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Earthquake Of 4.3 Magnitude Jolts Afghanistan, No Damage Reported So Far

According to India's National Center for Seismology, the earthquake tremors were felt at 5:49 am (IST). The epicentre of the earthquake was 85 km east of Kabul in the country.

29 March 2023

Emotive moments become reality every time the earth rumbles.

Memories Of Disaster: A Trail Of Devastating Earthquakes In Our History

Disaster has a long history. And we have a short future to understand what is perhaps making it a recurring incident. Against this backdrop, Outlook’s issue, 'Deliver Us From Greed', on March 1, 2023, looked at how...

22 March 2023

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Earthquake Of 6.6-Magnitude Strikes Afghanistan, Tremors Also Felt In India And Pakistan

Tremors were also felt in Delhi-National Capital Region (Delhi-NCR) and Jammu and Kashmir in India.

21 March 2023

Afghan Educational Year Starts

Afghanistan: Schools Open For New Session But Remain Shut For Most Girls

Schools have opened in Afghanistan for the new academic year. However, girls cannot study beyond primary classes in Taliban regime High school as well as higher college or university education remains out of bounds for...

26 March 2023

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Earthquake: At Least 11 Dead, Over 160 Injured As Strong Quake Of 6.8 Magnitude Jolts Pakistan And Afghanistan

The epicentre of the earthquake was Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region, while its depth was 180 kilometres, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.

22 March 2023

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Bomb Blast In Afghanistan During Press Award Event Kills One, 8 Injured

The UN mission in Afghanistan condemned the “despicable” attack, saying it was the latest unacceptable incident in the city.

11 March 2023

A Taliban fighter stands guard as a woman walks past in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 26, 2022.

Afghanistan: Taliban Takes Over 14 Diplomatic Missions, Wants To Control More Missions

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021 after overthrowing the internationally-recognised government, diplomats of the former government have continued to run missions abroad in coordination with the Taliban's...

25 March 2023

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The Taliban has banned women from higher education, workplaces, and has ordered them to cover from head to toe

Taliban-run Afghanistan Is World's Most Repressive Country For Women, Says UN

Despite initial promises of a more moderate stance, the Taliban has banned girls' education beyond sixth grade and women from public spaces such as parks and gyms. Women are also barred from working at national and...

08 March 2023

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07 March 2023
Women's Day: Between Vice And Virtue Women Are Losers In Afghanistan

Women's Day: Between Vice And Virtue Women Are Losers In Afghanistan

Women's Day: With the regime’s police back on the city streets, the women of Afghanistan realize they are alone and have nowhere to turn. Yet they also know...


05 March 2023
Pakistan Facing Blowback From A Resurgent TTP

Pakistan Facing Blowback From A Resurgent TTP

Pakistan is paying the price of soft-peddling on terror. Arming and funding terror outfits against India in the past may have played dividends at one time, but...


05 March 2023
Earthquake Of Magnitude 3.9 Reported In Jammu & Kashmir, No Reports Of Damage

Earthquake Of Magnitude 3.9 Reported In Jammu & Kashmir, No Reports Of Damage

The earthquake north of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir was reported shortly after two earthquakes in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan region.


28 February 2023
Afghanistan: Taliban Forces Kill 2 Islamic State Commanders In Kabul Raid

Afghanistan: Taliban Forces Kill 2 Islamic State Commanders In Kabul Raid

According to Zabihullah Mujahid, the main Taliban government spokesman in Kabul, the operation took place in a residential neighbourhood, targeting IS...


27 February 2023
Italy Migrant Boat Tragedy: Death Toll At 62, Dozens Still Missing

Italy Migrant Boat Tragedy: Death Toll At 62, Dozens Still Missing

At least 80 people survived, but more were feared dead given survivor reports that the boat, which set off from Turkey last week, had carried about 170 people


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25 February 2023
Pakistan Reopens Border Crossing With Afghanistan That It Shut Over Shelter To Terrorists

Pakistan Reopens Border Crossing With Afghanistan That It Shut Over Shelter To Terrorists

The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has mounted a series of attacks inside Pakistan that have killed over 100 people. It's believed to have links with Afghan...


20 February 2023
Telangana Is 'Afghanistan Of India And KCR Its Taliban': Sharmila On Being Detained Amid Padayatra

Telangana Is 'Afghanistan Of India And KCR Its Taliban': Sharmila On Being Detained Amid Padayatra

YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) president Y S Sharmila on Sunday attacked Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao by accusing him of acting like the Taliban and termed...


19 February 2023
Case Registered Against Telangana Leader YS Sharmila Over Derogatory Remarks

Case Registered Against Telangana Leader YS Sharmila Over Derogatory Remarks

Based on a complaint by a local BRS leader, a case was registered against Sharmila under relevant sections of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,...


19 February 2023
Terrorists Involved In Karachi Attack Identified: Pakistan Police

Terrorists Involved In Karachi Attack Identified: Pakistan Police

Pakistan: The outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for attack on Karachi Police Chief in a statement issued by its spokesperson...


17 February 2023
Ordeal Of A Kashmiri Student Activist For Not Getting His Passport Released

Ordeal Of A Kashmiri Student Activist For Not Getting His Passport Released

Kashmiri student activist Nasir Khuehami said due to the ‘denial’ of passport his academic career will suffer, due to which he is feeling ‘mentally...


15 February 2023
Parts Of Kashmir Observe Shutdown Against Demolition Drive

Parts Of Kashmir Observe Shutdown Against Demolition Drive

Jammu and Kashmir: Shops and other business establishments remained closed in most parts of Srinagar while reports reaching from Anantnag said the main town...


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12 February 2023
NIA Arrests Two Terror Suspects Planning To Leave For Afghanistan

NIA Arrests Two Terror Suspects Planning To Leave For Afghanistan

Mohd Arif, a resident of Bengaluru, and Hamraz Worshid Shaikh of Maharashtra were in online contact with foreign-based handlers affiliated to proscribed...


07 February 2023
Pakistan: Peshawar Bombing Planned In Afghanistan, Foreign Intelligence Agency Funded It, Say Investigators

Pakistan: Peshawar Bombing Planned In Afghanistan, Foreign Intelligence Agency Funded It, Say Investigators

The suicide bombing at a mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar killed 101 and injured over 200. The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the...


06 February 2023
In Turkey And Syria Earthquake A Trail Of Natural Calamities That Has Always Left Mankind Devastated

In Turkey And Syria Earthquake A Trail Of Natural Calamities That Has Always Left Mankind Devastated

Here we look at the devastating earthquakes in history that has forced human being scaling heights to kneel down always.


06 February 2023
Jammu And Kashmir Has Been Turned Into Afghanistan By BJP: Mehbooba Mufti

Jammu And Kashmir Has Been Turned Into Afghanistan By BJP: Mehbooba Mufti

Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti alleged the BJP is using its brute majority to weaponize everything and ‘bulldoze’ the Constitution.


05 February 2023
Pervez Musharraf's Pro-Taliban Policy Proved Double-Edged Sword For Pakistan

Pervez Musharraf's Pro-Taliban Policy Proved Double-Edged Sword For Pakistan

The former military dictator of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf and the architect of the Kargil War in 1999 seized power after a bloodless military coup in 1999 and...


04 February 2023
Afghanistan: Single Women, Widows Struggle For Food Under Taliban Regime's Crackdown On Women Rights

Afghanistan: Single Women, Widows Struggle For Food Under Taliban Regime's Crackdown On Women Rights

Since the Taliban gained control of the country, Afghanistan has been on the brink of universal hardship. As many as 97 per cent of people are now estimated to...


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