FIFA Hails Qatar Support in Evacuating Athletes from Afghan

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FIFA Hails Qatar's Support in Evacuating Athletes from Afghanistan

The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) praised the State of Qatar's support in evacuating a second group of refugees related to football and women's basketball from Afghanistan. "Last Thursday, 14 October, FIFA an..
Taliban say Afghan girls will return to secondary schools soon

Amid widespread criticism over human rights issues in Afghanistan, the Taliban has said girls will be allowed to return to secondary schools soon. A spokesperson for Afghanistan's interior ministry on Sunday said that the exact timing will be ..
NATO Council praises Qatar’s evacuation operations in Afghanistan

The State of Qatar participated in the joint meeting between the NATO Council and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) countries which was held in Brussels to discuss the latest developments in Afghanistan. Minister Plenipotentiary at the State o..
FIFA says it helped evacuate 100 players, family members from Afghanistan

World soccer's governing body FIFA said on Friday it had worked with the Qatari government to evacuate almost 100 football players and their families from Afghanistan. The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on ..
Pakistan Airlines suspends Afghan operations, citing Taliban interference

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suspended flights to Kabul on Thursday after what it called heavy-handed interference by Taliban authorities. The suspension took place as the Taliban government ordered the airline, the only international car..
Qatar Condemns Bombing of Mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan

The State of Qatar has expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of an explosion that targeted a mosque in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, which led to deaths and injuries. In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reitera..
Afghanistan: Explosion strikes Afghan mosque during prayers

At least 16 people are dead and 32 injured after an explosion tore through a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in the Afghan city of Kandahar. Pictures from inside the Fatemieh mosque show shattered windows and bodies lying on the ground and other..
Many Afghans pack their bags, hoping for the chance to leave

As their flight to Islamabad was finally about to take off, Somaya took her husband Ali’s hand, lay her head back and closed her eyes. Tension had been building in her for weeks. Now it was happening: They were leaving Afghanistan, their homela..
Around 100 Afghan players, families arrive in Qatar

Qatar's assistant foreign minister Lolwah Alkhater said around 100 Afghan soccer players and their families were among the passengers to arrive on a recent flight from Kabul. The Taliban seized control of the Afghan capital on Aug. 15 and anno..

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