Dying to kill
It is reported in the press that in Pakistan, 12 security personnel were killed last month when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a check post in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
It is reported in the press that in Pakistan, 12 security personnel were killed last month when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a check post in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The future of the globally appreciated Iranian cinema, which is suffering at the hands of ‘strict’ rules from the state authorities, stern censorships and financial constraints faced by production houses
Heavy snowfall and freezing weather have claimed the lives of three children in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, a local official said on Saturday.
From Iraq to Afghanistan to the US, basic freedoms for women are being eroded as governments start rolling back existing laws. Just a few months ago a ban on Afghan women speaking in public was the latest measure introduced by the Taliban, who took back control of the country in 2021.
In September 2020, the US sanctioned the then International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, as also restricted the issuing of visas for ‘certain ICC officials’ solely because they were involved in the ICC’s efforts to investigate US personnel in Afghanistan.
"In Afghanistan, the Taliban seek systematically to erase Afghanistan's cultural heritage. They may do so at the behest of Pakistani officials who fear Pashtun nationalism and wish to erase the legacy of various Afghan dynasties as well as the depth of its history..."
The discussions to be held between the Pakistani and the US establishment on the sidelines of the ongoing UN session would give some indication of how the two sides coordinate their activities in the Afghan context.
As per the article, Turkish government advisors have asked the Taliban to strive to remove the names of those leaders who are part of the current dispensation, from the Black List of the UN so that they could be acceptable across the globe for conducting diplomatic activities.
The UN Refugee Agency increased essential services access for communities impacted by conflict and displacement, including road construction in Khost province.
Muttaqi also called on Afghans to unite and rebuild the country including its economy with goodwill, brotherhood and unity.