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Al Shabaab Terrorists Capture UN Helicopter Carrying Several Foreigners

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Al Shabaab has been waging an insurgency against the Somali government since 2006. (File) Mogadishu: Al Shabaab operatives captured a United Nations helicopter carrying two Somali men and several foreigners when it made an emergency landing in an area controlled by the Islamist group, a military official said on Wednesday. The aircraft encountered a defect … Read more

Taliban Calls UN Special Envoy For Human Rights In Afghanistan Unnecessary

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The Taliban government is not officially recognised by any country or world body. (File) Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Saturday criticised the UN Security Council’s plan for a special envoy to promote gender and human rights in the country as “unnecessary”. The Taliban government is not officially recognised by any country or world body, and the … Read more