Headlines- After the downing of a US Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command announces strikes on Iran.
- Several Iranian radar systems and air defense systems around the Strait of Hormuz the targets of US army strikes in Iran.
- Iranian media reported that after US army strikes, explosions were heard in several Iranian areas.
- A $70 billion immigration enforcement package was approved by the US House on Tuesday, providing financing for Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump's term.
- The Artemis III crew will begin a year or more of task-specific training on Tuesday when NASA unveiled the four astronauts of the upcoming Artemis moon program mission.
Tag: Afghanistan
Under the Taliban, Afghan Artists and...
Afghan artists and activists claim that the Taliban have defaced their murals with their logo and slogans, making it hard for them to operate in Afghanistan
‘All We Have is Dry Bread’
Afghanistan is facing a serious food crisis.Afghans have been plagued by crippling hunger
Women Leaders in Afghanistan Demand a...
Afghan women’s leaders are urging UN member countries to put more pressure on the Taliban to honor their commitments and enable women and girls to work and study. Girls are still barred from secondary school in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Addiction Crisis:Focus on Bamyan
According to the United Nations, Afghanistan provides 80% of the world’s opium. Millions of people in Afghanistan are affected by drug abuse and addiction
In Hungary, A Young Afghan Immigrant...
Jan Mersa Mohammad was a small child when his family left Afghanistan’s conflict, walking and sailing part of the way to Europe. Jan, now 14 and living in Budapest, feels at ease in his new country and aspires to be a professional soccer player
Thousands of Afghan Refugees Are Expected...
In the coming months, more than 50,000 Afghan refugees now residing on US military bases will be relocated around the country. California and Texas will see far more people
Conversation with a Taliban Footsoldier on...
What do ordinary Taliban members believe about running a country after fighting an insurgency for two decades? This month, VOA’s Ayesha Tanzeem spoke with ordinary Taliban footsoldiers on the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital
The Menace of Drug Addiction in...
In Afghanistan, the poppy grows wild and has long been the country’s most profitable cash crop. However, opium made from poppy has a competitor in Afghanistan
Afghans Fearing Taliban Retaliation Have Few...
Those left behind in Afghanistan face huge challenge to seeking safety outside the country, Amnesty International said on October 20, nearly two months after airlift operations ceased. In an advocacy briefing, the organisation discusses how neighbouring nations have closed their borders to Afghans without travel documents, forcing many to make illegal crossings
Afghan Families Are Being Torn Apart...
Afghanistan’s position as the world’s biggest producer of opium is one of the most persistent issues it faces. Afghanistan’s economy and culture are linked with growing, cultivating, and selling the by-products of the indigenous poppy plant