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Taliban’s refugee minister Haqqani tells Al Jazeera urgent actions are needed to help displaced Afghans before winter.
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The decision infuriated the PCB and sparked calls for a boycott of the New Zealand team.
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ISKP claimed responsibility for the series of explosions that left at least seven dead.
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Did 9/11 really open a ‘new’ chapter in American history?
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Foreign ministers of two countries agree during call to deepen strategic partnership, discuss Indo-Pacific developments.
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Grieving relatives of Afghan civilian victims demand accountability, as well as financial compensation and relocation.
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A new sign outside the Women’s Affairs Ministry announced it was now the ‘Ministry for Preaching and Guidance’.
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The UN secretary-general discusses the recent developments in Afghanistan, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Top US general offers apology and says it is ‘unlikely’ that those killed in Afghanistan were associated with ISKP.
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THE WEEK IN NUMBERS
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We gather the numbers to know from the week’s biggest economic news stories so you can impress your friends.
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Fifteen-member body unanimously passes resolution also calling for an ‘inclusive and representative government’.
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Private schools at primary, secondary level. as well as official religious schools, will be open from Saturday.
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Countries’ latest pledges to cut emissions would fail to avert disastrous climate change, UN report says.