Afghanistan
Afghan earthquake death toll crosses 1,400, authorities say
[KABUL] The death toll from Afghanistan’s worst earthquake in years jumped to over 1,400 on Tuesday (Sep 2) with thousands more injured, authorities said, as difficult terrain hindered rescue efforts ...
Earthquake in Afghanistan kills 800, injures 2,800
Rescuers are battling to reach remote mountainous areas cut off from mobile networks along the Pakistani border
Afghanistan wants to join Brics, says Taleban government
A Taleban spokesman says the country is keen to expand relations and participate in economic forums of the Brics
Meryl Streep says a 'squirrel has more rights' than an Afghan girl
“A bird may sing in Kabul, but a girl may not, and a woman may not in public,” says the Oscar-winning actress
Barren fields and empty stomachs: Afghanistan’s long, punishing drought
They awake in the mornings to find another family has left. Half of one village, the entirety of the next have departed in the years since the water dried up – in search of jobs, of food, of any means...
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer
MYANMAR has surpassed Afghanistan to become the world’s largest producer of opium, after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation and the production of drugs, according to a United Nations report.
Taleban official in Beijing seeks to deepen economic ties with China
An official in Afghanistan’s Taleban-led government told AFP on Wednesday (Oct 18) that the country was seeking deeper economic cooperation with China, on the sidelines of a major development summit h...
Two Russian embassy staff killed in bombing near Kabul mission
AN explosion outside the Russian embassy in Kabul has killed at least 2 members of the staff, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. A Taliban spokesman confirmed the blast.
US kills Al-Qaeda chief in Afghan drone strike
A United States drone strike killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri at a hideout in Kabul, President Joe Biden said Monday, declaring that “justice had been delivered” to the families of the 9/11 att...
Afghanistan ends search for quake survivors; many without food,shelter as floods hamper relief effort
Authorities in Afghanistan have ended the search for survivors of an earthquake that killed 1,000 people, a senior official said on Friday, adding that supplies of medicine and other critical aid were...
