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01:50 Four Czech troops to stand trial over 2018 death of Afghan soldier

Four Czech soldiers will face trial for alleged crimes related to the death of an Afghan soldier after he was detained and interrogated in 2018, Czech prosecutors said on Tuesday.

12/04 Trump ends protected status for thousands of Afghans, Cameroonians

The Trump administration has terminated temporary deportation protections for thousands of Afghans and Cameroonians in the U.S., a U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said on Friday, building on Trump's far-reaching immigration crackdown.

07/04 US discusses tariffs, critical minerals, immigration with Pakistan

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday about tariffs, trade relations, immigration and prospects for engagement on critical minerals, the State Department and Pakistan's foreign ministry said a separate statements.

20/03 American citizen Glezmann freed by Taliban, returning to US

The Taliban on Thursday freed an American citizen detained in Afghanistan for over two years following direct talks between U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler and Taliban officials in Kabul, a source briefed on the release told Reuters.

09/03 India milk 'home' advantage to win Champions Trophy

India have won 22 of their last 23 completed matches.

08/03 Pakistan asks illegal foreigners, Afghan Citizen Card holders to leave by March 31

Pakistan's interior ministry on Friday asked all "illegal foreigners" and Afghan Citizen Card holders to leave the country before March 31, warning they would otherwise be deported from April 1.

06/03 Trump to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians as US steps up deportations

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.

06/03 Exclusive: Airlines face overflight payment risks as planes divert over Afghanistan

Airlines are turning to a network of third parties to pay fees to Afghan authorities as more planes use the country's airspace, increasing the risk of legal disputes and money laundering, according to pilots, aviation executives and lawyers.

06/03 New Trump travel ban could bar Afghans, Pakistanis soon, sources say

A new travel ban by President Donald Trump could bar people from Afghanistan and Pakistan from entering the U.S. as soon as next week based on a government review of countries' security and vetting risks, three sources familiar with the matter said.

26/02 US backs European peacekeeping forces after Ukraine's ceasefire - French finance minister

French Economy and Finance Minister Lombard said the US will support European troops after the Ukraine-Russia ceasefire agreement and will support peacekeeping.

09/02 The President of the Foundation announced online! Here is the conversation between the relatives of martyrs and veterans and Bahceli

While the general amnesty maintains its place on the agenda, the President of the Families of the Families of Veterans and Martyr Families of Turkey told about their meeting with Devlet Bahceli.

26/01 US may put 'very big bounty' on Taliban leaders, Secretary of State Rubio says

The U.S. may place a "very big bounty" on the top leaders of the Taliban, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday, adding he was hearing that the Taliban held more American hostages than previously reported.

25/01 Exclusive: Flights halted for Afghans approved for special US visas, advocate and official say

President Donald Trump's foreign aid pause has forced a suspension of flights for more than 40,000 Afghans approved for special U.S. visas and at risk of Taliban retribution, a leading advocate and a U.S. official said on Saturday.

25/01 US refugee group funding suspended under Trump aid pause

The U.S. State Department this week suspended funding to groups that assist refugees with housing, job placement and other needs as part of a broad pause on aid, a letter reviewed by Reuters shows.

24/01 Afghans stranded in Mexico under Trump immigration crackdown face bleak choices

Naser Zazai, 29, had planned to reunite with his mother and brother in the United States this week after fleeing Afghanistan, where he says he was threatened and attacked because his brother had once worked for the U.S. military.

23/01 Germany's likely next chancellor demands migration crackdown after knife attack

Germany's main opposition leader vowed on Thursday to impose immediate border controls if he becomes chancellor, as expected, after elections next month, a day after an Afghan asylum seeker was arrested for a deadly knife attack targeting children.

22/01 Two killed in German park in stabbing attack; Afghan suspect arrested

A 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested following a knife attack on Wednesday in a park in the German city of Aschaffenburg in which two people were killed, including a toddler, police and the state health minister said.

22/01 Afghan Americans fearful after Trump order halts refugee program

An executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend refugee admissions has magnified the fears of one Afghan American soldier who has long been worried about the fate of his sister in Kabul.

22/01 Chinese citizen 'murdered' in northern Afghanistan

A Chinese citizen was "murdered" in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, the Taliban provincial police said on Wednesday, adding that a preliminary investigation had been launched.

21/01 Trump supporters who stormed US Capitol begin to leave prison following sweeping pardons

Donald Trump supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol four years ago will begin to leave prison on Tuesday, after the newly installed president issued a sweeping pardon that signaled he intends to make aggressive use of his executive power.

20/01 Exclusive: Trump administration canceling flights for nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees, say U.S official, advocate

Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled under President Donald Trump's order suspending U.S. refugee programs, a U.S. official and a leading refugee resettlement advocate said on Monday.

20/01 Trump's foreign policy: buy Greenland and end the Ukraine war

Republican President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to acquire Greenland, bring the war in Ukraine to a close and fundamentally alter the U.S. relationship with NATO during his second four-year term.

17/01 CNN found liable for defaming US Navy veteran who helped people evacuate Afghanistan

A Florida jury on Friday found TV news provider CNN liable for defaming a U.S. Navy veteran who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdrew from the country in 2021.

09/01 Australia violated refugees' rights in offshore detention centre, says UN

A U.N. committee found that Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including minors, on the remote Pacific island of Nauru even after they were granted refugee status, it said in a statement on Thursday.

09/01 South Africa sports minister joins calls for Afghanistan cricket boycott

South Africa Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said he supported calls for a boycott of Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, adding his voice to those of British politicians who have called on England not to play them next month.

08/01 Exclusive: Hundreds of veterans, others urge Trump to continue resettling at-risk Afghans

Hundreds of veterans and current and former U.S. officials want President-elect Donald Trump to preserve U.S. special visa and resettlement programs for Afghans at risk of retribution for working for the United States during the 20-year war against the Taliban, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.

08/01 UK special forces soldiers tell inquiry of Afghan murder concerns

Soldiers who were part of British special forces working in Afghanistan have told a public inquiry of their concerns that Afghans who posed no threat had been murdered in raids against suspected Taliban insurgents, including some aged under 16.

07/01 Warning for multiple pictures! CR450 light and shadow blockbuster is coming

The test speed is 450 kilometers per hour and the operating speed is 400 kilometers per hour. How cool is the world's fastest high-speed rail train? A set of light and shadow blockbusters is coming. On December 29, 2024, a CR450 EMU prototype was unveiled in Beijing. There are two models including CR450AF and CR450BF, which use 8 sections. Grouping, 4-movement and 4-motor dragging are important fa

07/01 UK politicians urge England to boycott Afghanistan cricket match over treatment of women

A group of British lawmakers urged England to boycott their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan next month, saying the country's cricket board (ECB) needed to take a stand against the Taliban's crackdown on women.

06/01 Afghanistan wrap up test win over Zimbabwe

Afghanistan took only 15 balls to wrap up victory on the last day of the second test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club on Monday, winning by 72 runs to take the two-match series.

31/12 US military appeals court says plea deals related to 9/11 attacks may proceed

A U.S. military appeals court has ruled that plea deals related to the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two accomplices can proceed after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had earlier moved to invalidate the agreements.

