Afghanistan Facts and News Updates


Assange Lodges Appeal Against Extradition As Supporters Protest in London Assange Lodges Appeal , Against Extradition , As Supporters Protest in London. 'The Independent' reports that Julian Assange has appealed the decision to allow him to be extradited to the United.. Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:30Published 17 hours ago

Aid convoy reaches remote region of Afghanistan after earthquake Afghan government helicopters and trucks deliver aid. At least 1,000 people died and 1,500 were injured. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published 1 week ago

India and Pakistan Offer Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan After Deadly Earthquake India and Pakistan Offer , Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan , After Deadly Earthquake. Both India and Pakistan have already dispatched humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after a powerful.. Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:30Published 1 week ago

Germany promises aid to Afghanistan’s hardest hit areas following deadly earthquake Aid is beginning to trickle into the war-torn country, as poor road conditions hamper rescuers trying to reach survivors of Wednesday's deadly quake. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:39Published 1 week ago

Death toll from Afghanistan's quake rises to 1,150 people Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:43Published 1 week ago

Afghanistan earthquake: India sends technical team for help \| Oneindia News *News India has sent its technical team to the earthquake hit Afghanistan where more than 1000 people have died so far. #Afghanistanquake #IndiandAfghanistan #Taliban Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:35Published 1 week ago

Afghanistan quake kills at least 1,000 people, deadliest in decades Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:27Published 1 week ago

Rescuers scramble to reach Afghan quake survivors as foreign aid arrives Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 03:30Published 1 week ago

Afghan authorities scramble to reach earthquake zone, toll at 1,000 dead Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:39Published 1 week ago

Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000, more trapped in rubble Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 02:54Published 1 week ago

Afghanistan earthquake: Over 1000 killed and 1500 feared injured \| OneIndia News *NewsBulletin Afghanistan earthquake: Over 1000 killed and 1500 feared injured; Uddhav Thackeray says he would quit if the rebel leaders say it to his face; Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe says economy has collapsed;.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:40Published 1 week ago

At least 1,000 killed in Afghan quake as rescuers scramble for survivors Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 03:57Published 1 week ago

Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:28Published 1 week ago

Afghanistan: At least 920 dead in magnitude 6.1 earthquake Officials announced the latest death toll at a press conference in Kabul, and warned that dozens more people might still be trapped under the rubble in several villages. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:53Published 1 week ago

6.1 magnitude earthquake in Afghanisthan and Pakistan \| Oneindia News Earthquake felt in parts Afghanisthan and Pakistan of 6.1 magnitude on Wednesday during wee hours. No damages or death were reported. #Earthquake #Afghanistan #Pakistan Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:07Published 1 week ago

Kabul Gurdwara attack: ISIS claims responsibility for the strike \| Oneindia news *BreakingNews Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul, Afghanistan was attacked on Saturday morning leaving 2 people dead and at least 7 other injured. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack and claimed that the.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:44Published 2 weeks ago

Veteran found guilty of murdering couple over ‘parking row’ Afghanistan veteran Collin Reeves, 35, has been found guilty of murdering his neighbours following a dispute over parking. Last November, Reeves stabbed Jennifer and Stephen Chapple to death while the.. Credit: ODN Duration: 02:05Published 2 weeks ago

Taliban posters say Muslim women not wearing Hijab 'trying to look like animals’ \|Oneindia News*News In Afghanistan, the Taliban have put up posters across the city of Kandahar saying that Muslim women who do not wear an Islamic hijab that fully covers their bodies are ‘trying to look like.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:30Published 2 weeks ago

Afghanistan news anchor forced to sell food on street, pics go viral \| Oneindia News *News Photos of a former Afghan news anchor selling food on the streets have gone viral on social media, with people calling it the sad truth about the Taliban government in the country. #Afghananchor.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:31Published 2 weeks ago

Afghanistan under Taliban rule: 90% of the population now living below the poverty line Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 02:25Published 3 weeks ago

Taliban arrests Afghan model and YouTuber for 'insulting' Islam and Quran\|OneindiaNews*International In another incident of crackdown and imposition of restrictions on the citizens of the country, the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan arrested an Afghan model and YouTuber for 'insulting' Islam and Quran... Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:19Published 3 weeks ago

Foreign Affairs Committee: Govt failed over Afghanistan Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Tom Tugendhat says the senior leadership of the Foreign Office and the senior Civil Service "failed" in its preparation and response over the Afghanistan crisis.. Credit: ODN Duration: 03:40Published on May 24, 2022

