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Taliban, US hold talks after troop withdrawal

The in-person meetings that began in Doha on Saturday are the first since the US forces withdrew from Afghanistan in August…reports Asian Lite News Senior Taliban officials and US representatives have discussed

October 10, 2021

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Afghanistan set to become narco-state under Taliban rule

Some in Taliban leadership are of the view that legalising the poppy would help them in growing the war-battered economy of Afghanistan….reports Asian Lite News When the Taliban overran Kabul in August,

October 8, 2021

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Covid testing, vaccination drop in Afghanistan: WHO

Recently, the UN health body flew 50,000 COVID-19 testing kits to Afghanistan and to fill gaps at labs and 1,50,000 more kits are in the pipeline…reports Asian Lite News The World Health

October 8, 2021

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Gun dealers openly selling US weapons seized by Taliban

After the US troops left Afghanistan, the Taliban amassed a large number of weapons….reports Asian Lite News The US weapons — which were seized by the Taliban after American troops withdrawal –are

October 8, 2021

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Taliban official holds talks with EU, Canada, UK, US in Doha

The taliban spokesperson noted that his country urgently needs humanitarian aid before winter….reports Asian Lite News Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen has said that he had a meeting with ambassadors and officials from

October 8, 2021

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The Afghan situation – A gift horse for India?

They claim they are the only country in the world to have defeated (sic) two Superpowers (with their duplicity) – the erstwhile Soviet Union which they dismembered and now the mighty USA…reports

October 8, 2021

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Taliban strike Daesh hideout in Kabul

As per Information and Culture Deputy Minister Zabihullah Mujahid, four Daesh members were arrested….reports Asian Lite News The Taliban on Tuesday launched an operation against a Daesh hideout in Kabul’s Paghman district.

October 7, 2021

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Hunger grips millions in Afghanistan

The value of the national currency, the Afghani, is subsequently falling, and there is a grave shortage of hard cash….reports Asian Lite News Amid US pullout from Afghanistan, the people of the

October 7, 2021

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‘Restarting Afghan economy need of the hour’

A restart of the economy is urgently needed and the first step should be unlocking reserves, the WFP official said…reports Asian Lite News The economic situation in post-war Afghanistan under the Taliban

October 7, 2021

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Gass hold talks with Taliban on humanitarian crisis

Separately in a Twitter post, Longden said that serious and substantial discussions with the Taliban leadership…reports Asian Lite News. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s High Representative, Simon Gass, and Charge d’Affaires of the

October 7, 2021

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