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Afghanistan
Peace process must be taken up by all members of society: Yamamoto
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, visited Faryab’s government officials and community leaders on Tuesday
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Afghanistan
235 Mirza Olang’s captives arrive in Sar-e Pul
235 residents of Mirza Olang village arrived in Sar-e Pul province, after four days being held by scaremongers
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Region
Deadly quake hits China
A strong earthquake shook southwestern China near a famous national park, killing 13 people, injuring 175 others and knocking out power and phone networks
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Economy & Development
Afghanistan Chamber of Industries and Mines established to back industrialists
Chamber of Industries and Mines (CIM) officially started functioning on Monday, four days after its inauguration by President M. Ashraf Ghani
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Slideshow
North Korea threatens U.S with missile strike on Guam
North Korea has said it is weighing a preemptive missile strikes on the US Pacific territory of Guam
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Pakistan agreed on joint fight against terrorism
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani agreed to work together not only against the menace of terrorism but also to meet the challenge of energy in the region in their first telephone contact on Monday
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Afghanistan
NATO expresses concerns over security status in Sar-e Pul
“The situation in Sar-e Pul province is alarming and violence and destruction hinder Afghanistan development,” said Cornelius Zimmerman, a NATO civilian representative in Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
Clash between Taliban and smugglers/ 900 k opium remained
“Police seized 900 kg opium after conflicts between the Taliban and the drug traffickers,” officials in Jawsjan province said
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Afghanistan
Taliban is a ‘terror’ group: Saudi Embassy in Kabul
“Riyadh sees Taliban as a terrorist group opposed to the Afghan government and this is the official stance of the Saudi state,” acting head of the Saudi Embassy in Kabul stated
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Region
Chinese Navy drills Signals ‘ready’ for war off Korean Peninsula
On the verge of the declaration of a $1 billion sanctions program aiming North Korea’s coal, lead and iron exports, Chinese naval forces is conducting more than ten kinds of military drills in the Yellow Sea
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