Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
- In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
- During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.
Tag: Afghan Taliban Fighters
Turkey Beefs up Border Security to...
Turkey is strengthening its border security with Iran, purportedly to keep a big influx of refugees out of Afghanistan. Many migrants, though, see the wall, trenches, and barbed wire as just more hurdles they must conquer
The Inside Story-The Fall of Kabul
In the midst of a political storm sparked by the Taliban’s quick capture of Afghanistan and the messy end to America’s longest war, US President Joe Biden has remained defiant.Here VOA’s The Inside Story-The Fall of Kabul
As Taliban Capture Power, the Afghan...
Shock, terror, grief,rage and fear are among emotions that members of the Afghan community in the United States are experiencing as they watch the Afghan government come apart over the last few days
Afghan Women and Children Face an...
The withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan is nearing completion. According to experts,Afghan women and children face a bleak future
The Inside Story: The United States’...
President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of all 2,500 US troops from the nation on May 1 and ending on Sept. 11, the war’s 20th anniversary.Biden stated that he would not hand over the nation’s longest conflict to another president. He stated that he inherited the year-end drawdown date and that he intended to retain the US-Taliban deal that was formed during the previous Trump administration.An Inside story the consequences and effects of US Military withdrawal from Afghanistan
Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Are on...
According to a new UN study released this week, Afghan civilian casualties increased dramatically in the first half of 2021, with about 1,700 people dead and 3,500 injured
Future of Afghan Women
The latest round of Taliban-Afghan government peace talks in Qatar ended on July 19 with little apparent progress. Many Afghans are concerned about the group’s failure to accept women’s rights in the past
Press Freedom and Taliban
As Afghanistan’s Security Situation Worsens, So Does The Situation For All Of The Country’s Other Gains During The Last Two Decades. One Of Them Is A Free Press. Afghanistan Has Grown From Having No Independent Media To Having 170 Radio Stations
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan
Afghanistan’s Security Situation Is Deteriorating, And Some Predict A Civil War. A Similar Violence In The 1990s Prompted Millions Of Afghans To Migrate To Neighbouring Nations, Especially Pakistan, Which Has Long Welcomed Three Million Afghan Refugees
Civil Society Leaders: Violence Increases,a UN...
“We ask for a United Nations mission to ascertain the truth about the recent attacks on civilians”. With foreign troops on the path of withdrawal, the Taliban on the offensive, a weak government, growing violence and “very worrying future scenarios”, in an interview with Agenzia Fides Shaharzad Akbar, at the head of the “Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission” (AIHRC), calls for a greater commitment from the international community”