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Polish Student Charged Over Alleged ISIS-Inspired Christmas Market Attack Plot

Afghanistan, Sept. 1 -- Polish security authorities have charged a 20-year-old university student with terrorism after alleging he planned an attack on a Christmas market inspired by the Islamic State... Read More


UN Report Says Afghanistan's War Killed Over 40,000 Civilians Between 2009 and 2021

Afghanistan, Sept. 1 -- More than 40,000 people were killed and over 77,000 injured during Afghanistan's armed conflict between 2009 and 2021, according to a new report by the United Nations Assistanc... Read More


Motorcyclist Miraculously Survives High-Speed Crash Into Bus in Colombia: Watch Video

Afghanistan, Sept. 1 -- A motorcyclist miraculously survived after crashing into the side of a moving bus at high speed in western Colombia, with surveillance footage capturing the dramatic collision ... Read More


Six-Year-Old Afghan Girl Married to 60-Year-Old Man for 200,000 Pakistani Rupees

Afghanistan, Sept. 1 -- A six-year-old girl in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province has reportedly been married to a 60-year-old man in exchange for 200,000 Pakistani rupees, according to the provi... Read More


Iran, China discuss US sanctions and Strait of Hormuz at SCO summit

Afghanistan, Sept. 1 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi discussed US sanctions, the Strait of Hormuz and rising tensions between Tehran and Washington durin... Read More


India's Modi Says Afghanistan Stability Is Vital to Regional Security

Afghanistan, Sept. 1 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit that lasting stability in Asia would be difficult to achieve without addressing t... Read More


Shipping Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Falls to Lowest Level

Afghanistan, Sept. 1 -- Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to its lowest level, according to vessel-tracking data from maritime analytics firm Kpler, as tensions between Iran and... Read More


Pakistan Pushes to Fast-Track Trans-Afghan Railway at SCO Summit

Afghanistan, Sept. 1 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged Uzbekistan to accelerate the construction of the Trans-Afghan Railway, a major regional rail corridor linking Uzbekistan, Afgh... Read More


Putin, Xi Meet at SCO Summit as Russia and China Pledge Stronger Strategic Partnership

Afghanistan, Sept. 1 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where they ... Read More


Trump's G20 Invitation Brings Russia Back, Fuels European Outrage

Afghanistan, Sept. 1 -- Russia has returned to a G20 finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting for the first time in four years after being invited by the United States, a move that trigge... Read More