Tag: Afghanistan
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Afghanistan launches vaccination campaign targeting 9.9 mn children
Vitamin A capsules will also be given to over 8.9 million children aged between six months and five years, Xinhua news agency reported.
August 6, 2018 -
15 killed, over 50 injured as explosions rock mosque in Afghanistan
At least 15 people were killed and more than 50 others wounded after two explosions ripped through a mosque in Afghanistan's Gardez city on Friday.
August 3, 2018 -
SAD seeks citizenship for Sikh, Hindu refugees from Afghanistan
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday urged Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to grant citizenship to all Afghan Sikh and Hindu families who had taken refuge in India after fleeing “persecution” in Afghanistan. A delegation of SAD met the Union Home Minister on Thursday. SAD also urged him to reverse a notification of the Union …
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August 2, 2018 -
Asia Cup 2018: India-Pakistan to clash on Sept 19; everything you need to know
Defending Asia Cup champions India will take on arch-rival Pakistan on September 19, just a day after they play their first match of the tournament.
July 25, 2018 -
India to build another dam in Afghanistan despite Taliban threat
Once completed, the dam will hold 146 million cubic meters of potable water for two million people in Kabul and irrigation water for 400,000 acres of land
July 21, 2018 -
10 killed in suicide attack on Afghan security forces: officials
Some of the victims were brought to the hospital with severe burns, health director Najibullah Kamawal said, confirming the casualty toll.
July 10, 2018 -
US service member killed in ‘insider attack’ in Afghanistan
It was not immediately clear who carried out the attack, or whether they had been apprehended.
July 8, 2018 -
India condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ attack on Sikhs in Afghanistan
India condemned as “heinous and cowardly” the terrorist attack on a convoy of Sikhs in Afghanistan that left 20 people dead. It said the incident underlined the need for united global fight against international terrorism. A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan city of Jalalabad where President Ashraf Ghani was to hold a …
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July 2, 2018 -
Over 60 Afghan girl students poisoned, hospitalised
More than 60 students of a girl school were mysteriously poisoned in Jabalus Saraj district of Afghanistan’s eastern Parwan province on Sunday, a police official said. The incident occurred in Zarbia Girl School on Sunday morning, said provincial police spokesman Salim Nuri without providing more details. Meanwhile, Deputy Director of the Parwan’s Education Department Nizamudin …
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July 2, 2018 -
Peace amidst war?
The analogy may not be wholly appropriate; yet from Kashmir to Afghanistan, the Eid ceasefire has hit the reefs. For the relentlessly tormented country, the denouement must be still more tragic as it was the first taste of peace in 17 years. The celebration, which was expected to be the most peaceful since 2001, has …
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June 23, 2018 -
Dhawan reaches career-best ranking in Tests; Vijay, Ishant, Umesh move up too
Jadeja inched up one slot to the third position after claiming six wickets in the Bengaluru.
June 20, 2018 -
IND vs AFG: 5 records that were made during Afghanistan’s debut Test
Here is the list of 5 biggest wins for India in the longest format of the game.
June 18, 2018 -
Taliban announces end to Afghanistan Eid festival ceasefire
A widely welcomed three-day ceasefire between security forces and the Taliban in Afghanistan appears to be over, with the latter saying its militants had been ordered to take up arms again on Sunday night. The government says it will continue a unilateral ceasefire for another 10 days, although security forces can defend themselves if attacked, …
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June 18, 2018 -
15 killed, 45 injured in Afghanistan suicide bombing
As per reports, the death toll was likely to go up as many of the injured were in critical condition
June 17, 2018 -
At least 20 dead in Afghanistan suicide attack during ceasefire
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of Afghan Taliban, security forces, and civilians celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire in the war-torn country today, killing at least 20 people, officials said.
June 16, 2018 -
IND vs AFG: Twitterati hail India’s sporting gesture towards Afghanistan team
India overwhelmed Afghanistan in the inaugural Test match on Friday.
June 16, 2018 -
IND vs AFG: India wrap Test in 2 days, thrash Afghanistan by innings, 262 runs
Indian team showed their supremacy by decimating Afghanistan in their debut Test match; for India in the second innings of the visitors, Ravindra Jadeja took four wickets, Umesh Yadav bagged three and Ishant Sharma two
June 15, 2018