Watchdog says Afghanistan had ‘catastrophic’ year under Taliban
HRW says Afghanistan’s economy has collapsed, largely because governments have cut foreign assistance and restricted international economic transactions....
Deported Afghan refugees say they were mistreated by Iranian forces
Afghan refugees recently deported from Iran said they were “mistreated” by the Iranian border forces and human traffickers had paid no attention to them....
SIGAR investigates how much money fleeing Afghan officials stole
“Since undeclared cash leaves no paper trail,” investigators had to rely on eyewitnesses instead of documentary evidence, SIGAR said....
Who was behind last year’s attack on Alberni University lecturers?
Ehsan-Ul-Haq Niaz was recently appointed as head of Alberoni University. He was a lecturer at the university when the attack happened....
Biden signs documents to support Sweden, Finland to join NATO
Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership in response to Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Moscow has repeatedly warned both countries against joining...
Hushang Ebtehaj, renowned Persian poet, dies at 94
Afghan writers and poets said that Hushng Ebtehaj known as Sayeh was a bridge between classic and modern poetry and he was interested in poems by poets from Afg...
Russia, Ukraine blame each other over nuclear power plant strikes
Zaporizhzhia is generating a quarter of Ukraine’s total electricity and has been under the control of Russian forces since March....
Russia launches Iranian satellite into space
Iran has said that the satellite is designed for scientific research, including radiation and environmental monitoring for agricultural purposes....