Afghan embassies don’t recognise the Taliban
October 10, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The taliban prevent girls from going to secondary school in Afghanistan. Yet the country’s ambassador to America is a woman. That is not be...
MOSQUE SUICIDE ATTACK DEATH TOLL AT 43
October 9, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives among worshippers in a mosque in Kunduz city on Friday afternoon during the Friday prayers, local security o...
DAESH HIDEOUT TARGETED IN KABUL: MUJAHID
October 5, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Zabihullah Mujahid, the deputy minister of information and culture, said that a Daesh hideout was eliminated in an operation by Islamic emirate forces...
PANEL ON NEPAL-CHINA BORDER ISSUES CALLS FOR BILATERAL INT...
September 30, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
A panel formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs has concluded that there are some issues along the Nepal-China border in Humla district and suggested t...
INDIAN AND SRI LANKAN NAVIES DISCUSS FISHERMEN ISSUE
September 30, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Indian and Sri Lankan navies today discussed the fishermen issue during a virtual meeting.
The 31st International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) meeti...
PAKISTAN DENIES PROVIDING MILITARY SUPPORT TO TALIBAN
September 30, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed addresses a ceremony in Islamabad on September 29. SCREENGRAB
Reacting to a bill seeking imposition of sanc...
MUJAHID ACCUSES US OF VIOLATING AFGHAN AIRSPACE
September 30, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Zabihullah Mujahid, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture, on Wednesday said the United States has violated Afghanistan’s airspace by its d...
MYANMAR JUNTA TROOPS AMBUSHED IN SHAN STATE
September 29, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
At least 20 Myanmar military soldiers were reportedly killed or wounded on Monday, after Karenni resistance fighters ambushed a convoy of junta reinfo...
FM QURESHI RAISES TOUR CANCELLATION ISSUE WITH BRITISH COU...
September 29, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday formally conveyed Pakistan's serious concerns to the British government over the recent cancellation...
Kamala Harris gently presses Indian PM Narendra Modi on hu...
September 28, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Vice-President Kamala Harris speak to members of the media before their meeting in Washington on Septembe...
PAKISTAN SEEKS TRADE DEALS WITH SAUDI, UAE, OMAN - OFFICIA...
September 27, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistan will pursue individual trade deals with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, a Pakistani official said on Sunday, as talks with t...
Indian photographer in video stomps on man shot by Assam p...
September 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Assam police said they 'did what they had to do' in 'self-defence' [File: EPA]
A video of a photographer stomping and attacking the body of a man...
Afghan newspapers stop printing, go online
September 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Afghanistan National Journalists’ Union on Wednesday reported that due to the financial crisis, around 150 print media outlets across Afghan...
Sri Lanka arrests Tamil MP for commemorating separatist re...
September 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
A Sri Lankan police officer stands by a banner of former President and now Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in Mannar, an area with majority Tamil i...
Top UN official urges Myanmar action ‘before it’s too late...
September 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military seized power on February 1, ending 10 years of tentative democracy and prompting outrage at home and...
Why France is apoplectic with rage at Australia's submarin...
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Pictured at the Elysee Palace in June, Australian Prime Minister Scott made no mention to French President Emmanuel Macron of Canberra's pursuit of...
What instability at the top means for Japan's alliance wit...
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Shinzo Abe, center, salutes during the fleet review of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Sagami Bay, off Yokosuka, in October 200...
Malaysia plans China consultations as anxiety simmers over...
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Malaysia’s foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein (left) with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in April. Photo: Xinhua
Malaysia’s defen...
MALAYSIA RELAXES BAN ON TRAVELLERS FROM SRI LANKA
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Malaysia has relaxed a ban on travellers from Sri Lanka and four other countries.
Accordingly, those with permanent resident status, long-stay passes...
GERMANY OPPOSES TALIBAN REQUEST TO SPEAK TO UN
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Wednesday voiced his country’s opposition to the request of the acting Foreign Minister Ameer Khan Muttaqi...
UN COMMITS $45 MILLION FOR AFGHANISTAN HEALTHCARE
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Facing the possibility of Afghanistan’s healthcare system completely collapsing, the United Nations announced the release of $45 million from an...
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