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
14 Women Killed in Targeted Attacks...
Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission confirmed Thursday that 14 women have been killed and 22 others injured since January in targeted killings by armed militants
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People over 60 in the city of Karachi received COVID-19 jabs on March 10 as part of the second phase of Pakistan’s vaccination campaign..Twenty years after the Taliban blew up two famous Buddha statues, Afghans commemorated their loss at a ceremony in the central Bamiyan Valley on March 9
Afghans Rescued from Taliban Say They...
Afghan officials said this week they have managed to secure the release of 43 detainees from the Taliban’s custody in a military operation in Baghlan province. Some of the detainees
Afghan Officials: Taliban Intensified Violence Amid...
Afghan officials say the Taliban have intensified their attacks across Afghanistan amid stalled peace talks in Doha
Up to 3,000 Civilians Killed in...
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has reported that up to 3,000 civilians were killed in Afghanistan last year, despite the ongoing peace talks to end decades of war in the country
Afghan Talks to Resume Tuesday Amid...
The second round of talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban will resume Tuesday. Meanwhile, the United States rejected the Taliban’s accusations that U.S. forces have violated the U.S.-Taliban agreement
Afghanistan: Journalist from Enekaas TV, Representative...
Journalist Malalai Maiwand , 30, and her driver, Taher Khan , were killed on Thursday, December 10 by two gunmen in Jalalabad, in the east of the country. The young woman died instantly. His driver succumbed to his injuries in hospital
Displaced Afghans Worry About Living Conditions...
Internally displaced families in the eastern Khost province are deeply concerned about their living conditions as temperatures plunge and weather conditions become rough
Afghanistan Violence Continues Unabeted
This week gunmen stormed Kabul University in the Afghan capital, killing at least 19 people and wounding more than 20 others. Monday’s deadly attack is just the latest example of how violence is on the rise in Afghanistan
Ex-President Hamid Karzai Speaks on Prospects...
As the teams representing the Taliban and Afghan government negotiate in Doha, Qatar, on the future of their country, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai sat down with VOA’s Ayesha Tanzeem to discuss the impact of the U.S. elections on those negotiations, the venue, and whether the talks have a chance of succes