Initial talks with Taliban can be thru’ its Doha office: E...
September 17, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh must decide on the Taliban issue with caution and patience, said experts at a virtual event on Wednesday.
If possible, preliminary t...
Afghan Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar among Time's 100...
September 17, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban co-founder and now deputy prime minister of Afghanistan, has been named among the "100 Most Influential People" of 20...
Myanmar currency hovers near all-time low
September 17, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
A money-changer's office in Yangon: Myanmar's currency, the kyat, has fallen 20% to 30% since a military takeover of the government on Feb. 1....
UNGA: HASINA TO LEAVE FOR US FRIDAY ON HER FIRST FOREIGN T...
September 16, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to leave here on Friday on a two-week official visit to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in...
SPACEX LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST ‘AMATEUR ASTRONAUT’ CREW TO...
September 16, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
A SpaceX rocket ship blasted off from Florida on Wednesday carrying a billionaire e-commerce executive and three less-wealthy private citizens he chos...
PAKISTAN PARTICIPATES IN FIRST CHINA-HOSTED MULTINATIONAL...
September 16, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
China wrapped up the country's first multinational peacekeeping exercise on Wednesday, demonstrating the extent of its military might on a huge traini...
TALIBAN LEADER BARADAR IN TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MOST INFLUEN...
September 16, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been named in Time Magazine 100 most influential people list 2021.
The magazine on Wednesday published...
BANGLADESH, AUSTRALIA INK FIRST TIFA AGREEMENT
September 16, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh and Australia have signed a Trade and Investment Framework Arrangement (Tifa) agreement, the first of its kind between the two countries....
MORAGODA HOLD TALKS WITH INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY
September 16, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to India Milinda Moragoda paid a courtesy call on the Foreign Secretary of India Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla,...
ANY EMBASSY SALES BY JUNTA WOULD BE ILLEGAL, MYANMAR’S SHA...
September 16, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Amid reports that the Myanmar military junta seeks to sell the land housing the country’s embassy in Japan, the shadow National Unity Government...
MYANMAR JUNTA CUTS INTERNET ACCESS IN ANTI-REGIME RESISTAN...
September 16, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar’s military regime has cut off internet access in several townships in Sagaing and Mandalay regions. The affected townships are stronghol...
Saudi Arabia considers buying Israeli missile-defense syst...
September 16, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
As the US administration gets cold feet about its commitment to the Gulf states, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is out looking for missile-defense system...
Xi refuses to meet Biden: What should US do now?
September 16, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
President Joe Biden proposed a first face-to-face summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in a call last week, but failed to secure an agreem...
Pakistan, Russia to ‘coordinate’ positions on Afghanistan
September 16, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The leaders of Pakistan and Russia have held telephone conversations to “coordinate” their position on the situation in Afghanistan, state...
Putin phones Khan as Afghanistan brings Pak, Russia closer
September 16, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday discussed the evolving situation in Afghanistan.
The two l...
3 EX-US PRESIDENTS UNITE TO HELP AFGHAN REFUGEES
September 15, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Three former US presidents joined with businesses and other groups Tuesday to back the formation of Welcome.US, an organization to support Afghan refu...
SAARC MEET ON UN ASSEMBLY SIDELINES UNCERTAIN AFTER AFGHAN...
September 15, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Citing the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will not be travelling to New York, one of his aides has said, as the 76th ses...
TNA CALLS FOR LOHAN’S HEAD FOR ALLEGEDLY THREATENING TO KI...
September 15, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has called for the sacking of the State Minister for Prison Management Lohan Ratwatte for allegedly threatening to k...
AFGHAN ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER URGES INTERNATIONAL DONORS...
September 15, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Afghanistan's acting foreign minister called on Tuesday for international donors to restart aid, as the Taliban government seeks to shore up the finan...
GOVERNMENT STANDS BY THE SMALL FARMER: NARENDRA MODI
September 15, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Prime Minister describes U.P. as future hub of defence production and education in country.
In his first rally in western Uttar Pradesh after protest...
THOUSANDS PROTEST AGAINST TALIBAN IN KANDAHAR OVER EVICTIO...
September 15, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Thousands of Afghans protested against the Taliban in the southern city of Kandahar on Tuesday, according to a former government official and local te...
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