Death toll climbs as rain continues across parts of Afghanistan

The Ministry of Natural Disaster Management said on Tuesday that at least 24 people have died and 13 others have been injured in recent rains in...

Kandahar hospital gets hi-tech MRI and X-ray equipment

Kandahar’s Ainu Mina hospital has taken delivery of and installed state-of-the-art MRI and X-ray equipment at a cost of 45 million afghanis. The new equipment was...

North Korea says it will launch its first military spy satellite in June

North Korea will launch its first military reconnaissance satellite in June for monitoring U.S. military activities, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. In a statement carried...

Chennai Super Kings pip Gujarat Titans in dramatic final to win fifth IPL title

Chennai Super Kings equalled Mumbai Indians’ record of five Indian Premier League (IPL) titles after Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side triumphed in a last-ball thriller, beating champions...

Tahawol: Erdogan’s win on Turkey’s presidential election discussed

IEA, Iranian officials hold talks after border clash

Following the border clash in Nimroz province on Saturday, officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and Iran have held talks in a bid to...

Process of exporting fresh fruit to world markets kicks off: MoIC

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) says the process of exporting fresh fruit to world markets has started. The ministry’s spokesman Abdul Salam Jawad said...

Saar: Afghanistan and Iran border skirmish discussed

Philippines, US, Japan to hold first-ever joint coast guard exercise

The coast guard of the United States, Japan and the Philippines will hold a trilateral maritime exercise in the South China Sea this week, the first...

Afghanistan weather bureau issues heavy rain and flood warning  

The Afghanistan Department of Meteorology issued a warning Monday on the possibility of heavy rain and floods in 19 provinces over the next two days.  In...

IEA’s Prime Minister congratulates Erdogan on his victory

Prime Minister of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his re-election. Turkey’s president,...

Venice’s waters turn fluorescent green near Rialto Bridge

The waters in Venice’s main canal turned fluorescent green on Sunday in the area near the Rialto bridge and authorities are seeking to trace the cause,...

Over 3,600 boxes of silkworms distributed to Herat farmers this year

Herat Directorate of Agriculture and Livestock says more than 3,500 boxes of silkworms have been distributed to farmers this year in Zinda Jan, Injil, Guzara and...

Turkey’s Erdogan prevails in election test of his 20-year rule

President Tayyip Erdogan extended his two decades in power in elections on Sunday, winning a mandate to pursue increasingly authoritarian policies which have polarised Turkey and...

Tahawol: Acting PM’s visit with Pakistan’s chargé d’affaires to Kabul discussed

Saar: Border clashes between Afghanistan and Iran discussed

International community must not forget Afghans: refugees minister

The international community should not forget the Afghan people and should not politicize the humanitarian issue, the country’s minister of refugees and repatriation said on Sunday....

Two die of Congo fever in Balkh Central Hospital

Two patients died of Congo fever in Abu Ali Sinai Balkhi Hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif city, health officials said. Reports of an outbreak of Congo fever have...

Afghanistan, Pakistan set up task team for cross-border movement

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has announced that a joint committee will be established between the consular section of...

Pacific islands, in spotlight, to push climate change in South Korea summit

Pacific island leaders will meet South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Monday, their third summit in a week with a large economy as...