Koofi Challenges Doha Negotiators Over Missing Enforceable Guarantees for Women
Former Afghan parliamentarian Fawzia Koofi has called for accountability over the absence of enforceable guarantees for women’s rights in the 2020 Doha Agreement between the United States and the Taliban, arguing that the omission helped create conditions in which the...
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Delawar Defends Taliban Ban on Girls’ Education, Citing the Doha Agreement and Cultural Sensitivities
Shahabuddin Delawar, head of the Afghan Red Crescent Society under Taliban control and one of the group's senior negotiators in...
Hekmatyar Escalates Political Challenge to Taliban as Hezb-e Islami Reorganizes
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e Islami Afghanistan, has intensified his criticism of the Taliban while pursuing efforts to reorganize his...
Millions of Afghans Return to a Country Struggling With Poverty, Jobs and Aid Cuts
Millions of Afghans are returning to a country facing deep economic hardship, limited employment opportunities and declining international assistance, as...
Taliban Ambassador Says Afghanistan and Russia Seek Wider Market Access for Afghan Products
Afghanistan and Russia are working to expand the presence of Afghan products in Russian markets, according to Taliban-appointed Afghan Ambassador...
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Pakistan Launches SCO Chairmanship With First National Coordinators Meeting in Islamabad
Pakistan has opened the first meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Council of National Coordinators in Islamabad, launching the initial...
Read moreDetailsDelawar Defends Taliban Ban on Girls’ Education, Citing the Doha Agreement and Cultural Sensitivities
Shahabuddin Delawar, head of the Afghan Red Crescent Society under Taliban control and one of the group's senior negotiators in...
17-Year-Old Afghan Girl Dies in Suspicious Circumstances After Reported Forced-Marriage Disputes
Reports from Afghanistan say a 17-year-old girl named Raqia has died in suspicious circumstances following reported family pressure over two...
Melanne Verveer Urges World to Avoid Normalizing Taliban Over Afghan Women’s Rights
Former US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer has urged the international community to ensure that engagement with the...
Fariba Hashimi Wins Silver for Afghanistan at Asian Games in Japan
Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi won a silver medal at the Asian Games in Japan on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, marking...
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UN Says Racism in Football Is No Longer an Isolated Problem
The United Nations has condemned racist remarks made by Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla against France captain Kylian Mbappé, describing the...
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Netanyahu Attacks Erdogan at UN, Calling Him a “Tyrant” Amid Deep Israel–Türkiye Rift
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a sharp verbal attack on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his address to...
Israel Says Hamas Finance Chief Killed in Khan Younis Strike
Israel says it has killed Muhammad Abu Alwan, whom it identifies as a senior Hamas finance official, in an airstrike...
US Reportedly Plans to Livestream Nidal Hasan’s Scheduled Execution
The United States military plans to livestream the scheduled execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing...
Paramount Completes $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Deal to Create Skydance
Paramount Skydance has completed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a new global entertainment company operating under...
Green Party Adopts Formal Position on Zionism Amid Gaza Debate
The UK Green Party passed a resolution on Sunday, October 4, declaring that it considers Zionism to be a form...
Spain Begins Evacuation of Large Migrant Camp in Ceuta
Spanish authorities began evacuating migrants from a large informal camp on a beach in Ceuta on Sunday, October 4, according...
