U.S. approves Blue Origin license for human space travel ahead of Bezos flight

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday it approved a Blue Origin license to carry humans on the New Shepard launch system into space. Former...

Finland halts deportations to Afghanistan after U.S. troops leave

Finland will temporarily halt deportations to Afghanistan because of potential instability there following the withdrawal of U.S. and other foreign troops, its immigration service said on...

U.S. talks with Turkey on Afghanistan security ongoing: State Dept

Discussions between the United States and Turkey on security cooperation in Afghanistan are ongoing, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Monday, after Ankara offered to...

Zerbena: Millions of Afghans need humanitarian assistance

Pas Az Khabar: Parliament’s reaction over VP Saleh claims against MP Amir Shah Naebzada discussed

General Miller hands over command of Afghanistan to CENTCOM chief

US Forces commander in Afghanistan General Scott Miller officially handed over command of US and NATO troops in the country to the commander of US Central...

Qatar’s FM and Khalilzad meet to discuss Afghan situation

Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met on Monday with US Special Representative for Peace in Afghanistan Zalmay...

Sola: Efforts to resume intra-Afghan peace talks discussed

Ten foreign nationals granted Afghan citizenship

The Afghan Ministry of Justice said in a statement on Monday that ten foreign nationals have been granted Afghan citizenship. According to the statement, seven foreign...

Billionaire Branson soars to space aboard Virgin Galactic flight

British billionaire Richard Branson on Sunday soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and safely returned in...

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Italy crowned European champions after shootout win over England

Italy claimed the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as penalties came back to haunt England at Wembley on Sunday, Gianluigi Donnarumma saving twice...

Commander of US, NATO forces in Afghanistan is stepping down

The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan General Scott Miller is stepping down Monday in a move that marks the symbolic end of the...

‘New, civilised Afghan Taliban’ prefer talks to guns: Pakistan interior minister

Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told reporters on Sunday that a “new, civilised Afghan Taliban” would prefer talks to guns. He also said...

Turkmenistan sending heavy weaponry closer to border with Afghanistan

Turkmenistan has started moving heavy weaponry, helicopters, and other aircraft closer to its border with Afghanistan, and reservists are being put on alert in the capital...

Afghan family stranded at Istanbul airport for three weeks

Sixteen members of an Afghan family have been stranded at Istanbul Airport for three weeks after fleeing the country, Turkey’s Hurriyet Daily News reported. The family...

UNAMA and government launch humanitarian appeal to prevent crisis

The Afghan government on Sunday launched the Joint Humanitarian Appeal with the United Nations to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan caused by escalated war and...

Local uprising forces to fall under the police and army: officials

Local uprising forces will in the future operate under the umbrella of the Afghan Interior Ministry (MoI) and the Ministry of Defense (MoD), officials said on...

Taliban ‘targeting’ Afghan pilots to bring down air force: Reuters report

At least seven Afghan pilots have been assassinated off base in recent months, according to two senior Afghan government officials, Reuters reported. According to Reuters, this...

McGregor breaks leg in latest UFC loss to Dustin Poirier

Conor McGregor suffered a broken leg in another crushing defeat to Dustin Poirier at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, with the fight stopped...