday, after the country’s new Taleban rulers ordered only…
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