Parisians applaud France’s short-haul domestic flight ban, a ‘world first’
The ban prohibits flights between cities reachable by train in less than 2 hours and 30 minutes including flights from Paris to Bordeaux and Lyon
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Afghanistan
Khalilzad urges Tehran, Kabul to follow terms of treaty to resolve water rights issue
The former US envoy has accused Iranian leaders of ‘saber rattling’ and threatening Afghanistan with range of hostile actions
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Mawj: Taliban seeks participation in UN meetings
In this program, host Mutalib Feraji discusses Taliban's recent demand from the United Nations to attending UN meetings about Afghanistan.
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Amu 8pm News 23 May 2023
US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction in a new report says that Afghanistan remains a big producer of opiates in the world.
South Asia
Six people, including four policemen, killed in militants attack in Pakistan
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) - also known as the Pakistani Taliban - claimed responsibility for the attack.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: At least 100 schools need reconstruction in Khost, teachers say
Figures by the directorate show that at least 200 schools in Khost have no surrounding walls.
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Amu 8pm News 22 May 2023
Taliban’s acting foreign minister said that Afghanistan is facing a drought and that there is a lack of water in Kamal Khan and Kajaki dams in Nimroz and Helmand provinces, respectively.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Work begins on Bamiyan school on land donated by residents
In an attempt to move away from ‘tent schools’ locals donated land for UNICEF to build a school for village children
World
Eight people wounded as Russia launches air attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro: Official
Seven people were injured in an attack on Synelnykivskyi district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, the governor, Serhiy Lysak, said on Telegram.
Business
Afghanistan: Herat cotton sector drops off due to lackluster market
Herat cotton traders call on authorities to train farmers in best practises for harvesting cotton so as to grow the foreign market