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Pakistan being made a scapegoat: Qureshi

Pakistani Foreign Minister also said that Islamabad has pleaded its case at the international forum. “We have been saying time and again that Pakistan has no ‘favourites’ in Afghanistan.”…reports Asian Lite News

August 10, 2021

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Govt forces foil Taliban attack on Afghan provincial capital

Taliban militants have taken control over three provincial capital cities of Taluqan, Sari Pul and Zaranj after heavy clashes in recent days….reports Asian Lite News At least 20 Taliban militants were killed

August 10, 2021

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Qatar to host 2 meetings on Afghanistan situation

Head of High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah along with State Minister in Peace Affairs Sayed Saadat Mansoor Naderi is due to leave Kabul for Doha on Monday evening….reports Asian Lite

August 10, 2021

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‘244,000 Afghans internally displaced since May’

Many initially fled their homes in rural areas due to fighting, seeking refuge in provincial capitals….reports Asian Lite News Afghanistan is witnessing a huge rise in internally displaced people (IDPs) due to

August 10, 2021

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India-Taiwan ties are quietly cementing amid friction with China

Taipei’s “New Southbound Policy” under Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is also in sync with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Act East Policy…reports Mahua Venkatesh Taiwan is quietly increasing its investments in India from

August 10, 2021

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Pakistan to host regional conference on Afghanistan

The idea behind the initiative is to discuss the latest situation and evolve a consensus in order to prevent a civil war in Afghanistan…reports Asian Lite News Pakistan is likely to host

August 9, 2021

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Prolonged Afghan civil war likely, says former US envoy

Ryan Crocker says the hardline group is being smart by not launching major strikes into Kabul and looking for a long haul, reports Asian Lite News A prolonged civil war in Afghanistan

August 9, 2021

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‘Landmines kill 44 Yemenis in 2021’

During the January-June period this year, 44 people were killed, including 11 children, and 57 others were injured…reports Asian Lite News A total of 44 Yemeni people were killed by explosions caused

August 9, 2021

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UN chief renews call for calm on Israel-Lebanon border

The Blue Line is a border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel published by the United Nations in 2000….reports Asian Lite News UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres repeated his call on Sunday for calm

August 9, 2021

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America’s Failed Strategy in Afghanistan

US continues to depend on Pakistan, with a hope that it might need Pakistan again, least realising that its strategic choices are hostage to China and has no utility to US, as

August 9, 2021

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