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  The Taliban on Monday said that it can restrain   Islamic State   (Daesh) in Afghanistan and they are not capable of posing a threat to the country. The Taliban on Monday said that it can restrain Islamic State (Daesh) in Afghanistan and they are not capable of posing a threat to the country. Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Zabihullah Mujahid speaking to Tolo News said, “Daesh is not a threat, because the thought of Daesh is a hated thought among the people. No one supports them. Second, our combat against Daesh was effective in the past and we know how to neutralize their techniques.” Considering the last attacks in Nangarhar and Kabul, some political analysts said that the group seems to be present in  Afghanistan . Meanwhile, Mujahid said two groups have been arrested in relation to the last incidents in Nangarhar province, reported Tolo News. Daesh claimed responsibility for several attacks in Kabul and Nangarhar province over the last month. Videos ...

  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a warning against the “serious” possibility of a complete economic collapse in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover. Afghanistan Crisis:  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a warning against the “serious” possibility of a complete economic collapse in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover. Guterres made the remarks here on Monday while convening a high-level ministerial meeting on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, reports Xinhua news agency. He highlighted the acute and urgent need for funding support and action in the country. “The people of Afghanistan need a lifeline. After decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face perhaps their most perilous hour,” he said during his opening remarks at the meeting. “Let us be clear: This conference is not simply about what we will give to the people of Afghanistan. It is about what we owe,” he added. The UN chief said that as of today, one in three Afgha...

  This comes after negotiations with resistance leader Ahmad Massoud failed. The Taliban on Thursday said that it has killed 34 members and captured 11 checkpoints of the Afghan resistance forces in the northern Panjshir province. The information about the incident was provided by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid to Sputnik. The Taliban attack on Panjshir was launched after negotiations with resistance leader Ahmad Massoud failed. “Our Mujahideen have made enough progress, so far we have captured 11 checkpoints and killed 34 people of resistance forces, including two key commanders. We have now reached the main road of Panjshir and we have captured Shital district and just two Mujahideen were injured,” Mujahid said. Since mid-August, forces opposed to the  Taliban  have gathered in the valley under the leadership of Ahmad Massoud, son of famous Afghan commander Ahmad Shah Massoud. Ahmad Massoud, along with former Afghanistan Vic...

  It will be premature for India to think UNSC resolution on Afghanistan was in its favour, says Congress leader. Senior Congress leader  P Chidambaram  on Wednesday said it is too premature to congratulate ourselves over the UN Security Council adopting a resolution on Afghanistan, and cautioned that the possible axis of China, Pakistan and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan is a cause for worry. His remarks came after the UN Security Council, under India’s Presidency, adopted a strong resolution demanding that the territory of Afghanistan not be used to threaten any country or shelter terrorists and that it expects the Taliban will adhere to commitments made by it on regarding the safe and orderly departure from the country of Afghans and all foreign nationals. Reacting to the development, Chidambaram said the government is congratulating itself for the UNSC resolution adopted on  Afghanistan . “‘Resolution’ has two meanings. The first is that the issue has been ‘resol...

  Militant group says it is holding talks aimed at forming an open, inclusive Islamic government in Afghanistan. A Taliba n  spokesman and negotiator said told The Associated Press on Sunday that the militant group is holding talks aimed at forming an open, inclusive Islamic government in Afghanistan. Suhail Shaheen spoke to the AP after the Taliban overran most of the country in a matter of days and pushed into the capital, Kabul, as the United States scrambled to withdraw diplomats and other civilians. Earlier, a Taliban official said the group would announce a new government from the presidential palace, but those plans appear to be on hold.  Afghanistan ‘s embattled president left the country Sunday, joining thousands of his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signalling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking the country. The Taliban fanned out across the capital, and an official wi...

  An incident of gas leak occurred at a chemical factory at Badlapur in Thane district, due to which a number of people living around the unit faced difficulty in breathing for a few hours a chemical factory at Badlapur in Maharashtra’s Thane district, due to which a number of people living around the unit faced difficulty in breathing for a few hours, an official said on Friday.The incident took place late on Thursday night and the leakage was plugged within an hour, he said. “The  gas leak  was reported around 10.22 pm at the factory in Shirgaon MIDC of Badlapur (East). A chemical reaction due to the overheating of sulfuric acid and benzyl acid led to the incident,” Santosh Kadam, chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell of Thane Municipal Corporation said. “As a result, residents living in three km area around the factory complained of breathing problem and irritation in eyes for a few hours,” he said .On being alerted, two fire engines from...