Headlines- After an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the weekend that set it on fire and left a crew member missing, the United States launched several waves of strikes on Iran on Sunday.
- Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, voiced his "deep concern" over the escalating attacks in Iran and warned "catastrophic consequences" on a global scale if parties resume "full-scale hostilities."
- Iran has denounced the latest wave of American attacks on its territory, claiming that they have "rendered futile" all of the past few months' diplomatic efforts..
- In order "to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships" in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday that its forces had carried out more strikes against Iran.
- A bar fire in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, claimed at least 27 lives and injured over 60 more.
Tag: Afghanistan News
Fears of Brain Drain Prompted by...
Some Afghans who worked on US-funded programes and projects in Afghanistan are praising the US State Department’s Priority 2 programme, which allows specific Afghans and their families to enter the US Refugee Admissions Program. Other Afghans, though, are concerned that the scheme may hasten the country’s brain drain
More Afghans Arrive in Turkey Following...
The increased fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces has resulted in a new migration of Afghan refugees into Turkey
Security Situation in Afghanistan is Deteriorating
The deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, according to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, is due to the United States’ “hurried” departure of all remaining forces from the nation. He went on to say that his government has a six-month plan in place to put the security situation under control
As Fighting in Kunar Intensifies, Tens...
Millions of people have fled their homes in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province this week as fighting escalated and the Taliban took control of two districts
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
Afghan Adviser Visits Moscow to Talk...
Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, Met With His Russian Counterpart, Nikolai Patrushev, In Moscow On Friday To Discuss Bilateral Security Cooperation
Situation in Afghanistan Worries UN
Since the beginning of May, more than 50 of Afghanistan’s 370 districts have fallen to the Taliban, most of which surround provincial capitals, according to Deborah Lyons, the UN’s top diplomat in Afghanistan
Story of Two Afghan Deportees
Thousands Of Afghans Undertake The Treacherous Journey To Turkey Illegally Each Year In Order To Flee The Insecurity And War In Their Homeland. Lima Niazi Of VOA Tells Us About Two Friends Who Travelled Across Turkey And Europe Before Returning To Afghanistan
Afghan Sikh: If Afghanistan Restored Peace,...
In Afghanistan’s Eastern City Of Khost, Jagat Singh Is One Of The Three Remaining Sikhs. He Claims That If Peace Were To Return To The Country, His Family, Along With Hundreds Of Other Hindu And Sikh Families That Fled Khost Due To The War, Would Return