29/12 The world's first, debut! It is expected to be shortened to 3.5 hours, and Shanghainese are looking forward to it

The reporter learned from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. that on December 29, the CR450 EMU prototype was released in Beijing. This marks a major breakthrough in the "CR450 Science and Technology Innovation Project" and will greatly enhance the level of my country's railway science and technology innovation and technological self-reliance. capabilities to further consolidate and expand my

28/12 Record test knock as Afghanistan’s Rahmat Shah unbeaten on 231

Rahmat Shah registered a test record score for an Afghanistan cricketer with an unbeaten double century on Saturday to see his team to 425 runs for two wickets at stumps on the third day of the first test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club.

25/12 Pakistani bombardment in Afghanistan killed 46 people, Afghan Taliban spokesperson says

Bombardment by the Pakistani army in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, said the Afghan Taliban, vowing to retaliate against their neighbour.

25/12 Russia's domestic LPG prices halve following EU embargo

Domestic prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Russia halved in December from the previous month due to an influx of the fuel, exports of which have been curbed by European sanctions, Reuters calculations showed.

17/12 Guy Ritchie is filming his new movie Fountain of Youth among the ancient monuments in Egypt - Youm7

International director Guy Ritchie revealed the first look of his new film, “Fountain of Youth,” which is being filmed in distinctive archaeological sites in Egypt.

17/12 Russian law paves way to recognise Taliban and potentially Syria's new leadership

Russia's parliament passed a law that would allow for the suspension of bans on groups that Moscow has designated as terrorist organisations on Tuesday - paving the way for it to normalise relations with the Afghan Taliban and potentially with the new rulers of Syria.

16/12 Huge interest burden looms large for emerging market countries, facing headwinds for next year with uncertain outlook

Emerging market economies already have to contend with rising interest payments in what is expected to be a tumultuous 2025. The amount of debt has more than doubled in the past 10 years, reaching $29 trillion (approximately 4,460 trillion yen).

14/12 Afghanistan edge Zimbabwe to win T20 series

Afghanistan edged Zimbabwe with three balls to spare in their final Twenty20 international on Saturday to win the series 2-1 after scoring 128-7 in reply to Zimbabwe’s 127.

10/12 Russia takes step towards recognising Afghanistan's Taliban government

Russia moved a step closer towards recognising the Taliban government of Afghanistan on Tuesday as parliament voted in favour of a law that would make it possible to remove the Taliban from Moscow's list of banned terrorist organisations.

10/12 Trott to continue as Afghanistan coach until end of 2025

Jonathan Trott will continue as Afghanistan's head coach until the end of 2025 after being awarded a one-year extension, the country's cricket board said.

03/12 US Senate approves promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal

The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed the promotion of Army Lieutenant General Christopher Donahue, who had been a commander in Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal, after it was briefly blocked by a Republican senator.

26/11 UN says Taliban detained journalists over 250 times in Afghanistan since takeover

The United Nations' mission to Afghanistan said on Tuesday the ruling Taliban had arbitrarily detained journalists 256 times since their takeover three years ago, and urged authorities there to protect the media.

26/11 Russia pledges broader Afghanistan ties, says US should help rebuild

Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's powerful Security Council, told Afghanistan's Taliban leaders on Monday that Moscow wanted to help achieve a durable peace in the country, Russian news agencies reported.

25/11 Republican senator blocks promotion of US Army general associated with Afghanistan withdrawal

A Republican senator has blocked the promotion of U.S. Army Lieutenant General Christopher Donahue, who commanded the military's 82nd Airborne Division during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and was the last American soldier to leave the country in 2021.

20/11 Exclusive: UN moves to unlock stuck climate financing for Afghanistan

Plagued by drought and deadly floods, Afghanistan has been unable to access UN climate funds due to political and procedural issues since the Taliban came to power.

17/11 At 10-year mark, US and allies weigh future of Islamic State mission

Ten years to the day after the formal launch of the U.S.-led operation against the Islamic State, the United States and its NATO allies gathered in Brussels on Thursday to discuss the future of a mission facing increasing headwinds.

15/11 How Trump's Pentagon pick Hegseth fell out of love with the U.S. military

National Guard Master Sergeant DeRicko Gaither sent up a warning on the evening of Jan. 14, 2021 about Pete Hegseth, who on Tuesday became President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary.

15/11 Fragile countries make $20 billion climate finance push at COP29, letter says

A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a year to combat the natural disaster and security crises facing their populations, a letter seen by Reuters showed.

10/11 Exclusive: Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan

The COP29 summit will be among the highest-profile multilateral events attended by Taliban administration officials since they took control in Kabul.

06/11 Afghan opium cultivation bounces and shifts two years after ban, UN says

Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier of the raw material for heroin, has risen by a fifth in the second full year since the Taliban banned it but remains a fraction of pre-ban levels, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.

29/10 Over 14 million people displaced in Sudan, IOM says

The head of the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday that over 14 million people had fled their homes in Sudan, either inside the country or over its borders, with some 200,000 people fleeing since last month.

25/10 China to offer Taliban tariff-free trade as inches closer to isolated resource-rich regime

China will offer the Taliban tariff-free access to its vast construction, energy and consumer sectors, Beijing's envoy to Afghanistan said on Thursday, as the ailing resource-rich but diplomatically-isolated regime looks to build up its markets.

11/09 Many people are looking for this engine cover. It sells for many units and is exported abroad

Who would have thought that so many people were looking for engine covers made in Depok, West Java, that they sold thousands of units and were exported abroad.

11/09 Biden, Harris to visit Sept. 11 sites, White House vows 'never again'

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday will observe the 23th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. with visits to each of the three sites where hijacked planes crashed in 2001, killing nearly 3,000 people.

09/09 Indian news agency ANI sues Netflix for using its content in hijack drama

Indian news agency ANI has sued Netflix Inc and producers of an Indian series about a plane hijack, asking for four episodes to be taken down as they used ANI content without permission, ANI's lawyer told Reuters on Monday.

09/09 US House Republican report blasts Biden over chaotic Afghan withdrawal

U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will release a long-awaited report on Monday blasting Democratic President Joe Biden's administration for failures surrounding the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.

07/09 Former footballer Bruno Miranda dies at age 27

Former player was the victim of a car accident

04/09 Netflix will add disclaimers to Indian hijack drama after outrage over Hindu names

Netflix said on Tuesday it will add new disclaimers to an Indian series about a plane hijack after social media outrage and government anger over what they said was Muslim hijackers being shown as Hindus.

03/09 Islamic State claims Kabul blast citing Bagram base detentions

Islamic State on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Afghanistan's capital Kabul that killed six people a day earlier, saying it was in response to the revival by Taliban authorities of detention facilities at the high-security Bagram base.

03/09 Explosion in Afghan capital Kabul kills six people

An explosion in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday killed six people, the country's interior ministry and police said.

31/08 Refugee from Afghanistan hoping to double up in LA under French flag

Zakia Khudadadi, the first athlete from the refugees team to clinch a medal at the Paralympics, is hoping to represent France at the next games in Los Angeles in 2028 and wants to expand her repertoire by competing in both taekwondo and athletics.

30/08 Germany resumes deportations to Afghanistan

Germany said it resumed flying convicted criminals of Afghan nationality to their home country on Friday, days before German regional elections in which migration is a campaign issue.

