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UN Women Chief Says Exclusion of Afghan Women Must Never Be Normalised

Afghanistan, Aug. 18 -- Sima Bahous, executive director of UN Women, said the exclusion of women and girls in Afghanistan must never be normalised, stressing that their rights are "not negotiable" as ... Read More


Iran Parliament Speaker Qalibaf to Visit Baghdad Amid Regional Tensions

Afghanistan, Aug. 18 -- Iranian Parliament Speaker and senior negotiator Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf is due to arrive in Baghdad on Wednesday to hold talks with Iraqi officials on regional developments an... Read More


Fire at Fuel Depot Near Iraq's Sulaimaniyah Injures 20, Destroys Dozens of Tankers

Afghanistan, Aug. 18 -- A major fire at a fuel storage depot near Sulaimaniyah in Iraq's Kurdistan region injured at least 20 people and destroyed dozens of fuel tankers, according to local reports. ... Read More


Afghan Man Sentenced to 51 Days in US After Illegal Border Entry From Canada

Afghanistan, Aug. 18 -- An Afghan national has been sentenced to 51 days in prison in the United States after illegally crossing into the country from Canada, according to the US Attorney's Office for... Read More


Trump Says North Korea's Kim Responded to US Overtures as Military Drills Cut

Afghanistan, Aug. 18 -- US President Donald Trump said on Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had responded to his recent diplomatic overtures, without disclosing details of the exchange. His ... Read More


7 Killed in Stampede-Like Incident at India's Ashok Dham Temple

Afghanistan, Aug. 17 -- At least seven people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a stampede-like incident at the Ashok Dham temple in India's eastern Bihar state on Monday, as thousands of d... Read More


Afghan Activists in Washington Call for Women's Rights, a Better Future for Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Aug. 17 -- Afghan civil society activists, artists and members of the Afghanistan community gathered in Washington on Sunday, August 16, to mark the fifth anniversary of the fall of Afgha... Read More


India's Maharashtra FDA Warns Bollywood Stars Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff Over Vimal Ad

Afghanistan, Aug. 17 -- India's Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff over their appearance in an advertisement for Vima... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami Protests Across Pakistan Over Fuel Prices and Inflation

Afghanistan, Aug. 17 -- Supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan held demonstrations outside the residences of governors in all four provinces on Sunday, protesting rising inflation, higher fuel prices ... Read More


Pope Leo XIV Calls for End to West Bank Violence, Urges Two-State Solution for Palestine

Afghanistan, Aug. 17 -- Pope Leo XIV has called for an immediate end to violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and urged the international community to step up efforts to advance a tw... Read More