Headlines- After talks in Washington on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as a "historic opportunity" for peace, Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold direct talks.
- Iran talks could resume "over the next two days," according to US President Donald Trump, after the failure of last weekend's first round in Pakistan.
- Six merchant ships turned around after "direction from US forces," according to the US, and no ships were able to pass through the blockade in the first 24 hours.
- According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, there were at least 35 deaths and 159 injuries in Lebanon on Tuesday.
- The southern Lebanon district of Bint Jbeil has been hit by an Israeli airstrike.
- "The short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil already stranded at sea is set to expire in a few days and will not be renewed," according to the US Treasury Department.
Tag: Afghanistan
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”
In Afghanistan’s Balkh District, the Taliban...
Residents In Northern Afghanistan’s Balkh Province, Which Borders Uzbekistan, Told VOA That The Taliban Have Put Tough New Restrictions On Locals Since Seizing Power. Journalist Gul Rahim Niazman Is Reporting From The Province’s Balkh District
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
Thousands of Kandahar’s Displaced Families are...
Thousands Of People Have Been Forced To Flee Their Homes In Afghanistan’s Southern Kandahar Region In The Last Seven Months Due To Taliban Fighting, A Lack Of Food, And A Lack Of Shelter
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
Thousands of Afghans are Fleeing Their...
Thousands of civilians have fled their homes in the eastern province of Laghman as fighting between Taliban and Afghan government forces rages