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EU donates €50mn to WFP for Afghanistan

Since the start of 2022, EU funding has helped WFP reach nearly 427,000 people across 27 out of 34 provinces with such programmes…reports Asian Lite News The European Union has donated EUR50

November 10, 2022

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Women uprising: Taliban crack down on Afghan universities

In the latest incident, the Taliban beat dozens of female students who staged a rally on October 30 outside their university in the northeastern province of Badakhshan….reports Asian Lite News Afghanistan’s universities

November 9, 2022

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Massoud’s tombstone desecrated in Panjshir, sparks reactions

The tombstone of the resistance front commander has previously been disrespectfully and hatefully destroyed by Taliban government fighters…reports Asian Lite News The desecration of Ahmad Shah Massoud’s tombstone, the late commander of

November 7, 2022

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Biden calls Afghanistan ‘Godforsaken place’

Biden recounted his several trips to the Afghan war zone as a senator and vice president of the US, including the one in 2008 when he got stranded in the snow….reports Asian

November 7, 2022

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Afghan envoy seeks India’s mediation to broker peace with Taliban

Despite the ongoing political impasse in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover last year, 85 per cent of India’s total requirements for nuts and dry fruits are being sourced from Kabul…writes Mahua Venkatesh

November 7, 2022

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Taliban tighten crackdown on Hazara community

Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in mid-August last year, it rolled back women’s rights advances and media freedom revoking the efforts on gender equality…reports Asian Lite News Taliban arrested women journalists

November 4, 2022

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Afghanistan registers trade surplus with Pakistan

According to the report, Afghan exports are driven by mineral fuel, oils, and products, including the recent surge in coal exports….reports Asian Lite News Afghanistan registered a merchandise trade surplus of USD

November 4, 2022

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32% rise in Afghanistan’s opium cultivation

Cultivation continued to be concentrated in the southwestern parts of the country, which accounted for 73 per cent of the total area and saw the largest crop increases….reports Asian Lite News The

November 3, 2022

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8 hurt as blast in Kabul hits bus carrying govt officials

Police have cordoned off the area and banned the access of people including journalists to the site of the blast…reports Asian Lite News Eight people were injured in a blast that rocked

November 3, 2022

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Female students without Burqa denied entry to Afghan campus

Taliban’s restriction on women’s freedom of movement, speech, expression, work opportunities, and attire does not just end here…reports Asian Lite News Taliban crackdown on Afghan women and girls continues as one of

November 1, 2022

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