Trump nominates Afghanistan veteran Pete Hegseth as defense secretary
Hegseth has been outspoken in defending U.S. service members accused of war crimes....
Taliban publicly flog man in Ghazni for ‘moral corruption’
In the past 10 days, more than 50 people have been subjected to public floggings by Taliban....
Taliban announce public execution scheduled in Paktia
In December 2022, Taliban held their first public execution since taking control of the country...
Afghanistan surpasses Bangladesh in ODI rankings after series victory
Bangladesh now drops to ninth, while Afghanistan climbs to eighth....
UN chief warns of climate disaster, urges nations to ‘pay up’ at COP29
Guterres stressed that time is running out to curb a dangerous rise in global temperatures, which threatens to unleash unprecedented humanitarian crises....
Trump taps China Hawk Rep. Mike Waltz as national security adviser
Waltz, who won re-election last week, has served on the House Armed Services Committee’s readiness subcommittee....
Afghani gains 40 percent against Iranian Toman in past year
Currently, one afghani trades at 992 tomans in Iranian markets, compared to 694 tomans during the same period last year....
WHO reports 23 polio cases in Afghanistan this year
In October, WHO reported three new polio cases in Afghanistan’s Kandahar and Helmand provinces....