Afghanistan's female journalists forced to cover faces on air \| Oneindia News Taliban have ordered Afghanistan's female anchors to cover their faces. On 21st May many news anchors had reportedly defied the diktat to conceal their appearance on TV but their employers had come.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:56Published on May 23, 2022

Middle school student in Afghanistan makes model vehicles from waste Shakirullah, a secondary school student in the city of Khost, Afghanistan, collects waste materials in his district and builds model vehicles such as tractors and bulldozers. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:06Published on May 18, 2022

Taliban's latest order bans men and women from sitting together at restaurants \| OneIndia News In its latest clampdown in Afghanistan's western Herat province since seizing power, Taliban has now put a ban on men and women from sitting and eating together at restaurants. This is Taliban's latest.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:44Published on May 14, 2022

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Two held in Sunjwan encounter case; slain terrorists Pashtuns either from Pakistan or Afghanistan: Police Two Kashmir residents were nabbed in connection with the Sunjwan encounter in which two suicide attackers of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were killed. As per one of the arrested persons, the.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 23, 2022
Pupils among six killed and 11 injured in blasts near Kabul schools, police say At least six people have been killed, including pupils, and 11 others injured in explosions targeting educational institutions in Kabul, Afghan police have said. Sky News - Published on April 19, 2022

Pakistan grants two months extension to India for transportation of wheat, medicines to Afghanistan IndiaTimes - Published on April 17, 2022
Taliban outlaws growing of lucrative opium poppy as it seeks easing of sanctions Poppy growing has been banned by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the world's biggest opium producer. Sky News - Published on April 3, 2022
UK pledges extra £286 million emergency aid to Afghanistan as humanitarian crisis grows The UK has pledged to send an extra £286 million of emergency aid to the people of Afghanistan as the humanitarian crisis in the country grows. Sky News - Published on March 30, 2022

Taliban leave girls in tears after shutting their schools again The Taliban have sent girls home in tears from secondary schools in Afghanistan just days after announcing that they would be allowed back to the classroom. Sky News - Published on March 23, 2022
Parents of photographer Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Afghanistan, start legal action against Taliban Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize winner, was embedded with Afghan special forces when he was killed on July 16. DNA - Published on March 22, 2022
Top Foreign Office civil servant responds to whistleblower's accusation that he misled MPs over Afghanistan evacuation The Foreign Office's top civil servant has said a second whistleblower's claim that Boris Johnson was directly involved in the decision to evacuate Nowzad charity staff was based on an "assumption" by.. Sky News - Published on March 21, 2022
Senior Foreign Office whistleblower accuses top civil servant of misleading MPs over Afghanistan evacuation A senior Foreign Office whistleblower has accused the department's top civil servant of misleading MPs over the Afghanistan evacuation. Sky News - Published on March 21, 2022