30/08 Afghan Khudadadi becomes first refugee to win Paralympic medal after chaotic journey

Afghan Zakia Khudadadi completed a remarkable journey to become the first athlete from the refugee team to win a medal at the Paralympics when she clinched a taekwondo bronze on Thursday.

26/08 Trump tries to tie rival Harris to chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump used the third anniversary on Monday of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan to try to pin the chaotic pullout on his Democratic rival for the White House, Kamala Harris.

26/08 Pension reform: Congress restricts the withdrawal of 95.5% of your AFP to those under 40 years of age

Fuerza Popular's questioned pension reform was ratified in Congress. Within its scope, the availability of AFP funds is limited to workers under 40 years of age.

23/08 Taliban codify morality laws requiring Afghan women to cover faces, men to grow beards

Afghanistan's Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards to banning car drivers from playing music, the Justice Ministry said.

23/08 Exclusive: Airlines fly over Afghanistan as Middle East becomes the greater risk

Singapore Airlines, British Airways and Lufthansa have increased their flights over Afghanistan after years of largely avoiding it now the Middle East conflict has made it seem a relatively safe option.

22/08 Taliban appoints ambassador to UAE for first time since Afghanistan takeover

Afghanistan's Taliban-led foreign ministry said it has appointed its first accredited ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, the second country to accept an envoy at that level after China.

21/08 Taliban bars UN human rights special rapporteur from Afghanistan

The Taliban have barred United Nations-appointed special rapporteur Richard Bennett from entering Afghanistan, the administration's spokesperson told local broadcaster Tolo, accusing the human rights watchdog of "spreading propaganda".

04/08 Afghan sisters cycle into Paris in pre-Taliban colours

Two Afghan sisters in the black, red and green of Afghanistan's pre-Taliban flag entered the Paris suburbs near the head of the peloton in the Olympic women's road race on Sunday, throwing a spotlight briefly on their six-athlete team.

11/07 Kurdish oil smuggling to Iran flourishes

Reuters pieced together the details of this flourishing trade through conversations with over 20 people including Iraqi and Kurdish oil engineers, traders and government officials, politicians, diplomats and oil industry sources.

01/07 Envoys voice concern over curbs on Afghan women in talks with Taliban

International envoys raised concerns about restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan during meetings with the country's ruling Taliban in Qatar, United Nations' political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday.

30/06 T20 triumph may herald India's dominance, say former players

The era of India's dominance in cricket may have kicked in with their spectacular triumph in the T20 World Cup on Saturday, according to several former players.

29/06 India edge South Africa in thriller to win T20 World Cup title

India were crowned Twenty20 World Cup champions after a seven-run victory over South Africa in a heart-stopping final at the Kensington Oval on Saturday.

24/06 UN-led Doha meeting with Taliban sparks outcry over women's rights

Afghanistan's Taliban government is due to send officials to Qatar next weekend to meet top U.N. officials and envoys from up to 25 countries for a two-day gathering that rights groups have criticized for not including Afghan women.

20/06 Somalia asks peacekeepers to slow withdrawal, fears Islamist resurgence

Somalia's government is seeking to slow the withdrawal of African peacekeepers and warning of a potential security vacuum, documents seen by Reuters show, with neighbouring countries fretting that resurgent al Shabaab militants could seize power.

16/06 Russian forces kill ISIS-linked hostage takers at detention centre

Russian special forces freed two guards and killed several men linked to Islamic State who had taken them hostage at a detention centre in the southern city of Rostov on Sunday, the prison service said.

27/05 Pakistan arrests 11 militants involved in Chinese engineers' killing, say officials

Pakistani authorities have arrested 11 Islamist militants who were involved in the suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers in March in the north of the country which borders Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday.

21/05 US Supreme Court spurns former Guantanamo Bay detainee's appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a Canadian former Guantanamo Bay detainee's bid to vacate his convictions for the 2002 murder of an American soldier in Afghanistan and other crimes he committed at age 15 to which he later pleaded guilty.

19/05 Forty-seven dead in heavy rain, floods in northern Afghanistan, official says

At least 47 people have died after continued heavy rain and flooding in northern Afghanistan, an official said on Sunday, a day after a similar number were killed in a central province.

18/05 Fifty dead in heavy rain, floods in central Afghanistan, official says

At least 50 people are dead following a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, an official said on Saturday.

17/05 Gunmen kill three foreign tourists in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province

Three foreign tourists and one Afghan citizen were killed by gunmen in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province on Friday, the Taliban interior ministry said.

16/05 Injured Black Caps Allen, Conway on course for T20 World Cup

New Zealand coach Gary Stead is confident of having a fully fit squad when the team departs for the Caribbean for next month's Twenty20 World Cup with Finn Allen and Devon Conway making good progress in their recovery from injuries.

12/05 Death toll from Afghanistan floods rises to 315, Taliban ministry says

The Taliban-run ministry for refugees said on Sunday the death toll from flooding in northern Afghanistan was 315 with more than 1,600 people injured.

11/05 Death toll in Afghanistan floods rises to 153, says Taliban interior ministry

The death toll from devastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan has risen to 153 people across three provinces, the Taliban's interior ministry said on Saturday.

10/05 At least 50 dead in flooding in northern Afghanistan, interior ministry says

At least 50 people have died, and more than 100 were injured in Afghanistan in flooding following heavy rain in the northern province of Baghlan on Friday, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior said, adding that the death toll may rise.

08/05 Blast in north Afghanistan kills three Taliban security personnel

Three Taliban security personnel were killed when a motorcycle carrying an explosive device blew up near a military vehicle in northern Afghanistan being used in opium poppy eradication operations, an interior ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.

08/05 Taliban reject Pakistan's claim Afghan bomber involved in deadly attack on Chinese dam engineers

The Taliban defence ministry on Wednesday rejected Pakistan's allegations that Afghans were involved in an attack on Chinese engineers, as ties between the neighbouring nations sour amidst rising insecurity.

30/04 Families of Americans held abroad want more help, information

Families of Americans still detained in foreign countries despite recent prisoner swaps arranged by the Biden administration pleaded on Tuesday at least for more information about their loved ones, while waiting and hoping for their release.

30/04 Gunmen kill at least 5 in attack on mosque in Afghanistan

Gunmen attacked a mosque in western Afghanistan on Monday night during prayer time, killing at least five people, a spokesperson for the provincial governor said.

27/04 New film captures Afghan women's courage in failed peace talks with Taliban

The new documentary "The Sharp Edge of Peace" begins with a harrowing scene: Fawzia Koofi, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament and a women's rights activist, recovering in a hospital bed after surviving an assassination attempt in August 2020.

24/04 What will Trump's foreign policies be if he wins the White House?

Republican former President Donald Trump is planning to fundamentally alter the United States' relationship with Europe should he win a second four-year term in office. On the campaign trail, he has also floated sending armed forces into Mexico to battle drug cartels and slapping expansive tariffs on friends and foes alike.

21/04 Russia says US facing humiliation in Ukraine like in Vietnam

Russia said on Sunday U.S. lawmakers' support for $60.84 billion more in aid for Ukraine showed that Washington was wading much deeper into a hybrid war against Moscow that would end in humiliation on a par with the Vietnam or Afghanistan conflicts.

