OIC adopts Islamabad Declaration, welcomes new Afghan trust fund

The two-day meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers wrapped up on Wednesday in Islamabad after delegates adopted the 70 point...

N.Korea fires possible ballistic missile off east coast

North Korea fired what may be at least one ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast on Thursday, militaries in South Korea and Japan...

Zerbena: Situation of steel factories in Afghanistan discussed



Tahawol: IEA leadership’s meeting in Kandahar discussed



Saar: OIC meeting in Pakistan discussed



Madeleine Albright, former US secretary of state dies at 84

Madeleine Albright, who fled the Nazis as a child in her native Czechoslovakia during World War Two but rose to become the first female US secretary...

IEA’s move to extend ban on teenage girls from going to school sparks outcry

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) move Wednesday to extend the ban for teenage girls to attend school has sparked widespread reaction both locally and internationally....

IEA deals bitter blow to teenage girls as they extend education ban

Eight months after schools in Afghanistan closed, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) reopened education facilities on Wednesday, but dealt a bitter blow to teenage girls...

Kremlin: Russia would only use nuclear weapons if its existence were threatened

Russia’s security policy dictates that the country would only use nuclear weapons if its very existence were threatened, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN in an...

Pakistan Air Force aircraft crashes, killing two pilots

A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) trainer aircraft crashed on Tuesday while on a training mission in the country’s northwest, killing the two pilots on board, a...

Elon Musk hands drivers first Teslas from new German gigafactory

Elon Musk was cheered as he oversaw the handover of Tesla’s (TSLA.O) first German-made cars at its Gruenheide plant on Tuesday, marking the start of the...

Afghan schools to reopen after a hiatus of 186 days

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced the new school year will start Wednesday and that all students should return to class. The ministry said a ceremony to...

Tahawol: Pakistan Host OIC Conference

OIC chief says he will ‘pursue dialogue’ with IEA and int’l community

The head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation said on Tuesday that the 48th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting will tackle a...

Russian LPG suppliers to resume exports to Afghanistan

Russian producers plan to resume liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplies to Afghanistan in March, rail data in Refinitiv Eikon showed, after they lost traditional westbound routes...

OIC signs Afghanistan Trust Fund charter ahead of 2-day meeting

The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha, appealed to all the Member States, along with relevant stakeholders and partners, to support...

Afghans welcome ATN’s move to secure broadcasting rights for this year’s IPL

Cricket fans across Afghanistan have welcomed the news that this year’s TATA IPL 2022 Season will be broadcast live on Ariana Television after ATN secured broadcasting...

No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021

Not a single country managed to meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) air quality standard in 2021, a survey of pollution data in 6,475 cities showed...

No sign of survivors in Chinese Boeing crash

Chinese media reported Tuesday that there was no sign of survivors in the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 that crashed in mountains in southern China on...

Eight people die in Nangarhar traffic accident

Eight people including four women and a child died and two others were injured when two vehicles collided in Nangarhar province on Monday evening, local officials...