Taliban names Afghan U.N. envoy, asks to speak to world leaders
United Nations (Reuters) – The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations in New York this
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India seizes $2.7 bln Afghan heroin haul amid Kabul takeover chaos
Ahmedabad (Reuters) – Indian officials said on Tuesday they had seized nearly three tonnes of heroin originating from Afghanistan worth
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Taliban appoint hardline battlefield commanders to key Afghan posts
Kabul (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers announced several senior appointments on Tuesday, naming two veteran battlefield commanders from the movement’s
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Politicians tipped for Philippines 2022 presidential race
Manila (Reuters) – The Philippines will hold an election in May 2022 to choose a successor to President Rodrigo Duterte,
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Taiwan threatens to take China to WTO in new spat over fruit
Taipei (Reuters) – Taiwan threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization on Sunday after Beijing said it would
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Taliban replaces women’s ministry with ministry of virtue and vice
Kabul (Reuters) – Workers in the Afghan capital Kabul replaced signs for the country’s women’s ministry with those for the
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Afghan women should not work alongside men, senior Taliban figure says
Kabul (Reuters) – Afghan women should not be allowed to work alongside men, a senior figure in the ruling Taliban
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Chinese ambassador barred from UK parliament over sanctions row
London (Reuters) – The Chinese ambassador to Britain has been banned from attending an event in the British parliament because
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Afghan withdrawal raises questions about United States, Gulf Arab official says
London (Reuters) – The United States’ chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has raised questions for its Arab allies in the Middle
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Biden to host leaders of Australia, Japan, India Sept. 24 -U.S. official
Washington (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will host a first in-person summit of leaders of the “Quad” countries –
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