21/04 Gunmen kill 7 customs officials in western Pakistan in two attacks

Unknown gunmen killed two customs officers in western Pakistan, officials said on Sunday, following the killing of five other customs officials in the area in recent days.

17/04 Afghan women turn to entrepreneurship but struggle to access capital

Female-led businesses now represent an economic lifeline for Afghan women living under Taliban restrictions, but face a series of problems accessing capital and markets, a United Nations Development Programme study released on Wednesday showed.

02/04 Greece pledges to help islands of Crete, Gavdos handle surge in migrant arrivals

Greece's conservative government promised on Monday to offer extra financial aid and more staff to help the island of Crete and its tiny neighbour Gavdos handle a steep rise in arrivals of migrants trying to cross to Europe from Libya.

25/03 How ISIS-K leader forged one of Islamic State's most fearsome groups

Sanaullah Ghafari, the 29-year-old leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, has overseen its transformation into one of the most fearsome branches of the global Islamist network, capable of operations far from its bases in the borderlands of Afghanistan.

23/03 Explainer: Why did ISIS-K attack a Moscow theater?

The U.S. has intelligence confirming Islamic State's claim of responsibility for a deadly shooting attack at a concert near Moscow on Friday, a U.S. official told Reuters.

20/03 Gloomy youth pull US and western Europe down global happiness ranking

Rising unhappiness among younger people has caused the United States and some large western European countries to fall down a global wellbeing index, while Nordic nations retain their grip on the top spots.

18/03 Taliban says eight killed in Pakistan's two air strikes in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Taliban said on Monday that Pakistan carried out two air strikes in Afghan territory, killing five women and three children, with a spokesman condemning the strikes as a violation of sovereignty.

16/03 Attack on Pakistan military post kills 5 security, military says

Militants attacked a military post in Pakistan near Afghanistan on Saturday morning using a vehicle laden with explosives, killing five security force members, Pakistan's military said.

08/03 U.S. embassy warns of imminent attack in Moscow by 'extremists'

The U.S. embassy in Russia warned that "extremists" had imminent plans for an attack in Moscow, hours after Russian security services said they had foiled a planned shooting at a synagogue by a cell from the Afghan arm of Islamic State.

06/03 Special visa program for US-affiliated Afghans faces demise

A program that resettles in the United States Afghans who worked with the U.S. government could grind to a halt later this year, stranding tens of thousands who are at risk of Taliban retribution following the 2021 U.S. troop pullout from Afghanistan.

02/03 Japanese ex-soldier wins U.S. award for her fight against sexual harassment

The United States on Friday said it would honour former Japan Self-Defense Forces soldier Rina Gonoi with the International Women of Courage Award for bringing about change in the Japanese military with her victory in a sexual harassment case.

29/02 US lawmaker threatens to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan documents

The chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee moved ahead on Thursday with a bid to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress for withholding documents related to the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

28/02 Asylum applications in EU at highest level since 2015/16 crisis

Asylum applications in the European Union jumped 18% to 1.14 million in 2023, the highest level since the 2015-2016 migrant crisis, data from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) showed on Wednesday.

25/02 Taliban releases Austrian far-right activist held in Afghanistan

The Taliban on Sunday released Herbert Fritz, an 84-year-old Austrian and far-right nationalist who was arrested in Afghanistan last May.

16/02 'broke.af' goes offline as Afghan web domains suspended amid payment dispute

More than 100 Afghan websites have been suspended after a French internet services firm failed to make payments to the Taliban-controlled Ministry of Communications, officials said this week, a blow to mischievous internet users who used the ".af" appended to Afghan web domains to give their sites an edgy feel.

16/02 World Bank approves shift to channel IDA funds to Afghanistan humanitarian aid

The World Bank Group said on Thursday its executive board endorsed a new approach to aiding Afghanistan that will deploy some $300 million from the bank's International Development Association fund for poor countries through United Nations agencies and other international organizations.

09/02 Pakistan election 2024: What challenges will the new government face?

Pakistan will hold a national election on Thursday to elect a new government, with multiple crises plaguing the nuclear-armed, South Asian nation of 241 million.

23/01 IND vs AFG: 'You can't bat again'; AB de Villiers angry at Rohit Sharma's decision in Super Over

India completed a clean sweep of the recently concluded T20 series by defeating Afghanistan 3-0 last week. Through this series, Indian captain Rohit Sharma and star batsman Virat Kohli returned to international T20 after 14 months. The result of the third T20 match came out after two super overs. After a thrilling match, Team India won the second super over and ...

05/01 Exclusive: US intelligence confirms Islamic State's Afghanistan branch behind Iran blasts -sources

Communications intercepts collected by the United States confirmed that Islamic State’s (ISIS) Afghanistan-based branch carried out twin bombings in Iran that killed nearly 100 people, two sources familiar with the intelligence told Reuters on Friday.

03/01 For Women Artists, the Spirit World Could Be a Better Place

In “The Other Side,” the art critic Jennifer Higgie explores artists who found self-expression through different media — and mediums.

03/01 Israel ready ‘for any scenario’ after strike kills Hamas deputy in Lebanon

The Israeli army has said it is "prepared for any scenario" after a strike in Beirut that killed Hamas's deputy chief, stoking fears the war in the Gaza Strip could boil over into wider regional conflict.

03/01 US reaches deal to extend military presence at Qatar base -source

The United States has reached a deal to extend its military presence at a base in Qatar for another 10 years, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

01/12 Pakistan's top court begins hearing challenge to expulsion of Afghans

Pakistan's Supreme Court began hearings on Friday on a petition by rights activists seeking to halt deportation of Afghan refugees, a lawyer said, as authorities are combing refugee settlements in an effort to find and send home thousands.

22/11 UN agency urges Pakistan to halt expelling Afghans during winter

The U.N. refugee agency on Wednesday urged Pakistan to halt deportation of undocumented Afghan refugees during the harsh winter season, as police continued to search homes and expel Afghanis who had not already left.

21/11 Deportation drive sparks 'sense of panic' among Afghan refugees in Pakistan: UNHCR

The U.N. refugee agency on Tuesday expressed concern over widespread distress in large Afghan refugee communities across Pakistan where authorities are conducting searches to round up and expel undocumented foreigners.

19/11 Australia bowl out India for 240 in cricket World Cup final

India rode battling half-centuries by KL Rahul and Virat Kohli to post 240 all out in exactly 50 overs against Australia in the final of the World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.

19/11 Australia win toss, India bat first in mouth-watering World Cup final

Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to field against India in the final of the 50-overs World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.

18/11 'King Kohli' enters 50-overs GOAT debate at run-laden World Cup

Virat Kohli has long been on the cusp of batting greatness and at 35 years old he is making a solid case to be considered the greatest 50-overs player of all time after a run-laden World Cup campaign on home soil.

16/11 Pedras Rubras player dies at age 23

Leandro Noverça was fighting leukemia

14/11 Taliban minister raises issue of refugee assets during Pakistan visit

The Taliban's acting commerce minister met Pakistan's foreign minister in Islamabad this week, an Afghan embassy statement said on Tuesday, discussing trade and how the thousands of Afghan citizens Pakistan is expelling could take cash and other assets back to their homeland.

