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Semi-final ‘like a dream’ for Afghanistan – Rashid

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Captain Rashid Khan says Afghanistan qualifying for the T20 World Cup semi-finals is “like a dream”. Victory in a low-scoring thriller against Bangladesh saw Afghanistan make it through to the last four of an ICC global tournament for the first time. The result also means Australia

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Desperate Afghanistan woman sells newborn baby to feed family

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A desperate mother from the northern Jawzjan province in Afghanistan has been forced to sell one of her new born twin sons to a childless couple for $104 (about N43,000) so she could feed her family. The family’s plight was revealed by Save the Children Foundation on Friday, which continued to highlight the dire situation […]

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Biden defends U.S. withdrawal as Evacuation flights Continue at Kabul airport

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Military flights evacuating diplomats and civilians from Afghanistan resumed early on Tuesday after the runway at Kabul airport was cleared of thousands of people desperate to flee after the Taliban seized the capital. The number of civilians at the airport had thinned out, a Western security official at the facility told Reuters, a day after […]

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Taliban in Afghan capital Kabul begin retrieving weapons from civilians

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Taliban fighters in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, began collecting weapons from civilians on Monday, citing the fact that people no longer require them for personal protection, according to a Taliban official. “We understand that people keep weapons for their own protection. They can now rest assured. We are not here to cause harm to civilians “According

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Taliban enter Afghan capital, president and diplomats flee

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Taliban insurgents entered Kabul on Sunday and President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan saying he wanted to avoid bloodshed, bringing the Islamist militants close to taking over the country two decades after they were overthrown by a U.S.-led invasion. As night fell, local television 1TV reported that multiple explosions were heard in the city, which had […]

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Taliban attack military centre in Afghanistan, casualties reported

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The Taliban on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack at a military centre in southern Helmand province in Afghanistan where at least 150 members of the Afghan army and intelligence wing were stationed. The bombing occurred on Sunday night, government officials and the Taliban said. “Dozens of members belonging to the enemy forces have been […]

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Afghanistan reports 56 new COVID-19 cases within 24 hours

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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan has reached 840 as of Thursday morning, with 56 new cases reported within the last 24 hours, a public health official said. “A total of 56 COVID-19 new cases were detected in Afghanistan within the last 24 hours. Thirty-seven new cases are in Kabul province, 11 in […]

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Rockets hit U.S. air base in Afghanistan; no casualties

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Five rockets hit a U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Thursday, but there were no casualties, two senior security officials said, and no militant group immediately claimed responsibility. The attack comes as the Afghan government has launched the release of Taliban prisoners from a jail near the Bagram base, as part of a confidence-building step […]

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Afghanistan to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners in two phases

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree ordering the gradual release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners in two phases, the presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said in a tweet on Wednesday. An initial 1,500 will be gradually released, in a goodwill gesture to kickstart peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, Sediqqi wrote. Another 3,500 […]

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No fewer than 20 soldiers killed in northern Afghanistan

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Kabul – At least 20 soldiers were killed in an overnight Taliban attack in Afghanistan’s northern province of Jawzjan, officials said on Tuesday. At least two other soldiers disappeared following the attack on a military base in the Aqchah district of the province. A member of parliament representing the province, Mohammad Karim Jawzjani, and provincial council

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Polio: Expert advocates increased medical attention to counter effects of disease on survivors

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An Abuja-based Neurologist, Dr Ahmed Ibrahim, says a large number of polio survivors are likely to experience Post Polio Syndrome (PPS). He made the disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja. Polio, an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus, is a contagious viral illness that causes nerve injury, leading to paralysis, difficulty breathing and sometimes death. The […]

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Taliban car bomb kills 3, injures 36 in Afghanistan

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Three Afghan security forces were killed after a car bomb exploded in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Laghman, an official said on Wednesday. The spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs, Nasrat Rahimi, said the attack in Alishang district wounded a further 36 people, mainly civilians. READ ALSO Just in: Nigeria owed N25.7trn debt as […]

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Taliban kidnap 6 Afghan journalists

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The Taliban have kidnapped six Afghan journalists working for private and government media organisations in eastern Paktia province, government officials and Taliban said on Saturday. The reporters, working for radio and TV news companies that broadcast news in Pashto and Dari languages, were abducted while travelling in group from neighbouring Paktika province to Paktia,

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Afghanistan Blocks Social Media Services

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Authorities in Afghanistan are temporarily blocking WhatsApp and Telegram social media services in the country, citing security concerns, officials confirmed recently. An official at the Afghan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, ATRA, told VOA the social media tools will be suspended for 20 days. The decision follows a request from state security institutions. News

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Bomb Kills Five in Southern Afghanistan, Clashes in North

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Afghan officials say five civilians were killed when a bomb detonated inside a house in the southern Zabul province, while in the north Taliban insurgents are clashing with police. Atta Jan, head of the Zabul provincial council, said Monday that two children and a woman were among those killed in the explosion the night before […]

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US Admits It Killed Two Hostages In Al-Qaeda Strike

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The US government has said it is “tremendously sorry” for killing two hostages held by al-Qaeda during a counterterrorism operation in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan earlier this year. The White House said on Thursday that American Warren Weinstein and Italian Giovanni Lo Porto were killed in a drone strike in January in […]

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Explosion Kills Three in Southern Afghanistan

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Afghan officials say an explosion near a southern police station has killed three people and wounded 17. Samim Khpalwak, spokesperson for the provincial governor, said the explosion on Tuesday morning struck the city of Kandahar, the capital of Kandahar province. Authorities initially believed a car bomb caused the explosion, but later said they were unsure […]

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Pakistani Airstrikes near Afghan Border Kill 30 Militants

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Authorities in Pakistan say military jets pounded suspected terrorist hideouts near the Afghan border Wednesday, killing at least 30 militants. An army statement says that “two arms and ammunition dumps” were also destroyed in the air strikes in a remote part of the insurgency-hit Khyber tribal district. Meanwhile, suspected U.S. drone strikes early Wednesday

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Obama Meets Afghan President, To Discuss Troop Withdrawal

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is White House-bound on Tuesday for a series of meetings, a working lunch, and a press conference with President Barack Obama, where U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan are expected to be at the top of the agenda, CNN reports. Ghani has requested that the U.S. consider adjusting its troop withdrawal timeline, […]

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13 Killed In Afghan Road Attack

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Thirteen people, including a woman were shot dead by masked gunmen on a road in eastern Afghanistan, BBC reports. The victims were said to be taken off the bus on the highway between Kabul and Kandahar and shooting them dead, local officials say. Attahullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor of Wardak, said the […]