Day: October 12, 2021

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G-20 Leaders Discuss Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan

Leaders of the grouping of the world’s 20 largest economies are holding a virtual extraordinary meeting Tuesday on Afghanistan, less than two months after the Taliban took over the country. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who holds the rotating pr...
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India Prepares for Long Haul on China Border Dispute

A deadlock in the latest round of talks between India and China on their disputed border means that tens of thousands of Indian troops will hunker down for a second winter in subzero temperatures in the Himalayan mountains.The challenge of manning two ...
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Indian Troops Kill 5 Suspected Militants in Kashmir Fighting

Government forces killed five suspected militants Tuesday in two clashes in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said, a day after rebels killed five army soldiers in a gunfight in the disputed region.The first clash erupted following a raid by soldiers a...
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Time Running Out for Afghans to Receive Aid as Winter Sets In

.N. agencies warn the window for providing humanitarian assistance for millions of needy Afghans is rapidly closing as winter approaches and access to remote, snowed-in areas will be cut off.Relief officials say temperatures have dipped below zero Cels...
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G-20 Says Afghanistan Needs Aid, But Taliban Must Not Control Funds

Heads of government and foreign ministers from the world’s 20 leading economies — the G-20 — agreed at a video gathering Tuesday to look at ways to inject more cash into Afghanistan. The talks came after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned t.....
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Covering Myanmar is Becoming Impossible, Say Local Journalists

Eight months after Myanmar’s military coup, life for the country’s journalists is getting “harder and harder,” local reporters say.From the moment it seized power and ousted the democratically elected government, the military has sought to control cove...
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How the Taliban Control Afghan Media

Ask almost any senior Taliban official if there is press freedom in Afghanistan, and you'll get a ready answer.“Without a doubt,” said Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s top spokesman and deputy minister of information and culture.“Reporters can write a...
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Tickets for an export flight to Russia are primarily sold to people with limited mobility, transit passengers and people with pets.

On October 12, at 10:00, the ticket office of the Siberia Airlines (S7) representative office will start selling tickets for the flight, which will take place on October 15 on the route Turkmenabat - Moscow. This was reported by the Consular Section of...
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US Affirms Need for Counterterrorism, Humanitarian Assistance in Afghanistan

U.S. President Joe Biden held a virtual meeting with leaders of the world's richest nations to push top priorities in Afghanistan, the White House said Tuesday, as the impoverished nation stares down a humanitarian crisis after the U.S. withdrawal and ...
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