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Work on TAPI to resume within next 4 months : Taliban
Kabul : The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan announced that work on the TAPI, or the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India, Pipeline project will resume within four months.
In a statement, Esmatullah Burhan, spokesman of the…
Religious rights are protected in Afghanistan : Taliban
Kabul : In response to a US State Department report on religious freedom, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that "the religious and civil rights of all minorities in Afghanistan are protected". Taking to Twitter on Sunday, the…
WHO to begin Covid vax drive in Afghanistan in June
Kabul : The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it will begin its Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Afghanistan from June.According to the global health body, the campaign will cover 34 provinces and target more than 5 million…
Blasts in Afghanistan cities kill 14 people
Kabul : At least 14 people were killed and 32 others injured in four separate explosions that rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul and the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, authorities said. Five people were killed and 17 others injured after…
Afghanistan announce squad for Zimbabwe tour, Zia-ur-Rehman gets maiden call-up
Kabul : Afghanistan on Tuesday announced two squads for their white-ball tour of Zimbabwe, which begins on June 4. The two teams will first play three ODIs, which form a part of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League. Afghanistan are…
Taliban order Afghanistan’s female TV presenters to cover their faces
Kabul : The Taliban have ordered female Afghan TV presenters and other women on screen to cover their faces while on air, BBC reported. Media outlets were told of the decree on Wednesday, a religious police spokesman told BBC Pashto. The…
Taliban orders UN female staff in Afghanistan to wear hijab
Kabul : The Taliban-led government has ordered female staff members of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to wear the hijab. The directive was issued by the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice,…
42 Afghans fall victim to food poisoning
Kabul : Forty-two people have fallen ill from mass food poisoning in Afghanistan's Takhar province, police said on Monday. The incident occurred during a wedding ceremony in Takhan Abad village of Chah Hab district on Sunday night, a…
8 killed, 13 injured in Afghanistan floods
Kabul : Eight people were killed and 13 others injured as floods swept parts of Afghanistan Baghlan and Badghis provinces, officials said on Thursday. In Baghlan's Dahna-e-Ghori district, four people lost their lives and eight others were…
Afghans celebrate Eid amid heightened security
Kabul : Amid heightened security in the wake of recent terror attacks, people all across Afghanistan celebrated Eid-al-Fitr, which is also the first since the Taliban took over the country last August. Although no untoward incident was…