Taliban Official Calls Women “Unintelligent” While Handling Divorce Case
Abdullah Sarhadi, a former Taliban governor of Jawzjan, described women as “unintelligent” and “deficient in reason” during a BBC interview while dealing with the divorce request of an 18-year-old woman. According to the BBC, the young woman, whose real name...
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Taliban Official Habibullah Badr Reveals Role in Kabul Suicide Operations
Taliban official Habibullah Badr has told the BBC for the first time about his role during the war, saying he...
Abdullah Sarhadi Admits Direct Role in Destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas
Abdullah Sarhadi, a former Taliban commander and current official, has told the BBC that he personally took part in the...
Zabihullah Mujahid Says His Real Name Is Tahir Shah Siddiqi
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has told the BBC that his real name is Tahir Shah Siddiqi, a name the broadcaster...
Iran Grants Special Passage Permits to Iraqi Oil Tankers Through Strait of Hormuz
Iran has granted special permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following...
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Tajikistan Says Women Now Account for Nearly 28% of Entrepreneurs
Tajikistan says women's participation in the country's economy continues to expand, with women entrepreneurs now accounting for 27.8 percent of...
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Karzai Calls for Education for Afghan Girls and Boys on Independence Day
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the country’s independence can only be preserved through an educated generation of both girls...
Afghan Women’s Movements Urge World to Reject Normalization With the Taliban
Two Afghan women’s protest movements in Iran have called on the international community to increase pressure on the Taliban and...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa Meets Afghan Women, Calls for Global Support for Their Rights
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with girls’ education advocate Malala Yousafzai and a group of Afghan women activists,...
Argentina’s Stunning Comeback Ends Egypt’s World Cup Dream
Argentina produced one of the most dramatic comebacks in FIFA World Cup history, fighting back from two goals down to...
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FIFA Faces Backlash After Overturning Balogun Suspension
The controversy surrounding the red card shown to United States striker Folarin Balogun has intensified after President Donald Trump revealed...
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Iran Rejects U.S. Claims of Military Transfers to Yemen Through Commercial Flights
Iran has rejected allegations that it is using commercial flights to transfer military personnel or equipment to Yemen, saying its...
Payam Noor University to Open International Branch Near Afghanistan Amid Rising Demand
Iran is preparing to launch an international branch of Payam Noor University near the Afghanistan border, with university officials saying...
Huckabee Says Trump Could Consider Military Action if Iran Rejects U.S. Demands
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says the Iranian government should recognize the seriousness of President Donald Trump’s warnings about...
Trump’s Approval Rating Falls to Lowest Level of His Current Presidency
Public approval of U.S. President Donald Trump has fallen to its lowest level of his current presidency, according to a...
Hannah Neumann: “The Taliban Have Not Changed, But We Have”
European Parliament member Hannah Neumann has criticized what she describes as a major shift in the international community’s approach to...
Authorities Locate and Transfer 60 Newly Arrived Migrants on Samos
A group of 60 refugees was identified by Greek authorities after reaching Kakorma Beach on the southern coast of the...
