Bangladesh PM Hasina secures fourth straight term as expected

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina swept to a fourth straight term as expected with her party winning an absolute majority in the general election, the poll...

Italian foreign minister calls for formation of EU army

The European Union should form its own combined army that could play a role in peacekeeping and preventing conflict, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said. In...

Tahawol: Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman’s trip to Kabul discussed

Pakistan’s Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman arrives in Kabul for talks

Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam political party chief, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, arrived in Kabul on Sunday for talks with officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA). Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman,...

Governing is the right of religious scholars: education minister

Acting Minister of Education Habibullah Agha said on Sunday that governing is the right of religious scholars and in the past this right was usurped by...

Saar: Bomb blast in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi area discussed

Afghan Sikhs and Hindus call on IEA to return their usurped houses

One of the few remaining Sikhs in Afghanistan, Manjit Singh Lamba, has called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to help return their houses and...

AFG vs India: Kohli and Sharma decision delays BCCI announcement of T20I squad

Cricket fans are waiting in anticipation for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to announce the squad for the T20I series against Afghanistan...

Two killed in minibus bombing in Kabul

A bomb blast ripped through a minibus in Kabul on Saturday evening, killing at least two civilians and wounding 14 others in Dasht-e-Barchi. Khalid Zadran, a...

Afghan and Iran customs committees meet to resolve issues

The office of the deputy prime minister for economic affairs said on Sunday that meetings of the joint committees between Afghanistan and Iran have been held...

Fazlur Rehman expected in Kabul for talks on TTP

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief, Mawlana Fazlur Rehman, is scheduled to leave for Kabul on Sunday for talks with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on how...

US sees Turkey agreeing to Sweden NATO accession shortly, Blinken says

Turkey looks set to ratify Sweden’s membership in NATO in the coming weeks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday, signalling an end to...

Tahawol: Pakistani diplomats’ meeting on Islamabad’s foreign policy discussed

Saar: Reactions over detention of women wearing ‘bad hijab’ in Kabul

ACB announces squad for T20I series against India

Afghanistan Cricket Board’s Selection Committee has named a 19-member Afghanistan National Squad for the three-match T20I series against India starting Thursday, January 11, in Mohali, India...

Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman says he will meet IEA leader during Afghanistan visit

Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, head of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam political party, has said that he will meet Mawlavi Hebatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Islamic Emirate, during his...

UNHCR and Islamic Development Bank sign three agreements on Afghanistan

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have signed three agreements aimed at bolstering access to education, health-care services, and livelihood opportunities...

Pakistan’s senate approves delaying elections, but decision not binding

Pakistan’s senate approved a resolution on Friday to further delay national elections which had been scheduled to take place on Feb. 8, the chairman of the...

Iraq prepares to close down US-led coalition’s mission – PM

The Iraqi government is beginning the process to remove the U.S.-led international military coalition from the country, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s office said on Friday....

US intelligence confirms Daesh’s Khorasan branch behind Iran blasts: Reuters

Communications intercepts collected by the United States confirmed that Daesh’s Khorasan branch carried out twin bombings in Iran that killed nearly 100 people, Reuters reported on...