14/11 Explainer: Why is South Asia the global hotspot of pollution?

Toxic levels of air pollution are disrupting the lives of millions of people in South Asia forcing closure of schools, impacting sporting events and leaving governments urging people to stay in doors to avoid health problems.

13/11 Pakistan opens new border crossings to expedite Afghans' repatriation

Pakistan on Monday opened three new border crossings to accelerate the repatriation of undocumented Afghan nationals who have been ordered to leave the country or face expulsion, officials said.

10/11 S Africa wrap up World Cup group stage with win over spirited Afghanistan

South Africa saw off a spirited fightback from Afghanistan to win by five wickets with 15 balls to spare in their final World Cup group game and consolidate second place in the standings.

10/11 UN mourns record death toll in war with over 100 employees killed in Gaza

More than 100 United Nations employees have been killed since the Israel-Hamas war began in Gaza, the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Friday, making it the deadliest conflict ever for the U.N. in such a short period of time.

09/11 Keeping lights off: Undocumented Afghans go underground in Pakistan

After living in Pakistan for years, thousands of Afghans have gone into hiding to escape a government order to expel undocumented foreigners because they fear persecution under a Taliban administration in their homeland, rights activists say.

08/11 Pakistan PM says expulsion of Afghans a response to Taliban non-cooperation

Pakistan said on Wednesday that its move to expel hundreds of thousands of undocumented Afghans was a response to the unwillingness of the Taliban-led administration to act against militants using Afghanistan to carry out attacks in Pakistan.

05/11 Afghanistan opium poppy supply plummets 95% after Taliban ban - U.N.

Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, previously the world's top supplier, has plummeted since the Taliban administration banned the cultivation of narcotics last year, a United Nations report said on Sunday.

03/11 Putin says some Western weapons for Ukraine are ending up in the Taliban's hands

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that some Western weapons supplied to Ukraine were finding their way to the Middle East through the illegal arms market and being sold to the Taliban.

03/11 Pakistan opens more centres at border to expedite Afghans repatriation

Pakistan opened more centres at a border crossing with Afghanistan on Friday to expedite the return of tens of thousands of undocumented Afghan nationals, an official said, ignoring calls by refugee and rights groups to reconsider the expulsion plans.

02/11 Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing overwhelmed as Afghans face expulsion

Pakistan's northwestern border crossing was flooded with thousands of people looking to cross into Afghanistan on Thursday, a day after the government's deadline expired for undocumented foreigners to leave or face expulsion.

01/11 As deadline to leave Pakistan expires, official says over 100,000 Afghans gone home

Pakistani officials reported that more than 100,000 Afghan nationals had returned to their Taliban-ruled homeland in the past two weeks, as a deadline for undocumented immigrants to leave Pakistan was set to expire by the end of Wednesday.

31/10 Pakistan urged to identify, protect thousands of at-risk Afghan deportees - sources

Western embassies and the United Nations are urging Pakistan to incorporate into its plan to deport hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants a way to identify and protect Afghans who face the risk of persecution at home, officials told Reuters.

31/10 Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million

As the clock ticked down to the Nov. 1 deadline Pakistan set for undocumented migrants to leave the country, Muhammad Rahim boarded a bus from Karachi to the Afghan border.

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26/10 Pakistan gives last warning to undocumented immigrants, many Afghan refugees, to leave

Pakistan on Thursday gave a last warning to all immigrants in the country illegally, including hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals, to leave voluntarily before a Nov. 1 deadline, the country's caretaker interior minister said on Thursday.

23/10 Top order fire Afghanistan to famous win against Pakistan

Afghanistan's top order fired to secure a memorable eight-wicket victory against 1992 champions Pakistan in the 50-over World Cup in Chennai on Monday.

19/10 Taliban says plans to formally join China's Belt and Road Initiative

The Taliban administration wants to formally join Chinese President Xi Jinping's huge 'Belt and Road' infrastructure initiative and will send a technical team to China for talks, Afghanistan's acting commerce minister said on Thursday.

19/10 US encourages Afghanistan's neighbors, including Pakistan, to accept refugees

The United States "strongly" encouraged Afghanistan's neighbors, including Pakistan, to allow entry for Afghans seeking protection and urged them to uphold obligations in treatment of refugees, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.

17/10 Win over England can kick-start Afghanistan cricket: Trott

Afghanistan's remarkable 69-run win over defending champions England at the World Cup will give them the belief they can go toe-to-toe with cricket's leading nations for years to come, coach Jonathan Trott said.

17/10 Rashid backs England to bounce back from Afghanistan loss

England spinner Adil Rashid's confidence in the squad has not been dented by their shock 69-run defeat by Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup and he says the defending champions have plenty of time to get their campaign back on track.

14/10 Exclusive: Taliban to join China's Belt and Road forum, elevating ties

The Taliban will attend China's Belt and Road Forum next week, a spokesman said on Saturday, underscoring Beijing's growing official ties with the administration, despite its lack of formal recognition by any government.

12/10 Afghanistan earthquakes a 'disaster on top of a disaster', World Food Programme says

The World Food Programme on Wednesday called the recent Afghanistan earthquakes a 'disaster on top of a disaster,' urging the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the war-torn nation.

11/10 Rohit flattens Afghanistan as India romp to second win

World Cup hosts India cantered to their second successive win of the tournament after captain Rohit Sharma's incendiary century set up their eight-wicket thrashing of Afghanistan on Wednesday.

11/10 Another quake hits western Afghanistan; official says losses "huge"

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Wednesday, forcing authorities to redeploy relief and rescue teams already in the field following a series of deadly quakes on Saturday.

10/10 India back Iyer at four despite Chennai duck

Shreyas Iyer's number four slot is not under threat from in-form team mate KL Rahul, batting coach Vikram Rathour said on the eve of their World Cup match against Afghanistan on Wednesday.

10/10 Rescue efforts wind down in quake-hit Afghanistan as villages bury dead

Rescuers on Tuesday scaled back operations in Afghanistan's devastated northwest as chances of finding survivors diminished 72 hours after one of the world's deadliest earthquakes, while villagers in the area held mass funerals for their dead.

10/10 Most casualties in recent Afghan earthquakes are women, children -WHO

Women and children make up two-thirds of the victims of the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan who were hospitalized with severe injuries, the head of the World Health Organization's emergency response in the country said on Monday.

09/10 India's Gill to miss Afghanistan match

Shubman Gill will miss India's World Cup meeting with Afghanistan, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Monday, as the in-form opener continues his recovery from dengue fever.

09/10 Dharamsala outfield not ideal for World Cup, says Buttler

Ben Stokes is set to miss Tuesday's match against Bangladesh but England captain Jos Buttler is more concerned with the outfield in Dharamsala, which he thinks is not ideal for World Cup matches.

09/10 Rescuers search for survivors days after deadly quakes hit northwest Afghanistan

Rescue workers on Monday scrambled to pull out survivors, and the dead, from beneath the rubble two days after the northwestern city of Herat and its surroundings were struck by the deadliest earthquakes to rattle Afghanistan in years.

09/10 UK inquiry starts hearings into Afghan extra-judicial killings' claims

An inquiry investigating allegations that British special forces carried out dozens of extra-judicial killings in Afghanistan a decade ago will begin hearing evidence in public on Monday.

