Kabul/New Delhi, September 3 (IANS): The Taliban have claimed advances in Panjshir as they captured the centre of Shutul district along with 11 outposts held by opposition forces.
Inamullah Samangani, a memb
Athens, September 3 (IANS): Approximately 10,000 health workers across Greece who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be suspended from work without payment as part of measures aimed at curbing the s
Dubai, September 3 (AP): Afghanistan's most popular private television network has voluntarily replaced its risque Turkish soap operas and music shows with tamer programs tailored to the country's new T
Wellington (New Zealand), September 3 (AP): New Zealand authorities said Friday they shot and killed a violent extremist after he entered a supermarket and stabbed and injured six shoppers.
Prime Minister Ja
London, September 2 (AP): Ireland's privacy watchdog has fined WhatsApp a record 225 million euros ( 267 million) after an investigation found it breached stringent European Union data protection rules on t
Peshawar, September 2 (PTI): The Taliban are all set to announce the formation of a new government in Kabul on the lines of the Iranian leadership, with the group's top religious leader Mullah Hebatullah Ak
Islamabad, September 2 (PTI): Pakistan on Thursday temporarily closed a key border crossing with Afghanistan, apparently due to fear of the influx of refugees eager to leave their homeland after the Taliban sei
Tehran, September 2 (AP): Iran's state TV says 16 people were killed and 12 injured in the country's west when a mini-bus plunged off a road into a valley.
The report says the accident happened in Ku
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 2 (IANS): A South African pilot, a multi-national crew and a 41-year-old Boeing 727 saved the lives of more than 600 displaced Afghan people last week as they hot-footed it into and out of
SEOUL, SEPTEMBER 2 (IANS): South Korea on Thursday returned 109 more remains of Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War.
The eighth repatriation ceremony was held at the Incheon International Airpo
Kabul, Sepember 2 (AP): The United Nations' stockpiles of food in Afghanistan could run out this month, a senior official warned on Wednesday, threatening to add a hunger crisis to the challenges facing the
Kathmandu, September 2 (PTI): The Nepal government has decided to form a committee to look into the border issues with China in the northern Himalayan region of the country.
The decision to form the committe
Kabul/New Delhi, September 1 (IANS): The Taliban have said that Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada will be the leader under whom a prime minister or president will run the country, as per a report by Tolo News.
An
Washington, September 1 (AP): The Biden administration has extended for one year a Trump-era ban on the use of U.S. passports for travel to North Korea.
The ban had first been imposed by former Secretary of
Kabul/New Delhi, September 1 (IANS): The Taliban leaders have said that the negotiations over the future set-up of government in Kabul have ended and will announce the new government soon.
Officials in the I
London, September 1 (IANS): The UK is reportedly in talks with the Taliban over furthering the evacuation process and securing a safe passage out of Afghanistan for British nationals and Afghans who remain ther
Tokyo, September 1 (IANS): Japan has put on hold a batch of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine after a pharmacist saw several black particles in one vial of the vaccine.
The pharmacist saw some foreign substance
Colombo/New Delhi, September 1 (IANS): Sri Lanka has declared an economic emergency, after a steep fall in the value of the South Asian country's currency caused a spike in food prices.
Authorities say t
London, September 1 (PTI): The UK government is in discussions with the Taliban to secure safe passage for remaining British nationals and eligible Afghan evacuees and has launched "Operation Warm Welcome&
London, September 1 (IANS): Another 32,181 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,789,581, according to official figures released