Reopen embassy, will give security: Taliban tell India With international recognition on mind, and following efforts by the government to strike the right chord with post-US withdrawal Afghanistan. The Taliban's UN ambassador-designate Suhail Shaheen told.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 17, 2022
New humanitarian visa route for Ukrainian refugees aims to learn the lessons of the Afghan evacuation The government-backed refugee scheme being unveiled today will build on lessons learned from the Afghanistan evacuation last summer, according to government sources. Sky News - Published on March 14, 2022
Family forced to flee war in Ukraine just months after escaping violence in Afghanistan A family has escaped the war in Ukraine - just eight months after fleeing violence in Afghanistan. Sky News - Published on March 10, 2022	India hits out at Pakistan at UNHRC: One who ‘trained terror groups to fight in Afghanistan’ is commenting on human rights in India IndiaTimes - Published on March 8, 2022
India sends third consignment of wheat to Afghanistan via Pak IndiaTimes - Published on March 8, 2022	MPs criticise UK response to Afghanistan crisis - as fears expressed same could happen in Ukraine The government acted neither "swiftly nor with clarity of purpose" in response to Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis, MPs have said - as fears were expressed that similar failures could be made in.. Sky News - Published on March 3, 2022
India delivers fifth consignment of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan India is also likely to start the supply of 50,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan by road transport through Pakistan from next week. DNA - Published on February 19, 2022	India is your home, PM Modi tells Afghan Sikh-Hindu delegation An Afghan Sikh-Hindu delegation on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for enacting the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In a meeting with PM Modi at his residence, the delegation praised the.. IndiaTimes - Published on February 19, 2022Also reported by •DNA
Weapons left by US troops in Afghanistan found on terrorists killed at LoC: Maj Gen Chandpuria IndiaTimes - Published on February 19, 2022	Afghan Hindu-Sikh delegation meets PM Modi A delegation of Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence on Saturday. A large number of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs have been living in India, and the Indian.. IndiaTimes - Published on February 19, 2022
PM Modi to meet Afghan Sikh, Hindus community members soon Indian Embassy in Rome and the United Nations World Food Program formally signed an MoU on 12 February for the distribution of wheat to Afghanistan. DNA - Published on February 18, 2022	How one mistake by Pulwama conspirator Umar Farooq Alvi led to his elimination NIA chargesheet said that Jaish commander Umar Farooq, the mastermind of the Pulwama attack, was trained at one of the terror camps in Afghanistan. DNA - Published on February 14, 2022
India signs pact with WFP to send wheat to Afghanistan via Pak IndiaTimes - Published on February 13, 2022	Two journalists held in Afghanistan by Taliban released Two journalists, including one who used to work for the BBC, have been released after they were detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Sky News - Published on February 11, 2022
Two journalists and number of Afghan nationals arrested in Kabul, UN says Two journalists have been detained in Kabul, the United Nations has said. Sky News - Published on February 11, 2022	'My heart and body shake': Afghan women defy Taliban IndiaTimes - Published on February 9, 2022
Taliban blames Western sanctions for scenes of crisis and starvation in Sky News reports Western economic sanctions are to blame for the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, a spokesman for the Taliban has told Sky News. Sky News - Published on February 7, 2022	Plight of young Afghans 'absolutely heartbreaking', says children's commissioner, urging world to act The world needs to act now to tackle Afghanistan's growing humanitarian crisis and help the children being locked up in prisons and sold by their desperate families to buy food because they are so.. Sky News - Published on February 7, 2022
Inside Afghanistan prison where children as young as 12 are held The cells of Herat's main prison are crammed full. In each of the cells we go into, there are about 40 men laying jammed up against each other on the floor with some on bunk beds around the edges. Sky News - Published on February 6, 2022	BREAKING: Tremors felt in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir because of earthquake at Afghanistan-Tajikistan border Strong tremors were felt in Delhi NCR and Jammu and Kashmir after an earthquake was reported in the west of Islamabad in Pakistan. DNA - Published on February 5, 2022
Suicide bomber who targeted Kabul airport during Afghanistan evacuation acted alone, investigation finds A suicide bomber who targeted Kabul airport during an evacuation mission in Afghanistan acted alone, a US investigation has found. Sky News - Published on February 5, 2022	India to give 80 Afghan cadets 1-year training IndiaTimes - Published on February 4, 2022
India has a policy of zero-tolerance on terrorism, says government referring to developments in Afghanistan Speaking in Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said, "India has a historical and civilizational relationship with DNA - Published on February 3, 2022	'Quite shocking': Britain and the West failing starving Afghans, Gordon Brown warns Boris Johnson must encourage the EU and Joe Biden to provide aid for Afghanistan to prevent a "needless loss of lives", Gordon Brown has said. Sky News - Published on February 2, 2022
Highlights: England beat Afghanistan to reach Under-19s Cricket World Cup final Watch highlights as the England Under-19s men's team beat Afghanistan in a thrilling semi-final to reach the final of the U19 Cricket World Cup for the first time in 24 years. BBC Sport - Published on February 2, 2022	Taliban says women should not make long taxi journeys without male chaperone The Taliban has said women in Afghanistan should not be offered long distance taxi services unless they are accompanied by a male chaperone. Sky News - Published on December 27, 2021
British man 'detained by Taliban' after going missing in Afghanistan A British man working in Afghanistan has reportedly been detained by the Taliban after he went missing. Sky News - Published on December 24, 2021	Pictures show UK armed forces at work around the world New photos have been released showing the UK armed forces at work across the globe, from cold weather training in the Arctic to counter-terrorism operations over the mountains of Mali and the.. Sky News - Published on December 24, 2021

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Taliban outlaws growing of lucrative opium poppy as it seeks easing of sanctions

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Afghan Hindu-Sikh delegation meets PM Modi

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