08/10 India says Afghan embassy still open despite suspension

Afghanistan's embassy in New Delhi continues to function, India's foreign ministry said on Thursday, days after the embassy announced that it was suspending operations.

08/10 Pakistan seeks orderly departure of illegal Afghans

Pakistan said on Friday that it would repatriate all illegal immigrants including hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals in orderly phases rather than in one go.

08/10 Deadly Afghanistan earthquakes over the years

Powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan have killed more than 2,000 people and injured more than 9,000, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors in years in the quake-prone country.

08/10 Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to 500, Red Crescent says

Powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan have killed 500 people according to the latest information, Red Crescent spokesman Erfanullah Sharafzoi said on Sunday.

07/10 At least 15 dead in Afghanistan earthquakes, official says

At least 15 people were killed and 40 injured after multiple earthquakes struck western Afghanistan on Saturday, a disaster management official told Reuters.

06/10 Bangladesh expect high scores at Dharamsala in World Cup

The last time Dharamsala hosted a one-day international in 2017, India's mighty batting line-up was dismissed for a paltry 112 by Sri Lanka, but Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe expects the tracks at the venue to assist big totals in the World Cup.

04/10 Pakistan orders illegal immigrants, including 1.73 mln Afghans, to leave

Pakistan on Tuesday ordered all illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghan nationals, to leave the country or face expulsion after revealing that 14 of 24 suicide bombings in the country this year were carried out by Afghan nationals.

29/09 Williamson shines in return from injury, Babar maintains form

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson made an encouraging half-century on his return from injury, while Pakistan counterpart Babar Azam provided glimpses of his current form in a warm-up match ahead the 50-overs World Cup in Hyderabad on Friday.

29/09 No current talks with Taliban, Afghanistan's Massoud says, promising guerrilla warfare

There are no talks with the Taliban to negotiate a peace settlement, Afghan anti-Taliban leader Ahmad Massoud said on Thursday, vowing to step up "guerrilla warfare" to bring the hardline Islamists to the negotiating table.

28/09 Pakistani vocational school helps Afghan women refugees build businesses

In a small workshop in the bustling northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, a dozen Afghan women sit watching a teacher show them how to make clothes on a sewing machine.

25/09 Exclusive: Taliban weighs using U.S. mass surveillance plan, met with China's Huawei

The Taliban are creating a large-scale camera surveillance network for Afghan cities that could involve repurposing a plan crafted by the Americans before their 2021 pullout, an interior ministry spokesman told Reuters, as authorities seek to supplement thousands of cameras already across the capital, Kabul.

24/09 Afghanistan women's volleyball team fumes at training conditions in Hangzhou

The Afghanistan women's volleyball team has lamented training conditions at the Asian Games and are concerned they will not be ready for an event where they are participating in defiance of the country's Taliban rulers.

20/09 UN records torture, deaths of detainees in Taliban custody

The United Nations has recorded over 1,600 incidents of rights violations against people detained by the Taliban authorities, nearly half of them acts of torture and ill-treatment mostly by police and intelligence agents, a report released on Wednesday showed.

17/09 Ruthless India rout Sri Lanka to win Asia Cup as paceman Siraj shines

India lifted the Asia Cup after routing defending champions Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final with Mohammed Siraj claiming a career-best 6-21, including four wickets in one over, at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

15/09 Main Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing reopens after nine-day close -source

The main Afghanistan-Pakistan land border crossing reopened on Friday after being closed for nine days, a senior Pakistani official told Reuters.

13/09 Slovak opposition seeks Hungarian border controls ahead of election

The Slovak opposition SMER-SSD party, which leads polls ahead of an election this month, called on the government on Wednesday to start border checks to halt an increasing flow of migrants crossing from Hungary to Western Europe.

13/09 UN rights chief decries 'shocking oppression' of Afghan women by Taliban

The U.N. rights chief accused Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on Tuesday of a "shocking level of oppression" of women and girls and said human rights in the country were in a state of collapse.

11/09 Pakistan says Taliban forces building 'unlawful' structure in border dispute

Pakistan on Monday said the Taliban administration had tried to encroach on its territory with the construction of an 'unlawful structure' and accused Afghan forces of "indiscriminate firing" in an incident that led to the closure of the main border transit point last week.

10/09 Afghan Taliban criticises closure of main border crossing with Pakistan

The Afghan Taliban criticised the closure of its main border crossing with Pakistan this week after clashes between security forces, saying the halt in trade would see heavy losses for businesses.

10/09 Afghanistan meth trade surges as Taliban clamps down on heroin, UN report says

Methamphetamine trafficking in and around Afghanistan has surged in recent years, even as the Taliban has curbed heroin trafficking since taking power, a United Nations report said on Sunday.

09/09 African qualifier to go ahead in Marrakech despite deadly quake

Gambia and Congo's African Cup of Nations qualifier in Marrakech will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday despite the powerful earthquake that struck the city on Friday night and which has so far killed more than 1,000 people and injured hundreds more.

01/09 Afghans in US struggle with uncertainty while congressional reforms stall

Farzana Jamalzada fled Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in August 2021, fearful that her work with the U.S. government would put her in danger. She found refuge in the U.S. and moved to New York City where she secured a job with a charity organization that helped pay for rent and other necessities.

28/08 After the Sudden Heralding of Hilma af Klint, Questions and Court Fights

She rocked the art world in 2018. Now a legal battle looms over control of the painter’s visionary works, and historians question who really created many of her iconic paintings.

23/08 Taliban stopped 100 women flying to Dubai for university scholarships, UAE billionaire says

The head of a Dubai-based conglomerate on Wednesday said Afghanistan's Taliban authorities had stopped around 100 women from travelling to the United Arab Emirates where he was to sponsor their university education.

22/08 UN says over 200 former Afghan military, officials killed since Taliban takeover

More than 200 members of Afghanistan's former military, law enforcement and government have been killed since the Taliban took over, the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said on Tuesday, despite a "general amnesty" for old enemies.

17/08 Afghans recount moment migrant boat sank on deadly Channel crossing

Idris, 22, was convinced he was going to die when the small boat he and dozens of other migrants were on began to sink in the Channel as he tried to reach England from France.

16/08 UN envoy urges world court to prosecute Afghan gender discrimination

The International Criminal Court (ICC) should recognize gender discrimination in Afghanistan as a crime against humanity and investigate it with the aim of prosecuting those responsible, U.N. global education envoy Gordon Brown said on Tuesday.

15/08 Taliban mark two years since return to power in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Taliban on Tuesday marked the second anniversary of their return to power, celebrating their take-over of Kabul and the establishment of what they said was security throughout the country under an Islamic system.

11/08 US lawmakers call on FIFA to recognize exiled Afghanistan women's soccer team

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers called on FIFA to recognize the exiled Afghanistan women's soccer team, in a letter sent to the sport's international governing body on Friday.

11/08 Prolonged drought deepens Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis

In parched brown hills in north Afghanistan, Abdul Hahad tears stalks of wheat out of the arid earth. In the third year of water shortages and high temperatures, his harvest is barely enough to support his family.

