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Russia, China, Pakistan urge Taliban to form inclusive govt in Dushanbe meeting
DUSHANBE: The foreign ministers of Russia, China, Pakistan, and Iran on Thursday held a meeting on the ongoing situation in Afghanistan and evolving security paradigm in the region, urging the Taliban to form an inclusive government in the…
Al Qaeda can take a year or two to rebuild in Afghanistan, say US officials
NEW YORK: US officials are concerned about the banned outfit Al Qaeda rebuilding and regrouping in Afghanistan, as per a report in The New York Times.
Top US intelligence officials noted that some members of the Al Qaeda had…
Half of US spending on post 9/11 wars went to private contractors, study finds
WASHINGTON: Private contractors were the major beneficiaries of post-9/11 battles as up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the US on these wars went to contractors, a study released Monday found.
The study shed light on the contribution…
Russian President Putin to self-isolate over coronavirus cases in inner circle
Russian President Vladmir Putin will go into self-isolation after a few members of his inner circle tested positive for coronavirus Monday, as per a statement from the Kremlin.
In a phone call with Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmon,…
US tells Pakistan not to recognise Taliban govt till it gives rights to women
The US has made it clear to Pakistan that it does not want Islamabad to recognise the Taliban government until it doesn't give women their due rights and allows Afghans who want to leave the country, to do so.
In the first public…
UN chief backs Pakistan’s appeal for release of frozen Afghan funds
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday supported Pakistan’s call to release frozen funds of the Afghan government and appealed for an injection of cash into the war-torn country to avoid an economic meltdown.
The UN…
Queen Elizabeth is a supporter of Black Lives Matter movement says a representative
Queen Elizabeth and royal family are supporters of the Black Lives Matter (BLM( movement), said a representative for the British monarch.
Sir Kenneth Olisa, the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London—and the first Black holder of this ancient…
US says interim Taliban govt not reflective of what it had ‘hoped to see’
WASHINGTON: The interim Taliban government does not reflect what the international community and the United States hoped to see, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a news conference Thursday.
Earlier, this week, the Taliban …
Afghanistan’s interim govt to be sworn in on 20th anniversary of 9/11
The Taliban-led Afghanistan government will be sworn in on September 11, which is the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in the United States (US), Geo reported Thursday.
The Taliban announced…
Masarat Alam Bhat named chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference
SRINAGAR: Six days after the death of veteran Kashmiri resistance leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, his close aide Masarat Alam Bhat, who is in jail, has been elected as the chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC).
Syed Ali…