More results...
Magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck near Herat on Saturday, with hundreds of houses reported destroyedThe death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan has risen sharply to more than 2,000 people, according to a Taliban spokesperson, as re…
An estimated 500 people are injured after two earthquakes struck Herat, Afghanistan Saturday, the country’s national disaster authority said.
Tel Aviv: Amid the escalating tensions between Israel and Palestine after Hamas launched a rocket attack on Israel, Pakistan on Saturday showed their support to Palestine and called for the "cessation of hostilities".In a press statement released by Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "We call on the international community to come together for cessation of hostilities, protection of
UN says estimate of 320 fatalities is being verified, although local authorities put the death toll at 100, with 500 injuredHundreds of people are feared dead after a series of powerful earthquakes hit western Afghanistan.The United Nations said more t…
New Delhi: India will continue "efforts to assist the people of Afghanistan," said the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday, four days after the Afghan embassy in India, announced the closure of its operations.On October 1, the Afghan Embassy in India declared the closure of its operations citing "lack of resources" and "failure to meet Afghanistan’s interests" by the Taliban regime."We are
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce has banned the export of 212 items to Afghanistan, ARY News reported on Thursday.ARY News is a Pakistani news channel.The country has put a ban on the export of 17 types of clothes, all types of vehicle tires, tea leaves, cosmetics and dozens of toiletries.Similarly, nuts, dry and fresh fruits, home appliances including fridges, refrigerators, air
Kabul: The European Union (EU) has called for the immediate release of women detained in Afghanistan for defending their and others’ rights and said arbitrary detentions undermine the caretaker government’s domestic legitimacy, Khaama Press reported.The Khaama Press News Agency is an online news service for Afghanistan.Taliban authorities continue to crack down on dissenting voices, in particular
For nearly a decade, the country had seemingly broken the cycle of violence, but extremist groups have bounced back since the Taliban regained control in neighboring Afghanistan.
New Delhi: In a major development, the Afghan Embassy in India, announced the closure of its operations citing “lack of resources” and “failure to meet Afghanistan’s interests” by the Taliban regime.The Embassy also made an “unequivocal statement” stating that certain consulates that work on the instruction and funding from Kabul are not in consonance with the objectives of a legitimate or
Moscow: Special representatives and senior officials from India, Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan took part in the fifth meeting of the Moscow Format Consultation on Afghanistan in the Russian city of Kazan on Friday.Taliban-appointed acting minister for Foreign Affairs in Afghanistan, representatives of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab