Amrullah Saleh Says ‘National’ Has Become a Symbol of Crisis Under Taliban Rule
Former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has sharply criticized recent debate over the use of the word “national,” arguing that under Taliban rule the term has become associated more with crisis and disaster than with unity or a shared national...
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Taliban Media Reports Arrest of Two Men Over Alleged Armed Opposition in Faryab
Taliban-linked media have reported the arrest of two men in northern Afghanistan’s Faryab province over alleged armed opposition to the...
Karzai Says He Will Not Praise Taliban Until Girls Return to School
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will not speak positively about the Taliban as long as girls remain barred...
Pakistan Says International Drug Network Linked to Afghanistan Dismantled
A joint investigation involving Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the United States has uncovered 671 kilograms of methamphetamine, according to Pakistan’s...
Helmand Marble Smuggled to Pakistan Despite Closure of Trade Routes
Residents of Helmand have told Nimruz TV that marble extracted from mines in Khanashin district continues to be smuggled to...
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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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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...
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...
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 Urges World to Reject New US Sanctions Campaign
Iran has urged governments around the world not to implement unilateral US sanctions against Tehran, seeking to turn Washington’s latest...
Iran Tensions Threaten to Complicate Lebanon-Israel Talks in Rome
Renewed tensions between Iran and the United States are complicating efforts to advance Lebanon-Israel negotiations, with the US ambassador in...
Trump Says U.S. Is Not Seeking Negotiations With Iran After Strikes
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that Washington’s goal is not to bring Tehran to the negotiating table after Tuesday...
Pezeshkian Says Iran Ready to Resume Deal If US Restores Its Commitments
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran is prepared to return to the Islamabad memorandum if the United States resumes its...
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...