10/08 Art therapy offers relief to Afghan women struggling with mental health

At home in northern Afghanistan, 19-year old Khushi draws a self-portrait - a figure enveloped by a blue burqa inside a cage.

01/08 Pakistan suicide bombing death toll rises to 56

The death toll from a suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan that targeted a hard-line religious group's political rally has risen to 56, a government official said on Tuesday.

30/07 Explosion at political rally in Pakistan kills at least 40, injures 130

At least 40 people were killed and over 130 injured when an explosion tore through a political rally in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, police said.

27/07 US officials to meet Taliban in Doha to discuss economy, rights issues

U.S. officials will meet Taliban representatives and "technocratic professionals" from key Afghan ministries during a visit to Doha this week, the State Department said on Wednesday, adding they will discuss economic issues, security and women's rights.

21/07 Exclusive: Audit fails to win U.S. backing for release of Afghan central bank funds - U.S. officials

A U.S.-funded audit of Afghanistan's Taliban-run central bank has failed to win Washington's backing for a return of bank assets from a $3.5 billion Swiss-based trust fund, said two U.S. officials and a former U.S. official, a move that would help ease the country's financial crisis.

11/07 Australia war hero appeals civil court ruling of complicity in Afghan murders

Australia's most decorated living war veteran lodged an appeal on Tuesday against a civil court defamation ruling that found he played a part in the murder of four Afghans while serving in Afghanistan, court records showed.

11/07 Taliban halt Swedish activities in Afghanistan after Koran burning

The Taliban administration said on Tuesday all activities by Sweden in Afghanistan must stop after the burning of the Koran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital last month.

08/07 Iran hangs two men over deadly shrine attack - state media

Iran executed two men on Saturday over an attack on a Shi'ite shrine that killed at least 13 people in October and was claimed by the militant group Islamic State, Iranian state media reported on Saturday.

04/07 Taliban administration orders beauty salons in Afghanistan to close

The Taliban administration in Afghanistan has ordered beauty salons to close within a month, the morality ministry said, in the latest shrinking of access to public places for Afghan women.

01/07 WFP set to run out of money for food assistance to Afghans in October

Food assistance to Afghanistan will shrink to nothing by the end of October under current funding projections, the World Food Programme's country director told Reuters on Friday, as United Nations officials continue to warn against funding reductions amid Taliban restrictions on women.

01/07 State Department review of 2021 Afghanistan evacuation critical of Biden, Trump

A U.S. State Department report on Friay criticized the handling of the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan, saying decisions by President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump to withdraw troops had "serious consequences for the viability" and security of the former U.S.-backed government.

27/06 Over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed in blasts, violence since August 2021 - UN

Over a thousand Afghan civilians were killed in bombings and other violence since foreign forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021, according to a report by the U.N.'s mission to Afghanistan released on Tuesday.

25/06 Cocaine market is booming as meth trafficking spreads, U.N. report says

Cocaine demand and supply are booming worldwide and methamphetamine trafficking is expanding beyond established markets, including in Afghanistan where the drug is now being produced, a United Nations report said on Sunday.

23/06 Taliban official letter reinforces bar of female aid staff in southern Kandahar

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan's Kandahar province ordered female aid workers this week to stop work on a refugee project, according to an official letter, reinforcing rules against women working despite exemptions sought by some organisations.

20/06 Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by 2100 - report

Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75% of their volume by century’s end due to global warming, causing both dangerous flooding and water shortages for the 240 million people who live in the mountainous region, according to a new report.

19/06 Taliban's treatment of women could be 'gender apartheid' - UN expert

A United Nations expert said on Monday that the Taliban's treatment of Afghan women and girls could amount to gender apartheid as their rights continue to be gravely infringed by the country's de facto authorities.

16/06 Taliban's central-bank governor meets Chinese envoy to discuss banking ties

The Taliban's acting governor of the Afghan central bank met China's ambassador this week to discuss banking relations and business, the bank's spokesperson told Reuters on Friday.

15/06 UN in talks about possibly handing over Afghan teaching projects to Taliban

The U.N. children's agency said it was holding discussions with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban over "timelines and practicalities" for a possible required handover of its education programmes and that classes would continue in the meantime.

11/06 Thabo Bester's victims were not informed of his escape – Lamola | News24

Murderer and rapist Thabo Bester's victims were not informed of his escape, according to a parliamentary response from Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola.

08/06 Western Balkans states discuss how to improve migration governance

Security and migration officials from six Western Balkans countries, all of which aspire to join the European Union, on Thursday pledged to work together with the EU and United Nations agencies to improve sustainable migration governance.

05/06 Aid group NRC resumes work with female staff in Taliban heartland

An international aid agency in Afghanistan has resumed operations in the southern province of Kandahar - the birthplace of the Taliban and home to its supreme spiritual leader - after its Afghan female staff were allowed to return to work.

02/06 Australia's war memorial mulls changing war hero display after defamation case

Australia's War Memorial said it was considering "additional content and context" for displays about its most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, after a civil court ruling that found it was true he was involved in the murder of six Afghans.

01/06 Australian war veteran loses defamation lawsuit over Afghan killings

One of Australia's most decorated living soldiers on Thursday lost a defamation lawsuit against three newspapers which accused him of involvement in the unlawful killings of six Afghans during his deployment to Afghanistan.

31/05 Exclusive: Qatar prime minister, Taliban chief hold secret Afghan talks

The Qatari prime minister held secret talks with the supreme leader of the Taliban this month on resolving tension with the international community, a source briefed on the meeting said, signaling a new willingness by Afghanistan's rulers to discuss ways to end their isolation.

30/05 In Australian defamation court, a proxy 'war crimes trial' nears judgement

Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was lauded as a hero and awarded Australia's highest military honour for "conspicuous gallantry" during a 2010 attack on two Taliban machine-gun posts during his fifth tour of Afghanistan.

24/05 Key aid group says Taliban signals exemption for women in southern heartland

An international aid agency in Afghanistan hopes to have an interim arrangement within days to allow its Afghan female staff to return to work in the southern province of Kandahar - the birthplace of the Taliban and home to the supreme spiritual leader.

08/05 Blinken threatened with contempt of US Congress over Afghanistan cable

The Republican chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee threatened Secretary of State Antony Blinken with contempt of Congress if he does not comply with a subpoena seeking a classified cable related to the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

05/05 UN to continue keeping Afghan staff at home over Taliban ban on women

The United Nations said on Friday it will continue to keep Afghan staff working from home after the Taliban administration began enforcing a ban on Afghan women working for the world body a month ago.

05/05 Afghanistan aid donors struggle with crackdown on women, less money

The Afghan people are in for a "very difficult year ahead," warned the top U.S. aid official, as donors grapple with challenging a Taliban administration crackdown on women and girls, more crises around the world and overall less funding.

02/05 UN chief says international community worried about stability of Afghanistan

The international community is worried about the stability of Afghanistan, the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement on Tuesday.

01/05 UN says Taliban envoy can meet Pakistan, China ministers next week

A U.N. Security Council committee on Monday agreed to allow the Taliban administration's foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to travel to Pakistan from Afghanistan next week to meet with the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China, diplomats said.

28/04 Taliban not invited to UN Doha meeting on Afghanistan, says UN

Last week, the UN had to stress that the meeting will not focus on the possible international recognition of the Taliban administration.

