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Taliban free detained foreigners working for UN

The issue of detentions and disappearances has put a new spotlight on the Taliban’s promises to improve their human rights record under the weight of international sanctions…reports Asian Lite News Days after

February 13, 2022

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Biden’s ‘splitting plan’ an injustice to people: Afghan central bank

Joe Biden signed an Executive Order allowing some of the frozen assets from the Afghan central bank to be distributed as assistance and to victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks…reports

February 13, 2022

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Afghan protestors call for release of female activists

Regarding the missing activists, the Taliban has said that an investigation is underway to find information about them….reports Asian Lite News Several Afghan women took to the streets of Kabul calling for

February 12, 2022

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India quietly resumes aid to Afghanistan

Although the allocation is significantly less than the $47 million India gave to the now-ousted Ashraf Ghani government in 2021, it clearly marked India’s fast-shifting stance on the Taliban’s takeover of the

February 12, 2022

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Biden to unfreeze $7 bn Afghan fund to 9/11 victims, aid

The highly unusual set of moves is meant to address a tangled knot of legal, political, foreign policy and humanitarian problems stemming from the attacks and the end of the 20-year war

February 11, 2022

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1 killed, 15 injured in blast at Afghan mosque

A blast occurred this afternoon at the gate of a mosque in Qala-e-Naw, capital of Badghis province…reports Asian Lite News One person was killed and 15 others were wounded in a blast

February 11, 2022

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Norway, Turkey likely to hold talks with Taliban soon

The delegation met with special representatives and envoys from the US, the EU, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, and the UK….reports Asian Lite News Norway and Turkey are expected to hold talks on

February 11, 2022

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Imran slams US’s Afghan mission

The Pakistan premier said he was against the American’s military solution to Afghanistan from day one…reports Asian Lite News Criticising the US over its 20-year war in Afghanistan, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran

February 10, 2022

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The decline of Pak influence over Taliban

Pakistan faces difficult challenges in shaping policy toward Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Though Pakistan continues to back its Afghan ally, the Taliban’s military takeover and subsequent diplomatic and economic isolation could make Afghanistan’s new

February 10, 2022

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Afghanistan may become safe haven for Al Qaeda, TTP: UN report

Family members of TTP fighters in Afghanistan wished to resettle in Pakistan under assurances to reintegrate, said the report….reports Asian Lite News A report sent to the UN Security Council on Monday,

February 10, 2022

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