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Foreign and Domestic Forces Responsible for more Civilian Deaths
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says Wednesday that Pro-Government Forces were responsible for more civilian deaths than Anti-Government Elements during the first quarter of 2019
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Taliban Reject Involvement in Kabul Ministry Attack
Taliban group in a statement on Saturday evening rejected any involvement in the attack on communications ministry
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Twin Blasts Killed 3, Injured 20 in Nangarhar
Double explosions killed 3 people and wounded about 20 others on Saturday in the eastern Jalalabad city, according to local officials
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AIHRC Expresses Concerns over Children being Sexually Harassed at Schools
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) described reports about sexual harassment of children at schools as a shocking issue, urging serious measures against it
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From Balkh to Herat; Floods Killed Dozens, Displaced Thousands
At least 27 were killed and 34 others injured as a result of heavy rain falls and flash floods in northern Faryab, Badghis, Balkh and western Herat provinces, local officials said on Saturday
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Over 25 pc of Afghan Citizens Faced Discrimination: AIHRC
A new study by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) which is assessing the implementation of ‘International Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination’ in Afghanistan revealed that 25.4 percent of Afghans were discriminated
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Status of Mazar-e Sharif Critical/ People Asked to stay indoors: Noor
Ata M. Noor, former governor of northern Balk province shared an announcement on his Facebook page late Wednesday, stressing that the situation in Mazar-e Sharif city is not normal, asking the residents to stay indoors
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‘Sadat Ethnicity’ to be Inserted in e-NIC
Addressing the grand Sadat gathering at the presidential palace (Arg), president M. Ashraf Ghani said that on Wednesday he will issue a decree on the inclusion of Sadat ethnic group in new electronic national identity card (e-NIC)
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Women’s Rights must be Protected in any Peace Deal
US state department’s special representative on Afghan peace process Zalmay Khalilzad, who is currently negotiating with Taliban in Doha, said that women’s rights must be protected in any peace agreement
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Heavy Rain and Flash Floods killed over 20 in Kandahar
At least 20 people died as heavy rains and flooding over the past few days swept away their homes in southern Kandahar province, a U.N. humanitarian agency said in a statement
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