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Taliban claims to 'fully capture' Panjshir
In a statement, Mujahid, who is also the Taliban's acting minister of culture and information, said that their efforts for the establishment of nationwide security paid off and the province has been taken by the support of the people, Khaama News reported.
Building collapse in Kampala kills 3, dozens trapped
Irene Nakasiita, the spokesperson for Uganda Red Cross Society, said in a statement that three bodies have so far been retrieved from rubble after the building in Kisenyi, downtown Kampala area collapsed and caved in on Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency.
3 people dead in Washington D.C. shooting
In a statement, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department said the shooting erupted in 600 block of Longfellow Street, NW at around 7.30 p.m. on Saturday night, reports Xinhua news agency. A total of six people were shot and rushed to local hospitals, with three pronounced dead.
'Iran to support Afghans against foreign attempts to create instability'
"Whatever the Afghan people want is what Iran wants, and we are hopeful and sensitive regarding the future of our dear neighbor," he said in a speech in the chamber on Sunday. In the name of the Iranian nation, Qalibaf called for the preservation of the rights of people of "all races, languages, and religions", and the establishment of universal and lasting security in Afghanistan.
Sri Lankan Navy seize 336 kg heroin, apprehend 7 Pakistanis
Seven persons, all Pakistan nationals, were taken in custody, and 336 kg heroin was seized in the operation earlier this week. The trawler, reportedly acting as a multi-day fishing trawler, was transporting drug consignments to other boats, and investigations are still in progress.
Open to peace talks with Taliban, says Resistance Front leader
In a post on Facebook, Massoud said the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF), which includes former Afghan security force members and local militias, would be prepared to stop fighting if the Taliban ceased their attacks, the BBC reported on Monday.
ISI chief meets Hekmatyar on Kabul visit
Meanwhile, sources close to Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hizb-e-Islami party, said that Hamid also met Hekmatyar, and they discussed the current situation in the country, Tolo News reported. Earlier, Pakistani media reported that Hamid was in Kabul at the invitation of the Taliban, but the Taliban said that Pakistan had proposed his visit to Kabul.
Pakistanis are in charge in Afghanistan as a colonial power: Amrullah Saleh
Writing for The Daily Mail, Saleh said the Taliban's spokesperson receives directions, literally every hour, from the Pakistani Embassy. "It is the Pakistanis who are in charge as effectively a colonial power. But this is not going to last because they and their clients will not be able to erect a functioning economy or create a civil service," he added.
Nepal warns protesters not to burn Modi's effigy
The statement came in response to some protests in Kathmandu against the Indian government and Modi in a backdrop of recent diplomatic friction between Nepal and India. Recently, Nepal and India indulged in two different diplomatic row after Indian helicopter repeatedly breached the Nepali territory and made a flight over western Nepal of Darchula district. According to the media reports.
Taliban kill female police officer in front of her relatives
The woman, named in local media as Banu Negar, was killed at the family home in front of relatives in Firozkoh, the capital of central Ghor province. The killing comes amid increasing reports of escalating repression of women in Afghanistan. Details of the incident are still sketchy as many in Firozkoh fear retribution if they speak out.
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