Turkmenistan and Afghanistan renew power supply contract

Afghanistan’s Minister of Energy and Water Affairs, Mullah Abdul Latif Mansoor, and the Executive Chairman of Afghanistan’s power utility company (DABS), Alhaji Maulawi Muhammad Hanif Hamza,...

FM Muttaqi meets Norwegian Charge d’Affaires for Afghanistan

Norwegian Chargé d’Affaires for Afghanistan Paul Koloman Bkar called on Amir Khan Muttaqi, the foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), in Kabul and...

Five Chinese citizens killed in California shooting – consulate

Five Chinese citizens were among the victims in a shooting in the California town of Half Moon Bay, Reuters quoted the Chinese Consulate General in San...

Israeli troops kill 7 Palestinian gunmen, 2 civilians in Jenin clash

Israeli commandos killed seven gunmen and two civilians in a raid on a flashpoint town in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian officials said, stirring...

New labor minister promises to provide job opportunities to curb migration

Abdul Manan Omari, the new minister of labor and social affairs, says the ministry will try to provide job opportunities for people inside the country so...

Tahawol: Efforts for removing bans on women discussed

Saar: Pakistan, Russia’s policies on Afghanistan discussed

UN body condemns burning of Holy Quran in Sweden

The Deputy Special Representative, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, Ramiz Alakbarov, has condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in Sweden. Alakbarov...

Top U.N. officials seek to ‘water down’ bans on women in Afghanistan

The United Nations is pushing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) administration for more exemptions to its ban on most female aid workers, top U.N. officials...

Pakistan, Russia reaffirm commitment to practical engagement with Afghanistan

Pakistan’s ministry of foreign affairs said Islamabad and Moscow have reaffirmed their commitment to continuing practical engagement with the Afghan authorities to ensure stability and peace...

Deputy UN chief says IEA only concerned about ‘recognition’

The UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, who has just wrapped up a two week trip to Afghanistan and the region, told reporters in New York on...

Asteroid coming exceedingly close to Earth, but will miss us

An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday night, one of the closest such encounters ever recorded. NASA insists it...

Malawi cholera outbreak death toll rises above 1,000

Malawi’s cholera outbreak has claimed more than 1,000 lives, according to the country’s health minister, who warned that some cultural beliefs and hostility toward health workers...

314 Afghan prisoners released from Saudi prisons

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) confirmed 314 Afghan citizens have been released from prisons in Saudi Arabia. According to...

Giant iceberg size of London breaks free of Antarctica

A giant iceberg — the size of greater London — broke free from Antarctica, researchers said Tuesday. “A huge iceberg (1550 km²), almost the size of...

At least one dead, several injured in machete attack at southern Spain churches

Spanish authorities said they were investigating what they called a possible “terrorist” incident after a machete-wielding man attacked several people at two churches in the southern...

Tahawol: Region’s call for inclusive government discussed

IEA building strong Islamic army: COAS

The Chief of Army Staff Fasihuddin Fitrat of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said on Tuesday efforts are ongoing to build a regular and strong...

Saar: Russia, Pakistan’s policies on Afghanistan discussed

IEA: Education is essential for every Afghan

The Ministry of Education, said on Tuesday on the occasion of World Education Day, that education is necessary for every Afghan and that the ministry is...