COVID wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start

A new COVID-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types...

Avalanche in the Indian Himalayas kills at least 19 climbers

At least 19 people are confirmed dead after an avalanche struck climbers in the Indian Himalayas, authorities said Friday, with bad weather hampering the fourth day...

440 families receive Chinese humanitarian aid in Jawzjan

A total of 440 families received China-donated humanitarian assistance in Shiberghan city, the capital of northern Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province on Wednesday. “Today we distribute the aid,...

Musk says Pepsi to receive Tesla’s first Semi trucks in December

Tesla Inc is starting Semi electric commercial truck production and PepsiCo Inc will get the first deliveries on Dec. 1, the electric vehicle maker’s chief Elon...

For flooded inland Florida, Hurricane Ian saved the worst for last

Hurricane Ian carried a one-two punch for the inland Florida city of Arcadia and its surrounding county.Located 50 miles north of Fort Myers and about 50...

Tahawol: US emphasis on efficient engagement with Kabul discussed

Saar: Afghanistan’s economy situation discussed

US envoy for Afghanistan meets Hina Khar

The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West met Pakistan’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday and discussed issues of mutual...

Ten years of Afghan economic growth, reversed in just 12 months: UNDP

A year on from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan takeover in Kabul, Afghanistan is gripped by “cascading crises”, including a crippled economy that humanitarian aid alone...

China’s vast Xinjiang hit with COVID-19 travel restrictions

The sprawling Xinjiang region in western China has been hit with sweeping COVID-19 travel restrictions as the government ratchets up control measures across the country ahead...

At least 34 dead including children in mass shooting in Thailand

Thirty-four people were killed in Thailand on Thursday in a gun and knife attack at a daycare centre by a former policeman who killed his wife...

Blast hits a mosque in vicinity of interior ministry, killing 4

An explosion hit a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital near the interior ministry compound on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding 25, a ministry spokesman said. The...

SpaceX capsule heads to space station ferrying NASA crew and Russian

A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit from Florida on Wednesday carrying the next long-term International Space Station crew, with a Russian cosmonaut, two Americans and a...

Child deaths in Gambia linked to cough syrups made in India – WHO

The deaths of dozens of young children in Gambia from acute kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian...

AWCC repairs traffic directorate’s building

Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) has repaired part of the building of the General Traffic Police Directorate in Kabul. AWCC officials said that they have also...

Tahawol: Pakistan army chief’s visit to US discussed

Saar: Afghanistan’s relations with neighboring countries discussed

Bayat Foundation distributes aid to hundreds of flood-affected families in Logar

Bayat Foundation has distributed food aid to hundreds of families affected by recent floods in Khushi district of Logar province. The aid packages include aid wheat...

Teachers’ Day officially celebrated in Kabul

Senior officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) attended a ceremony to mark Teachers’ Day in Kabul on Wednesday. The ceremony was held at Amani...

Pakistan army chief, US officials discuss Afghanistan

Pakistan’s army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, met with senior US officials during his visit to the United States, where he discussed also Afghanistan. A statement...