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Iran will use legal channels to resolve water dispute with Afghanistan: Khatibzadeh
May 21, 2022 13:58Foreign Ministry spokesman says Iran will follow legal channels to resolve a dispute with Afghanistan over its water rights from the Helmand River.
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WHO set to hold emergency meeting on ‘monkeypox’ outbreak as virus spreads across Europe
May 20, 2022 17:43The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to hold an emergency meeting on the outbreak of the rare monkeypox virus, which is spreading in the European continent at an unprecedented speed.
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Afghan Taliban brokers peace talks between Pakistan, Pakistani Taliban
May 19, 2022 07:05Afghanistan's Taliban group says it is hosting peace negotiations between the Pakistani government and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in an attempt to end more than two decades of deadly conflict between the two sides.
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US-Taliban deal, chaotic exit triggered collapse of Afghan forces: Report
May 18, 2022 17:53Washington’s deal with the Taliban and the subsequent botched exit of US troops from Afghanistan was “the single most important factor” in the rapid collapse of the war-ravaged country's military last year, according to a report by a US oversight agency.
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Afghan families move to Iran to defy Taliban's education ban for girls
May 15, 2022 14:13A rising number of Afghan families have moved to neighboring Iran after the Taliban government failed to deliver on its promise to allow girls to recommence their education at schools following a disgraceful US pullout.
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Afghan families move to Iran to defy Taliban's education ban for girls
May 14, 2022 11:27A rising number of Afghan families have moved to neighboring Iran after the Taliban failed to deliver on its promise to allow girls to recommence their education at schools, according to media reports.
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Almost 20 million people in Afghanistan face acute hunger, says UN report
May 12, 2022 05:04Almost half of the population in Afghanistan is battling acute hunger amid lingering drought and deep economic crisis in the war-ravaged South Asian country, according to global humanitarian agencies.
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At least four Somalians killed in al-Shabab suicide attack
May 11, 2022 16:46A suicide bomber hit a checkpoint near the airport in Mogadishu, killing at least four people, according to Somalian authorities.
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Heavy rain, floods in Afghanistan kill 22, destroy hundreds of homes
May 05, 2022 11:49Heavy rain and flooding has killed 22 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and damaged crops in Afghanistan, which is already facing a humanitarian crisis, a disaster management official said on Thursday.
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Iran reiterates need for inclusive government in Afghanistan
May 02, 2022 06:01Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian expressed hope that the immediate formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan would help the neighboring country in the fight against terrorism and broaden its cooperation with regional states.