Afghanistan

Women in Afghanistan: Two years since Taliban's education ban

Sep 21, 2023 13:21

This week marks the second anniversary of the Taliban’s closure of secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan. Since then, Afghan girls have faced increasing challenges and restrictions.
Tension continues over Pakistan-Afghanistan border closure

Sep 15, 2023 07:27

Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan intensify as sides have failed to reopen the key border crossing that remains closed after cross-border firings last week. Traders from both countries have staged several protests demanding the authorities to re-open the route immediately.
Iran says supports regional initiatives aimed at resolving Afghan woes

Sep 13, 2023 06:11

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has underlined the need to support regional initiatives designed to settle challenges in Afghanistan.
UN says human rights in Afghanistan in 'state of collapse'

Sep 12, 2023 17:58

The United Nations rights chief warns about a systematic assault on the freedom of Afghanistan’s people, saying that human rights in the country are in a state of collapse.
‘Wars imposed by extraregional powers source of dust storms in region’

Sep 11, 2023 07:15

Iran's foreign minister says one of the main reasons behind sand and dust storms in West Asia is the wars imposed on the region by extraregional powers.
UN food agency has to cut food aid for 2 million more Afghans

Sep 05, 2023 16:43

The UN World Food Program (WFP) says it has to cut rations to another two million Afghans this month, warning that the measures will “add to “already worrying levels of hunger and malnutrition.”
Afghans marching to Karbala to mark Arba’een

Sep 03, 2023 17:34

Millions of Muslims from around the world are marching to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq to pay tribute to Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions on the occasion of Arba’een. Afghan Muslims are also joining the procession of pilgrims to send a message of solidarity and resistance to the world.
Sudanese activists say airstrike in Khartoum kills 20 civilians

Sep 03, 2023 17:32

Tensions have escalated in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, with local sources reporting an airstrike in the city’s southern region that claimed the lives of at least 20 civilians including two children.
Beijing: US must stop targeting Chinese students under pretext of ‘visa fraud’

Aug 29, 2023 06:41

Beijing says the United States needs to stop going after Chinese students in the name of national security and “visa fraud.”
UN official warns Daesh threat persists in region

Aug 28, 2023 15:46

The UN has warned that the Daesh terrorist group could exploit the instability and insecurity in West Asia and Africa amid reports of growing attacks by the group in those regions.