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Several Afghan worshippers killed in blast at mosque near Kabul

Shahed English May 23, 2021 0

At least 12 people have been killed and more wounded in an explosion at a mosque on the outskirts of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, according to police. The blast during Friday prayers in Shakar Dara district came on the second day of a three-day ceasefire agreed between the Afghan government

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Covid: Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs effective against Indian variant – study

Shahed English May 23, 2021 0

The Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines are highly effective against the variant identified in India after two doses, a study has found. Two jabs of either vaccine give a similar level of protection against symptomatic disease from the Indian variant as they do for the Kent one. However, both vaccines were only 33% effective against […]

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Protests in Faryab: Daud Laghmani should leave Faryab.

Shahed English May 23, 2021 0

Protests entered the eighth day in Faryab province on Saturday (22May) as hundreds of people rallied against the appointment of the new governor. In the latest sign of escalating tensions, protestors on Saturday took to the streets in Maimana city in front of 209 Shaheen Army Corps where a week ago Ashraf Ghani-backed governor Mohammad […]

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US and Turkish foreign ministers discussed peace in Afghanistan.

Shahed English May 22, 2021 0

The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, discussing Afghanistan in their phone call. “Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu discussed the importance of cooperation between the United States and Turkey, including our shared interests in Syria and Afghanistan” State Department spokesman Edward Price said.