Recent Updates
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Afghanistan
Zalmay Khalilzad to be Appointed as US Special Envoy to Afghanistan
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to appoint Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. ambassador to Kabul, as his special envoy on Afghanistan, media reported on August 22
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Politics
Putin Discusses Number of Issues with Merkel
The Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a “" serious and detailed" three-hour discussion during their meeting outside of Berlin, including an exchange of views on Ukraine, Syria, Iran, and a crucial pipeline project
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Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
Taliban Overrun Faryab’s Bilcheragh District: local officials
Local officials in northern Faryab province confirmed Sunday that Bilcheragh district fell to Taliban after three-days siege
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Ghani Places Floral Wreath at Azadi Minaret Celebrating 99 Independence Anniversary
President Ghani laid a floral wreath at Azadi minaret (Independence Minaret) on Sunday 19 August, celebrating the Independence Day of Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
Taliban Intends to Attack Kabul: Massoud
Ahmad Zia Massoud, the head of the Grand National Coalition (GNC) said during a press conference Saturday afternoon that “government authorities have no political will to defend the lives and properties of the people, rather it cooperates with terrorists.”
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Former UN Chief Kofi Anan Dies at 80
Kofi Annan, the former United Nations Secretary-General, has died at the age of 80
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Politics
Imran Khan Takes Oath as Pakistan’s PM
Cricketer-turned-politician and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan was sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan on Saturday in presence of several leaders and cricketers
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Afghanistan
Trump Interested to Hand Over Afghanistan War to Blackwater
US President Donald Trump is increasingly venting frustration to his national security team about the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and showing renewed interest in a proposal by Blackwater founder Erik Prince to privatize the war, current and former American senior…
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Afghanistan
National Reactions against Kabul Deadly Incident; Attack on Students Crime against Humanity
Following the bloody Wednesday suicide attack on an academic centre west of Kabul, killing 34 and injuring 56 others, the NUG authorities as well as some political faces condemned the incident and read it as a crime against humanity
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