UAE sends 38 tons of humanitarian aid to quake victims in Afghanistan

The United Arab Emirates on Friday sent a plane carrying 38 tonnes of medical and food supplies to Afghanistan to meet the needs of families affected...

IEA has fulfilled all the conditions and it should be recognized: deputy PM

In a meeting with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, the political deputy of the Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate said that the...

Russia might put strategic nukes in Belarus, leader says

Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in Belarus along with part of Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenal, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Friday. Russian President Vladimir...

Iran hands over 20 Afghan detainees to IEA officials

The Islamic Emirate’s foreign ministry officials in Nimruz province said that 20 Afghan prisoners, including students, scholars and ordinary citizens were released from Iran’s Zahedan province....

UN supports 24 addiction treatment centers in Afghanistan

The United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention, (UNODC) say it will support the rehabilitation program of drug addicts in Afghanistan,...

Boeing’s 1st astronaut flight to space delayed until July

Boeing’s first launch of astronauts has been delayed again, this time until July. NASA announced the latest postponement Wednesday, saying more time is needed to certify...

Turkish parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO accession as Sweden kept waiting

Turkey’s parliament approved a bill on Thursday to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the country to become part of the Western defence...

Mosques to be built at 100 km intervals along major highways across Afghanistan

Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, deputy prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said at a cabinet meeting this week that the ministry of public works...

IEA will be balanced in its politics and relations with all countries: Muttaqi

The foreign minister says the Islamic Emirate’s relations with all the neighboring countries and the region are going well, but the country’s relations with Western countries...

This year’s IPL returns to its pre-COVID glory days

Mumbai Indians, armed with big-money signing Cameron Green, will bid for a record-extending sixth title when the Indian Premier League starts on Friday, in what could...

20 unclaimed bodies buried in Kandahar

Kandahar Municipality on Wednesday buried 20 unclaimed bodies in the province after forensic examinations. More than 50 unidentified bodies, including women and children, have been buried...

Tahawol: IEA’s efforts to expand diplomatic ties discussed

Saar: Holding SCO meeting on Afghanistan discussed

IEA hoping to increase the number of soldiers to as many as 200,000 by end of this solar year

The Islamic Emirate’s ministry of defense says it plans to increase the number of the country’s national army soldiers from 150,000 to between 170,000 and 200,000...

IEA downplays SCO concerns about threats emanating from Afghanistan

Responding to concerns voiced by the national security advisors of some regional countries at this week’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in India, the Islamic Emirate...

Fire on Philippine ferry kills 29, including children; 225 rescued

Philippine rescuers searched the smouldering ruins of a burnt-out ferry on Thursday for any survivors or more victims of a fire that swept through the inter-island...

US Defense Secretary has ‘no regrets’ over chaotic US withdrawal

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has testified before the House Armed Services Committee and told lawmakers that he has “no regrets” about how the US...

ATN secures digital rights to broadcast IPL

Ariana Television Network is pleased to announce that it has secured the rights to broadcast the world’s biggest and richest franchise cricket tournament on its digital...

Riyadh joins Shanghai Cooperation Organization as ties with Beijing grow

Saudi Arabia’s cabinet approved on Wednesday a decision to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as Riyadh builds a long-term partnership with China despite U.S. security concerns,...

Chile detects first case of bird flu in a human

Chile detected the first case of bird flue in a human, the country’s health ministry reported on Wednesday. The case was detected in a 53-year-old man...