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.
Tag: Taliban
‘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
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
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 Prosecutors Who Worked at Bagram...
Former Afghan prosecutors say they are now in danger after working at the Bagram prison’s law and justice centre, where thousands of Taliban and other militants were detained
Taliban Bans Afghan Women From Working,...
Afghan businesswomen say the Taliban’s ban on women working outside has driven them to close their businesses
Aid For Displaced People of Afghanistan
International aid organisations are helping millions of Afghans who have been displaced due to the war
World Donors are Looking for Ways...
The European Union offered more than $1 billion in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and neighbouring countries during an emergency meeting this week, as the United Nations warned that millions of Afghans face starvation
With Public Universities Still Closed, Afghan...
After a month of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, fears of women being barred from higher education and public life are growing. Lawmakers in the United States are urging the Biden administration to maintain pressure on Taliban officials to protect women’s rights
My Early Years My Homeland 20...
Award Winning Documentary Film Makers Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi’s new documentary, 20 Years in Afghanistan, is their most recent work