US jet shoots down unknown object flying off Alaska coast

A US military fighter jet shot down an unknown object flying off the remote northern coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden,...

Gulf Giants power through to ILT20 final after beating MI Emirates

Gulf Giants made a giant leap over MI Emirates through James Vince’s knock of 83 in Qualifier 2 of the DP World ILT20 at the Dubai...

Focus turns to quake aid, as rescues continue

Emergency crews made a series of dramatic rescues in Turkey on Friday, pulling several people from the rubble four days after a catastrophic 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed...

Russia and Afghanistan have room for cooperation, says Moscow’s envoy

Russia and Afghanistan have room for cooperation but the priorities of Afghanistan’s authorities and local businesses are still in question, Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov...

Pakistan provides explanation over skipping Moscow security meeting on Afghanistan

Explaining reasons behind skipping recent regional security meeting on Afghanistan in Moscow, Pakistan said on Thursday it could contribute more at forums that “contribute constructively” to...

Documentary: Old Kabul

Exclusive interview with Hamdullah Nemani, Minister of Urban Development & Housing

Work on Kabul New City project ongoing: Minister

The Minister of Urban Development and Housing says that work on Kabul New City project is underway, and with the implementation of this project, the housing...

Effort underway to expand investment in agriculture sector: officials

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said on Friday efforts are underway to develop investment in the agriculture sector. According to the officials, the investment...

IEA disaster management minister tells UNICEF to stay out of politics

Mullah Mohammad Abbas Akhund, the Minister of Disaster Management, said at a meeting with UNICEF’s head in Kabul that the UN agency must not politicize its...

SpaceX ignites giant Starship rocket in crucial pad test

SpaceX is a big step closer to sending its giant Starship spacecraft into orbit, completing an engine-firing test at the launch pad on Thursday. Thirty-one of...

Seoul lifts visa limits on short-term travelers from China

South Korea says it will remove the entry restrictions it placed on short-term travelers from China since the start of the year as officials see the...

More than 300 houbara bustards released from Afghan breeding facility

More than three hundred houbara bustards were released into the wild from a breeding facility in Farah province this week, officials confirmed. The birds were bred...

Death toll from earthquakes in Turkey and Syria passes 20,000

Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless after the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria three days ago as the death...

IEA steps up operations in fight against drugs: Akhundzada

Deputy Interior Minister for Counter-Narcotics Abdul Haq Akhandzada, said during a visit to Ghazni that the counter-narcotics department of the ministry has so far conducted 3,700...

Tahawol: Moscow meeting on Afghanistan situation discussed

Saar: World’s humanitarian aid to Afghanistan discussed

India will never abandon Afghanistan: Doval at Moscow meeting

Ajit Doval, India’s National Security Advisor (NSA), participated in the 5th Moscow Format Meeting on Afghanistan on Wednesday and said India would never abandon Afghanistan. Security...

Another $40 million cash aid package arrives in Kabul

Afghanistan has received another package of $40 million in humanitarian cash aid, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) said on Thursday. DAB stated on its Twitter page that...

Putin says humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan ‘deteriorating’ and drug cultivation ‘rising’

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described the situation in Afghanistan as “very difficult” but that Moscow remains in contact with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan...