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Asia
UN will stay in Afghanistan but funding is drying up, chief says
DOHA: The United Nations will stay in Afghanistan to deliver aid to millions of desperate Afghans despite the Taliban’s restrictions…
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UN says Taliban envoy can meet Pakistan, China ministers next week
UNITED NATIONS: A UN Security Council committee on Monday (May 1) agreed to allow the Taliban administration’s foreign minister Amir…
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Security Council condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council unanimously condemned on Thursday (Apr 27) a Taliban administration ban on Afghan women working…
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Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport
WASHINGTON: A ground assault by the Taliban killed the Islamic State militant who spearheaded the August 2021 suicide bombing at the…
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Asia
Taliban recognition not a focus of Afghanistan meeting, says UN
UNITED NATIONS: A UN-convened meeting on Afghanistan next month will not focus on the possible international recognition of the Taliban…
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59 people including 12 children drown as boat sinks off Italy – BBC News
At least 59 migrants, including 12 children, have died and dozens more are feared missing after their boat sank in…
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