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Taliban orders Kabul’s female employees to stay home

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Female workers in the city of Kabul have been told to stay home, with work only allowed for women who cannot be replaced by men, the interim mayor of Afghanistan’s capital says.
Asia

The Taliban issue guideline for news outlets

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The Taliban government in Afghanistan has issued a new guideline for Afghan news outlets.
Asia

Taliban berates deadly US drone strike on Kabul

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The Taliban has condemned the US drone attack that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including children, in Kabul last month.
Asia

Daesh claims responsibility for Afghanistan blasts

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The Daesh terror organization has claimed responsibility for the recent deadly attacks that rocked eastern Afghanistan, the group's statement on Telegram says.
IFP Exclusive

Ismail Khan: Recent events in Afghanistan coup, Ghani committed treason

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Iconic Afghan commander, Amir Ismail Khan, known as the Lion of Herat, says the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has been a ‘coup’ and the result of the betrayal of former President Ashraf Ghani. The news website Entekhab, has conducted an exclusive interview with Ismail Khan who was briefly captured by the Taliban before escaping from the militant group. The first part of the interview follows:
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Satellite photos show North Korea expanding nuclear facility

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Satellite images show North Korea is expanding a uranium enrichment plant at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex.
Asia

Expert: SCO membership allows Iran to actively pursue multilateralism

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Tehran-based political and international relations expert Hassan Beheshtipour believes Iran’s full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will allow the Islamic Republic to speak louder about multilateralism and pursue it more vigorously.
Education

UNICEF worried about Afghan girls education

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The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the reopening of schools in Afghanistan but stressed girls must not be kept away from the classrooms.
Media Wire

Report: Taliban leader attacked in Kabul palace

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Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban co-founder and current acting prime minister of the so-called Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, has been sidelined after a dramatic shootout in the presidential palace in Kabul, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
IFP Exclusive

Raisi: Iran won’t allow Daesh find safe haven in Afghanistan

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The Iranian president says all terrorist groups must be eradicated from Afghanistan and that Iran will not allow the Daesh terror group to find a safe haven in that country.
Asia

Myanmar junta to put ousted leader on trial ‘for corruption’

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The junta in Myanmar will try former leader Aung San Suu Kyi for corruption, her lawyer said Friday, adding to a slew of pending proceedings that may land her in prison for decades.
Asia

US, UK top diplomats discuss Iran, China

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with newly appointed UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss on Friday and discussed issues including Iran, China as well as Afghanistan.
Asia

Second Dutch minister resigns over ‘mishandling of Afghanistan evacuation’

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Dutch Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld has resigned over the government’s handling of evacuations from Afghanistan. The move comes one day after the Netherlands’ Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag stepped down regarding the same case.
Asia

US admits Kabul attack killed 10 civilians, not Daesh militants

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A US drone strike in Afghanistan last month killed 10 civilians – including seven children – and not Daesh extremists as first claimed, the Pentagon admitted on Friday.
Asia

Iran, Tajikistan leaders Discuss Closer Cooperation

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon have underlined the need to enhance relations and cooperation between the two countries.
Asia

Rights groups say EU failing Afghans trying to flee Taliban

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Human rights groups accuse the European Union of failing to do enough to assist Afghans living in fear of Taliban rule.
Asia

Afghan neighbors Call for “Inclusive” Govt. in “Independent” Afghanistan

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Iran, Russia, China and Pakistan have in a joint statement underlined the necessity of respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Afghanistan.
Media Wire

Putin says US ‘hasty’ Afghan exit ‘more like an escape’

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The hasty withdrawal by US and NATO-allied troops from Afghanistan looked more like an escape, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
Media Wire

China rules out foreign interference in countries’ affairs

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China's President Xi Jinping said on Friday that external forces should never be allowed to interfere in the internal affairs of countries under any pretext.
Media Wire

Dutch FM steps down over Afghanistan crisis

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Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag resigned on Thursday after she met fierce criticism in parliament over the handling of the Afghan crisis.
Media Wire

Putin: Iran’s membership in SCO to increase its authority

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Moscow supports the start of Iran's Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) membership process, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, stating Tehran's accession will contribute to enhancing the organization's international authority.
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China warns US-UK-Australia military pact undermines regional peace

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China has slammed a new US military alliance with Australia and Britain, under which Canberra will acquire nuclear submarine technology, as an "extremely irresponsible" threat to regional stability.
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Russia, Iran, China, Pakistan support natnl. Afghan reconciliation

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The foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, China and Pakistan held a four-way meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit to particularly reaffirm the importance of achieving national reconciliation in Afghanistan, Moscow said on Thursday.
Media Wire

China: US should not get away with killing Afghans

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A thorough investigation into the deaths of innocent Afghan civilians in a US drone strike in Kabul must be conducted, and Washington should be held accountable for its mistake, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian says.
Media Wire

ICC okays investigation into bloody Philippine ‘war on drugs’

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Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday authorized an investigation into possible crimes against humanity conducted during Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s violent “war on drugs”. They stated alleged extrajudicial killings represented a “widespread and systematic attack” against civilians.
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