TTP militants along border number 7,000 to 10,000: Pakistan minister

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group has between 7,000 to 10,000 fighters along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area. In...

U.N. aid chief to visit Afghanistan over female aid worker ban

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths will visit Afghanistan in the coming weeks and seek to meet the highest possible officials within Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA),...

Afghanistan’s new T20I captain: Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan, Afghanistan’s Cricketing Wizard, has been appointed as AfghanAtalan’s Captain for the T20I format, replacing the senior all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, after he stepped down from...

Brazilian football legend Pele dies at 82

Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday...

Death toll from US winter storm rises to 61

The death toll from a fierce winter storm that gripped much of the United States over Christmas rose to at least 61 on Thursday, AFP quoting...

Tahawol: World’s demand from IEA discussed

Saar: Afghanistan’s economic situation discussed

Kabul Municipality says mostly all new projects already completed

Kabul Municipality officials have said that of the 181 development projects started early this year, including canals and bridges, most of them have been completed. According...

Indian maker of syrup linked to death of children in Uzbekistan halts production

India’s drug regulator said on Thursday that it had inspected Marion Biotech’s production facility and promised more action based on the probe report after the company’s...

China intends to invest in coal-fired power projects in Afghanistan: DABS

China’s Chamber of Commerce representative has met with Mohammad Hanif Hamza, the CEO of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat in Kabul to discuss investment in the energy...

Aid agencies warn of ‘life-threatening consequences’ of NGO ban

Heads of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Afghanistan, under the umbrella of the World Health Organization, have collectively said banning women from humanitarian work has immediate...

Russian oligarch dies ‘suddenly’ as list of Putin’s wealthy critics dying keeps growing

So far, at least 23 wealthy Russians, critical of Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, have died in suspicious circumstances since the start of the invasion. A...

US to impose mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from China

The United States will impose mandatory COVID-19 tests on travelers from China, US health officials said on Wednesday, joining India, Italy, Japan and Taiwan in taking...

Kabul factories production down by 50 percent due to power outages

The rate of production in Kabul factories has declined by up to 50 percent due to increased electricity outages, the Chamber of Commerce and Investment said....

S.Korea must respond to N.Korea despite its nuclear arms: President Yoon

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday that any provocation by North Korea must be met with retaliation without hesitation despite its nuclear weapons, his...

Former Afghan president says it’s ‘morally wrong’ of US to hold Afghan reserves

Afghanistan’s former president Hamid Karzai has said he strongly disagrees with the decision by the US to strip the country’s foreign reserves and hold $3.5 billion...

Tahawol: Calls for inclusive government discussed

Increase in humanitarian aid prevented famine in Afghanistan: UN

A major increase in the delivery of humanitarian assistance in the past year has prevented famine in Afghanistan, the United Nations said on Tuesday. “A major...

Saar: UN’s call for women’s equal participation discussed

Russia can export gas to Afghanistan and Pakistan: Novak

Russia can export its natural gas to the markets of Afghanistan and Pakistan in the long term, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has said. “If...