Afghanistan

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US praises India’s contributions to Afghan stability

9:37 am November 22, 2019

Washington: Developing strategic partnership with India is a critical element of President Donald Trump’s South Asia strategy, a senior administration official said Thursday noting that there were encouraging results of the move. “The United States welcomes India’s substantial investment in and assistance to Afghanistan. And we will continue to support efforts to achieve an honourable […]

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Citizenship bill on govt’s agenda for Winter Session

9:04 pm November 15, 2019

New Delhi: The Modi government is set to push for the passage of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, a key BJP plank which is aimed at granting nationality to non-Muslim immigrants from neighbouring countries, in Parliament’s Winter Session starting from Monday. The government has listed the bill in its items of business for the session, […]

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China to host rare meeting between Afghan govt, Taliban

8:14 pm November 11, 2019

Beijing: China, seeking to play a greater role in the Afghan peace process, on Monday said it is making efforts to host a rare meeting between the Afghanistan officials and the Taliban in the country to discuss the peace and reconciliation efforts in the war-torn nation. Taliban, which till recently was holding talks with the […]

US ‘concerned’ as Pakistan activist says father detained

7:58 pm October 25, 2019

Washington: Washington has said it was “concerned” by reports that the father of a Pakistani activist who fled the country has himself been detained, the latest incident to fuel fears of a clampdown on dissent. Alice Wells, assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, tweeted her concern late Thursday over “reports of the […]

Blast at Afghanistan mosque kills 62 during prayers

Blast at Afghan mosque kills 62 during prayers

9:33 pm October 18, 2019

KABUL, Afghanistan: An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered for Friday players, causing the roof to collapse and killing 62 worshippers, provincial officials said. The attack underscored the record-high number of civilians dying in the country’s 18-year war. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar Province, said the […]