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UN warns tough winter makes things more difficult in Afghanistan

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The United Nations’ Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says a tough winter in Afghanistan will further worsen living conditions for millions of people across the country.
Asia

Taliban: Former Afghan officials to get no place in cabinet

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The deputy prime minister in the Taliban’s caretaker government has accused former Afghan officials of involvement in “corruption,” saying they will have no place in the new cabinet.
Asia

Kazakh president accepts govt. resignation after protests

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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday accepted the resignation of the country’s government following violent demonstrations over surging fuel prices.
Asia

China: US Assassination of Gen. Soleimani war crime

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China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman says the assassination of Iranian commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani is a war crime the United States has committed through abuse of force.
Media Wire

ICRC renews alarm over Afghans’ dire situation

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Eloi Fillion, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Afghanistan, has expressed grave concern over the unfolding situation in the war-ravaged country as winter chill sets in.
IFP Exclusive

Raisi: Trump must face retribution over gen. Soleimani assassination

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says former U.S. president Donald Trump must be brought to justice and face retribution for ordering the assassination of anti-terrorism icon General Qassem Soleimani.
Security

Iran envoy: Economic crisis in Afghanistan paving way for extremism

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The Iranian ambassador to Kabul says the current economic crisis in Afghanistan is paving the way for extremism, particularly for Daesh terror group.
Asia

Afghans urge US to release frozen assets

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Dozens of people took to the streets of Kabul on Sunday calling for the release Afghanistan’s assets blocked by the United States.
Asia

Iran dispatches more humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Afghanistan

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Iran has sent a new batch of humanitarian aid to the city of Kunduz in Afghanistan, as the neighboring country continues to suffer from emergency levels of food crisis.
Asia

Ex-Afghan president blames US for his govt. fall

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Former Afghan President has blamed the United States for the collapse of his government. Ashraf Ghani said Washington sidelined him during the so-called peace talks with the Taliban. The militant group seized power in August after taking control of Kabul.
Asia

Former Iran envoy: Beijing-Riyadh missile cooperation has consequence for Iran

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A former senior Iranian diplomat says China’s move to help Saudi Arabia build missiles has negative consequences for Iran.
Asia

Iran approves Chinese consulate general in Bandar Abbas

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The Iranian cabinet has approved the establishment of a Chinese consulate general in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.
Asia

Taliban forces open fire on protesting women

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The Taliban militants opened fire on women participating in a rally in Kabul on Tuesday. The protestors came out on streets calling for ‘employment, freedom and food.’
Asia

Putin says concerned about insecurity along Afghan-Tajik border

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The situation on Afghan-Tajik border causes concern and alarm, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a meeting with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon.
Asia

Panjshir residents protest ‘murder of a man by Taliban’

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Hundreds of residents of Annaba district of Afghanistan’s Panjshir Province took to the streets protesting the killing of a young man they claimed was shot by the Taliban affiliates.
Transportation

Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul cargo train enters Iran

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A cargo train linking Pakistan to Iran and Turkey has entered Iranian soil from the eastern border, days after the freight train service was relaunched following a 10-year pause.
Asia

Marine rapping US chaotic Afghanistan exit discharged

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An American Marine battalion commander who achieved renown for blasting the United States messy withdrawal from Afghanistan, was discharged days before Christmas.
Asia

Taliban says won’t allow Shia-Sunni split in Afghanistan

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A senior member of the Taliban says Kabul will not allow any individual or group to break the unity of Afghanistan’s Shia and Sunni Muslims through acts of sedition.
Asia

Saudi Arabia building own missiles with Chinese help

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Media reports say Saudi Arabia has acquired the capability to produce ballistic missiles with help from China.
Asia

China: US should overhaul erroneous policy of maximum pressure on Iran

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China says the US, as the culprit of the Iranian nuclear crisis, should overhaul its erroneous policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran, and “lift all illegal sanctions” on Tehran.
Asia

Blast in Kabul kills one, wounding several people

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A suicide bomber was killed at the gate of a passport office in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, while several others were injured in the explosion.
Europe

Putin: Russia and China developing high-tech weapons

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Moscow and Beijing are jointly working to develop state-of-the-art weapons as they cooperate in the security area, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
Asia

‘Turkey, Qatar agree to jointly operate Kabul Airport’

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Turkey and Qatar have inked an agreement to jointly operate Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan, diplomatic sources told Anadolu News Agency on Thursday.
Asia

Afghan protesters call on US to release frozen assets

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Hundreds of demonstrators marched towards the shuttered United States Embassy in Kabul on Tuesday, calling on Washington to release Afghanistan’s frozen assets.
Asia

US democrats urge Biden to unfreeze Afghan reserves

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Tens of the US House Democrats have warned about "imminent mass starvation" in Afghanistan, calling on US President Joe Biden to open up access to the impoverished country’s economic reserves.
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