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Taliban To Join China Belt And Road Forum In Beijing, Elevating Ties

October 14, 2023 admin

China has boosted engagement with the Taliban (Representational) Kabul: The Taliban will attend China’s Belt and Road Forum next week, a spokesman said on Saturday, underscoring Beijing’s growing official ties with the administration, despite its lack of formal recognition by any government. Taliban officials and ministers have at times travelled to regional meetings, mostly those…

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Why Afghanistan Embassy Has Closed Its Operations In India

October 1, 2023 admin

India will take control of the Afghanistan embassy in a caretaker capacity. New Delhi: The Afghanistan embassy in India today suspended operations citing an inability to serve the country’s interests and a shortage of staff and resources. India will take control of the embassy in a caretaker capacity, the statement by the embassy said. The…

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Why Afghanistan Embassy Has Closed Its Operations In India

October 1, 2023 admin

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Afghanistan Ceases Embassy Ops In India, Lists “Factors” Behind Move

October 1, 2023 admin

The Afghan embassy in New Delhi was led by Ambassador Farid Mamundzay. New Delhi: The Afghanistan embassy in India has announced that it will suspend its operations from today, citing “lack of support” from the Indian government, its inability to meet expectations in serving Afghanistan’s interests, and a shortage of staff and resources. The Afghan…

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Afghanistan Embassy in India announces decision to cease operations

September 30, 2023 admin

A security officer walks outside the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi on September 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP After months of uncertainty, the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan here has finally shut down. In a message shared with the media, the mission that ran on skeletal staff and without the presence of…

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U.S. woman among 18 NGO staff detained in Afghanistan

September 16, 2023 admin

The Taliban rulers have imposed sweeping restrictions on the population. File image for representation. | Photo Credit: AP Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have arrested at least 18 staff of an international NGO, including an American woman, accusing them of carrying out Christian missionary work, the country’s leaders said Saturday. The International Assistance Mission (IAM) confirmed its…

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Taliban Ban Women From Visiting Afghanistan National Park

August 28, 2023 admin

Established in April 2009, Band-e-Amir is Afghanistan’s first national park In another regressive move, The Taliban have banned women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks, BBC reported. Afghanistan’s acting minister of virtue and vice, Mohammad Khaled Hanafi, said women have not been observing the proper way to wear the hijab while visiting the park….

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Morning Digest | Indian economy to grow at 6.1% in 2023, IMF projects; Opposition for no-trust vote against Narendra Modi government, and more

July 26, 2023 admin

IMF delegates participate in a news conference on the IMF release of the World Economic Outlook Update, at IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Names of 5 crore MGNREGS workers deleted in 2022-23, Minister informs Lok Sabha Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh, in a written reply to the…

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