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'Mullahs, Taliban in power don't even have high school degrees, but are greatest'
"No Phd degree, master's degree is valuable today. You see that the Mullahs and Taliban that are in power, have no Phd, MA or even a high school degree, but are the greatest of all," Sheikh Molvi Noorullah Munir is heard saying in the video.
Sufficient Covid doses to meet WHO's vax target: Pfizer chief
In late May, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had called for global support for a "sprint to September", to enable every country to vaccinate at least 10 per cent of its population by the end of September. Just 10 countries have administered 75 per cent of all vaccine supply, while low-income countries have vaccinated barely 2 per cent of their people, according to the global health agency.
India to focus sharply on Pak interference in Afghanistan during SCO summit
Host Tajikistan is already incensed by Pakistan-backed Taliban's takeover of Kabul - a development that Dushanbe sees as an encouragement to the revival of an Islamist insurgency at home. The Iranians have also been stunned by the brazen Pakistani interference, personally marshalled by ISI chief Faiz Hameed, against the anti-Taliban revolt in the Panjshir valley, including the use of drones and helicopters.
41 killed, dozens injured in prison fire near Jakarta
All the injured were taken to nearby hospitals and health clinics, and eight of them are in serious condition, according to Jakarta police chief Inspector General Fadil Imran, Xinhua news agency reported. The fire occurred at 2:20 a.m. local time and was extinguished at 3:30 a.m.
Afghanistan Emir Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada let his own son become suicide bomber: Report
In 2017, Akhundzada let his own son Hafiz Abdul Rahman kill himself after strapping a bomb around his vest and charging the Afghan security forces. Rahman’s death was seen as heroic as remarks of “he sacrificed himself for Allah” were made subsequent to his death.
Taliban govt comprising single ethnic group will not last long
Salahuddin Rabbani has written on his Facebook post that the monopoly of power has been experienced in the past which was defeated and the Taliban with this cabinet will too bite the dust, Khaama News reported.
New govt to uphold Islamic rules and Sharia law: Akhundzada
"As a caretaker and committed cabinet has been announced by the authorities of the Islamic Emirate to control and run the affairs of the country which will start functioning at the earliest, I assure all the countrymen that the figures will work hard towards upholding Islamic rules and Sharia law in the country, protecting the country's highest interests, securing Afghanistan's borders, and to ensuring lasting peace, prosperity and development," Akhundzada said.
5 ministers of Taliban cabinet UN designated terrorists, Interior minister has $10 million bounty
Mohammad Hasan Akhund is one of the founding members of the Taliban and has served as the foreign minister and deputy Prime Minister from 1996-2001 in the previous Taliban regime. Abdul Ghani Baradar, who headed the negotiations with the United States of America to pull out its troops from Afghanistan, has been named as the Deputy Prime Minister.
China launches new Earth observation satellite
The satellite, Gaofen-12 02, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully, Xinhua news agency reported. The satellite will be used in land surveys, urban planning, road network design and crop yield estimation, as well as disaster relief.
4 IS militants killed in northern Iraq
A joint force from the Iraqi army and Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) killed the militants near the town of Altun Kupri, some 40 km north of the namesake provincial capital Kirkuk, said Ali al-Fraiji, commander of Kirkuk Operations Command, in a statement.
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