Doctors at the Abu Ali Sina-e-Balkhi Regional Hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif have voiced deep concern over the increase in malnutrition among children in the north of the country, saying the prevalence of this condition has increased by 50 percent in the region.

Dr. Abdul Rauf Frogh, head of the pediatric unit at Balkh Public Health Department, said on...

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First Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said Sunday the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is working on an economic policy that will help restore the economy and lift the country out of poverty. 

Speaking at an event to launch a new state-run limited liability company, Afghan Invest, Baradar called on Afghans to bring their...

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The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said Sunday the United States was the biggest obstacle in terms of global recognition and that it was blocking other countries from formally accepting the new government. 

Asked if the IEA&s policies were preventing the world from recognizing the new government, IEA spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid...

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India&s ministry of home affairs has moved to grant emergency e-visas to over 100 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus after Saturday&s attack on a gurdwara in Kart-e-Parwan in Kabul. 

Two people, one Sikh and one security force member, were killed in the attack. 

According to the Hindustan Times, the e-visas will facilitate the evacuation...

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Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting minister of foreign affairs, met with Abdul Aziz Kamilov, Uzbekistan&s National Security Adviser, and special representative of the President of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan, Esmatullah Ergashev on Sunday in Kabul.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan&s (IEA) foreign ministry said in a statement that...

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U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, a spokesperson said, a week before he is due to accompany President Joe Biden to a meeting of the Group of Seven advanced economies.

National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said Sullivan had not been in close contact with Biden, and was...

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