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Afghan envoy to UN defies Taliban regime, denounces it
Speaking at the General Assembly on Tuesday as the Taliban-controlled government was trying to settle in, Isaczai said asked the international community to reject the Taliban as the rulers of Afghanistan. "They continue to choose war over peace as a way of resolving their differences with those who oppose them as we are witnessing their brutal offensive against the people of Panjshir and suppression of women peacefully demonstrating across cities in Afghanistan," he said.
Pak promoting 'culture of violence,' uses UN forum for hate speech: India
"We have witnessed yet another attempt today by the delegation of Pakistan to exploit a UN platform for hate speech against India, even as it continues to foment a 'culture of violence' at home and across its borders," Vidisha Maitra, a First Secretary at India's UN mission told the General Assembly on Tuesday.
Amid financial crisis, SL passes a bill to legalise undisclosed assets
The Finance Bill, which was passed with 144 votes in favour and 44 against it, was moved to enable persons to voluntarily disclose undisclosed taxable supplies, incomes and assets required to be disclosed under certain laws and to provide for the imposition of a tax on the taxable supplies, incomes and assets so disclosed.
'Armed and Dangerous': New Afghan Interior Minister Haqqani bears $5mn US bounty
A top leader of the Taliban, Haqqani, who is said to be in his 40s, had succeeded his father Jalaluddin Haqqani as the leader of the Haqqani network, which has been charged with some of the most violent attacks in Afghanistan and is designated a terrorist organisation by the US.
India, Russia to discuss Afghanistan crisis at NSA level meeting
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, General Nikolay Patrushev, has arrived here on Tuesday on a two-day visit for a high-level India-Russia inter-governmental consultation on the invitation of India's National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval. The two top security officials are likely to discuss the Afghan situation.
Taliban leader Mullah Hasan Akhund to lead new Afghan govt
Taliban's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar will be the deputy leader. Sirajuddin Haqqani, the son of the founder of the Haqqani Network, designated as a terrorist organisation by the US, will be the new interior minister. Akhund is presently the head of the Taliban's powerful decision-making body.
With Baradar out and unknown Mullah Hasan Akhund in, has Pak mounted a coup in Afghanistan?
Most of the probable names of the Taliban's Doha political office were either removed or "demoted" in the new list of the Taliban government. The political face and head of the negotiating team, Mullah Baradar may serve as a deputy of Hasan Akhund the new head of the Taliban proposed government.
Chinese authorities make attempt to reach out to jittery private sector
"China's policy to support the private sector hasn't changed, and won't change in the future," the Global Times quoted Liu as saying. After the clampdown on the homegrown tech giants including Alibaba Group, Tencent Holdings and the private sector education companies, Beijing recently said that it now plans to focus on the country's private equity.
Pakistan's miscalculations in Afghanistan exposed
In a show of opposition to Pakistan, some groups of people took to the streets in Kabul on the night of September 6 and in larger numbers in the day time on Tuesday, raising slogans against Pakistan's interference and intrusive role in Afghanistan. The protesters raised slogans such as "death to Pakistan" and "long live Panjshir" and over a period of time, a few hundred people joined the original lot.
Taliban plan to announce inclusive caretaker govt in Afghanistan
The Taliban have said that they are planning and working towards an inclusive caretaker government in Afghanistan, which would include leaders from all the ethnicities and tribal backgrounds. As per Taliban sources, over a dozen names are under consideration to be made part of the new government. However, as a caretaker government is being formed, the duration of its stay in office is still not known.
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