Afghanistan’s power corporation DABS said that the Taliban destroyed one of the pylons that import electricity from Iran to the western province of Herat in Afghanistan
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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Twelve Taliban, including several commanders, were killed in an airstrike conducted by Afghan Air Force on Wednesday night in Baharak district of Takhar province, said the Ministry of Defence in a statement
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A whopping $19 billion in US taxpayers' money lost to abuse and fraud in Afghanistan
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Stampede kills 12 women in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad district
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Afghan war has no religious basis, says top Islamic cleric
International Union of Muslim Scholars president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Raissouni said that the killing of Muslims is a "great sin" and that carrying out suicide attacks against Muslims is prohibited, from the Islamic perspective
India now has over 76.5L cases
With a fresh spike of 54,044 coronavirus infections and 717 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Wednesday stood at 76,51,107
India plans to build 10 tunnels in Ladakh, Kashmir region
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Court delivers justice in 22 days, ensures rapist never walks out alive
A special court in Uttar Pradesh here has sentenced a man life behind bars till his death after finding him guilty of raping a six-year-old girl
Air pollution in India caused over 1.16L infant deaths in 2019: Study
The first-ever comprehensive analysis of air pollution's global impact on newborns finds that outdoor and household particulate matter pollution contributed to the deaths of more than 1,16,000 Indian infants in their first month of life in 2019, a new global study on Wednesday
Durga Puja in Bhutan with COVID-19 protocols
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