Tag: Kabul
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Kabul to cooperate with Pakistan in probing Bisham terror attack
The Foreign Office of Pakistan on Friday stated that Taliban authorities in Afghanistan had assured Pakistan of their cooperation in the investigation into the Bisham suicide attack in which five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver were killed. “The Afghan side has agreed to examine the findings of the investigation and to work with Pakistan…
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Taliban government in Kabul urges Islamabad to show restraint over Afghan migrants
Taliban authorities urged Pakistan on Thursday not to make a unilateral decision on repatriating Afghan migrants, saying they shouldn’t be “harassed,” after reports Islamabad would renew an eviction campaign. More than half a million Afghans fled Pakistan last year after the former government ordered undocumented migrants to leave or face arrest as Islamabad-Kabul relations soured…
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PM Kakar wants Islamabad and Kabul to collaborate on shared objectives
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the interim Prime Minister, has urged his Afghan counterpart in a letter to cooperate in order to accomplish shared objectives, The News reported on Monday. The letter from PM Kakar to Mullah Muhammad Hasan Akhund, the acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan, comes as tensions between the two nations are rising as a result…
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Blast in Kabul near Ministry of Foreign Affairs
An explosion has taken place in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul. Multiple casualties are being reported. In a tweet, a spokesman of the Kabul Police Command, Khalid Zadran confirmed the tragedy. He wrote, “Today around 4 o’clock there was an explosion on the road of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which…
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‘Apni hadd mein raho’: Male MNA reacts after female ministers unite to slam his remarks against Hina Rabbani
Women Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) from treasury benches extended their support for State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, after Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) MNA Abdul Akbar Chitrali criticised her on the recent visit to Afghanistan. MNA Chitrali said that he was not against any female minister, but he believed that the government should…
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US warns Taliban of action if terrorists ‘regroup’ in Afghanistan
The United States (US) has warned of action if the superpower sees “international terrorists regrouping in Afghanistan” while saying that US’ broader goal was to make sure that “terrorists and others aren’t able to use Afghanistan as a launch pad for attacks on Pakistan.” US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price, in a press briefing, stated:…
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‘Changing threat matrix of terrorism is need of the hour’: PM Shehbaz responds to Kabul suicide blast killing 19
A suicide bomb attack on a classroom of hundreds of students preparing for exams in Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 19 people. Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, extending his condolences, said, “Deeply grieved at the loss of young lives in a horrific suicide attack at a learning center in Kabul. Words can’t express…
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‘Everyone was fleeing the site’: At least six people killed in Kabul bombing
The Russian Foreign Ministry and Afghan officials have confirmed that two Russian embassy staff members were among six people who were killed in a suicide bombing near the entrance of the Russian embassy in Kabul. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State militant group. “As a result of the attack, two employees of the…
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Mullah Omar’s buried car found after 21 years
The Taliban have discovered a white Toyota of Mullah Omar, the founding leader of the Taliban, which was buried 21 years ago. When the US forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as a response to the 9/11 attacks, Mullah Omar hid his personal vehicle by burying it. The car was discovered mostly unharmed and wrapped in…
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Sikh Gurdwara in Kabul attacked, Daesh claims responsibility
The Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh, has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh Gurdwara in Kabul that killed at least two people and injured seven on Saturday (June 18). Reuters reported that on an affiliated Telegram channel, the local branch of Daesh said the attack was in response to the derogatory…