About 3,000 religious scholars, government officials, ethnic elders and members of civil society attended a meeting in Kandahar on Thursday.

Among the key speakers was the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada.

The media was however prevented from recording or filming Akhundzada&s speech.

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America&s leading health agency announced Wednesday that it is planning a complete overhaul of its structure and operations due to major mistakes in handling the COVID-19 pandemic response, Anadolu News Agency reported.

&To be frank, we are responsible for some pretty dramatic, pretty public mistakes — from testing, to data, to...

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State Ministry for Natural Disasters Management officials said 511 people have died and more than 3,700 people have been injured during the past year in flash floods across Afghanistan.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, officials said more than 23,000 residential areas and 66,700 acres of agricultural land were destroyed and almost 8,000...

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Monkeypox infections continue to rise globally, with more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories, and 12 deaths, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday.

&Almost 7,500 cases were reported last week, a 20 per cent increase over the previous week, which was also 20 per cent more than the week...

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A blast that tore through a Kabul mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday killed 21 people, Kabul police confirmed Thursday.

Police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said that another 33 people had been injured in the blast.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) say they are restoring...

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The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul blasted the Biden administration in an interim report for its &complete lack and failure to plan& the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in August last year.

McCaul said there were &many sins& committed during the botched pullout in Afghanistan.

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