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Australian Embassy in Kabul will be closed due to “security conditions”.

Shahed English May 25, 2021 0

Australia will close its embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul. The state department has announced that the Australian embassy will be temporarily closed due to “security concerns”. A State Department statement issued on Tuesday (June 4th) said it was aware of the Australian

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Nabil: the Taliban were trying to impose an economic blockade on Kabul

Shahed English May 24, 2021 0

Former Head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) Afghanistan Rahmatullah Nabil wrote on his Facebook page that the Taliban were trying to impose an economic blockade on Kabul until the end of the withdrawal (which may end on July 4). Take control of the roads (economic arteries). “This is while the government is engaged […]

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8 Soldiers, 20 Taliban Killed as Clashes Continue in Baghlan

Shahed English May 23, 2021 0

Eight members of the Afghan forces were killed in an attack by the Taliban on their outposts in Guzargah-e-Noor district in Baghlan on Friday night, two sources from security agencies in the province said on Saturday. The Defense Ministry in a statement said that 20 Taliban including Amrullah, the designated district governor of Taliban for […]

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Head of Religious Scholars Council Killed in Parwan

Shahed English May 23, 2021 0

Mawlawi Saifullah Safi, head of the religious scholars council in Sayedkhil district in Parwan province was killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen on Sunday morning, local officials said.  The incident occurred close to Saif-ur-Rahman Shaheed High School in Sayedkhil district, said district governor Ahmad Lemar Osman Yar. Security officials have not commented on the

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Olympics will go ahead even under a state of emergency – IOC

Shahed English May 23, 2021 0

This summer’s Olympics will go ahead even if Tokyo remains in a state of a emergency, says International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates. Japan’s capital is one of nine prefectures under a state of emergency until 31 May at the earliest because of the coronavirus pandemic. It was brought in because of a rise in […]

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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 and the Taliban on the occasion of the […]

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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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Israel-Palestinian conflict: Aid arrives in Gaza as ceasefire holds

Shahed English May 22, 2021 0

The first convoys of humanitarian aid have arrived in Gaza, hours after a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants came into effect. Thousands of Palestinians returned home to scenes of devastation with officials saying reconstruction might take years. The World Health Organization (WHO) called for the creation of corridors for injured people to be evacuated.

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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.