Headlines- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy issues a warning that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed," citing five tankers that have been hit since Friday.
- Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over the provinces of Riyadh, Eastern, and Southern, according to the coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- Police and pritesters clashed during Saturday's large-scale protests across France over social injustice, exorbitant prices, and the condition of the educational system.
- Just two days before the new sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the law named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham were scheduled to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving them.
- On Saturday afternoon, a car drove through a soccer match in Wichita, Kansas, killing a child and an adult and injuring numerous others.
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Tens of Thousands of People Are...
In the last 24 hours, roughly 90 aircraft evacuated 16,000 people from Kabul’s international airport, according to Pentagon sources
Afghan Americans Concerned About Their Relatives...
The Taliban is claiming to preserve minority and women’s rights as it increases its hold on Afghanistan. However, many Afghans in the United States are anxious about the safety of their family and friends, as well as the country’s future
Turkish Women Show Their Solidarity for...
Turkish women gathered outside the Afghan consulate in Istanbul to show their solidarity for Afghan women and denounce the Taliban’s persecution of women
Evacuation Efforts in Kabul Are Marred...
Thousands of people have been evacuated from Kabul by Western nations, mainly the United States, but the process has been chaotic
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
Experts Claim Taliban Routinely Intimidate Afghan...
Women say they are afraid for their future as the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan’s government, with many doubting the Islamist group’s promises to preserve women’s rights. President Joe Biden stated on Friday that the Taliban’s ability to receive help and recognition will be determined by how they treat Afghan women and girls
Afghan Students in India Fear Bleak...
Afghan students studying in Indian colleges and universities are concerned about their country’s future prospects now that the Taliban has retaken power. The majority of Afghan students in India came on scholarships provided by the Indian government as a show of goodwill to promote education in the country
Taliban Takeover Fears Afghan Refugees in...
Afghan Refugees in Turkey say they took the risky journey to avoid returning to Taliban authority. Arif Aslan of VOA reports from eastern Turkey, where some of the Afghans he spoke with arrived in recent days after the Taliban took control of the Afghan capital Kabul
As the Taliban’s Takeover Continues, Afghan...
Afghan university students react to the Taliban’s takeover of their country in the United States and Afghanistan
As Hope for At-risk Afghans Dwindles,...
The rush to evacuate tens of thousands of Americans and Afghans from Afghanistan is heating up as the possibilities for withdrawing any Afghan allies after August 31 become increasingly dubious