27/04 UN Security Council condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN

The U.N. Security Council unanimously condemned on Thursday a Taliban administration ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and called on Taliban leaders to "swiftly reverse" a crackdown on the rights of women and girls.

26/04 Kabul airport attack 'mastermind' killed by Taliban, US officials say

The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians during the United States' chaotic evacuation from the country, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

20/04 Taliban recognition not a focus of Afghanistan meeting, says UN

A U.N.-convened meeting on Afghanistan next month will not focus on the possible international recognition of the Taliban administration, a U.N. spokesperson stressed on Thursday after comments by the deputy U.N. chief sparked concern and confusion.

20/04 South Asia home to world's highest number of child brides, UN estimates show

South Asia is home to highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to COVID-19 forced families to marry off their young daughters, according to new estimates released by UNICEF on Wednesday.

19/04 FIFA concerned about Canada's refusal to honor Afghan visa letters -court filings

Officials with soccer's international governing body FIFA criticized Canada's decision not to recognize documents FIFA and a Canadian senator had given to female athletes and others who were scrambling to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban took over in 2021.

18/04 UN predicts Afghan economy would contract if aid drops 30%

Afghanistan's economy will contract, inflation will rise and liquidity will fall if there is a 30% drop in international aid as feared, according to an analysis by the United Nations' development agency released on Tuesday.

12/04 Taliban aim to boost Afghan security forces, anti-aircraft capacity -army chief

Defence has received the largest share of funds in Afghanistan's budget as the Taliban government aims to boost forces by a third and build anti-aircraft missile capacity, the army chief told Reuters in a rare interview to foreign media.

12/04 Taliban ban on Afghan women working for U.N. an 'internal' issue

Afghanistan's Taliban administration has said forbidding Afghan women from working for the United Nations was an "internal issue," after the global organisation expressed alarm at the decision and said it would review its operations there.

06/04 Biden report on Afghanistan withdrawal blames Trump

President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday released a summary of after-action reports on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying "there were no signs that more time, more funds or more Americans" could have fundamentally changed the trajectory.

05/04 U.N. chief condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working for U.N.

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres condemned on Wednesday a ban by Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Afghan women working for the United Nations, calling it "an intolerable violation of the most basic human rights" that should be immediately revoked.

04/04 UN flags Taliban order to bar women workers, tells Afghan staff to stay home

The UN "received word of an order" by the Taliban authorities banning Afghan women from working for the world body in Afghanistan.

27/03 Afghan girls struggle with poor internet as they turn to online classes

Sofia logs in to class on a laptop in Kabul for an online English course run by one of a growing number of educational institutes trying to reach Afghanistan's girls and women digitally in their homes.

24/03 Afghan Bromand keeps alive her Olympic dream in exile

Sadia Bromand is happy to show off her short hair, sports a few tattoos and boxes with the hope of representing her country in the Olympics - not everyone's taste, but all perfectly normal for a modern women of her age.

23/03 US House committee chair gives Monday deadline to Blinken in Afghan subpoena threat

The Republican chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday gave the State Department until Monday to produce documents related to the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, or face a subpoena.

22/03 Earthquake in Afghanistan kills at least 11, nine of them in Pakistan

At least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck in neighbouring Afghanistan late on Tuesday, a Pakistani government official said.

22/03 Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hits northern Afghanistan, killing at least 3

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, killing two in the east of the country and one child in neighbouring Pakistan.

21/03 Afghanistan's school year starts with calls for all girls to be allowed back

Afghanistan's school year started on Tuesday, the education ministry said, as the U.N. children's agency renewed calls for teenage girls to be able to rejoin the classroom.

15/03 More than 2,000 Afghan evacuees in detention in UAE -Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday accused Emirati authorities of arbitrarily detaining for more than 15 months as many as 2,700 Afghan evacuees who have no legal pathways to refugee status or resettlement elsewhere.

11/03 Blast at Afghanistan journalist event kills at least one, injures eight

A blast hit a cultural centre during an event for journalists in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding eight, according to authorities and journalists, a few days after the province's governor died in an explosion claimed by Islamic State.

08/03 UN warns of aid cuts over Taliban crackdown on women's rights

The U.N. envoy in Afghanistan warned on Wednesday that a Taliban administration crackdown on women's rights is likely to lead to a drop in aid and development funding in the country, where women fear being cut from public life as much as violent death.

07/03 Russia, Afghanistan's neighbours set up club to discuss road to peace

Russia and six nations bordering Afghanistan have set up a club to discuss ways to achieve long-term peace in the war-torn nation, with diplomats at the inaugural meeting on Tuesday calling for a freeze on Afghan central bank assets to be lifted.

07/03 Women's employment drops by 25% in Afghanistan since mid-2021 - ILO

Female employment in Afghanistan has dropped by a quarter after the Taliban took over the country, according to estimates from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), which said the fall was exacerbated by restrictions on women working and studying.

06/03 Taliban's persecution of women could be 'crime against humanity' - UN report

The Taliban's treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan could amount to a crime against humanity, according to a U.N. report presented on Monday at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

02/03 Italian prosecutors probe response to migrant tragedy

Italian prosecutors are looking into the way emergency services responded to last weekend's migrant boat disaster in which dozens of people were killed after accusations that authorities were slow to react, a police source said on Thursday.

28/02 Italian migrant shipwreck death toll rises to 64

Rescuers pulled the body of a man out of the sea on Tuesday, raising the death toll from a migrant shipwreck near the southern Italian coast to at least 64, including about 14 children.

27/02 Factbox: Who are the Pakistan Taliban?

Islamists stormed a police station in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, killing at least two people amid gunfire and explosions, officials said.

27/02 Death toll in Italian migrant shipwreck rises to 61

The death toll in a migrant shipwreck near the southern Italian coast has risen to 61, an Italian official told Reuters on Monday, as searches continued for missing people.

27/02 Over two dozen Pakistanis drowned in Italy migrant shipwreck - PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said over two dozen Pakistanis were believed to be among 59 people who drowned when a boat carrying migrants to Europe crashed against rocks near the southern Italian coast.

25/02 Sept. 11 families cannot halt U.S. decision on Afghan central bank asset seizure

A U.S. judge on Friday rejected a request by families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks not to enforce his decision against letting them seize $3.5 billion of frozen Afghan central bank assets to satisfy court judgments owed by the Taliban.

23/02 U.S. weapons sales to get stricter human rights review under Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration unveiled on Thursday a long-awaited overhaul of arms export policy with increased emphasis on human rights, backing off a Trump-era policy of giving more weight to commercial concerns.

22/02 Exclusive: U.S. to vet human rights more closely before approving arms deals, officials say

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will unveil on Thursday a long-awaited overhaul of arms export policy with increased emphasis on human rights, three State Department officials familiar with the new Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) policy told Reuters.

20/02 Main Afghan-Pakistani border crossing closed, residents report gunfire

The main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan was closed on Monday, and residents in the area reported the sound of gunfire near the normally bustling border transit point.

19/02 Taliban plans to turn former foreign bases into special economic zones

The Taliban administration will move ahead with plans to turn former foreign military bases into special economic zones for businesses, the acting deputy prime minister for economic affairs said in a statement on Sunday.