Oldest, most complete unroyal mummy discovered in Egypt
Archaeologists said they are conducting further research on the mummy.
Art & Culture
Afghanistan
Profiling Hibatullah’s ‘right hand man’
The Taliban’s secretive leader is seldom seen in public and is known to let his special representative stand in for him at important meetings
Afghanistan
Dostum’s palace falls into the hands of arch-nemesis Mullah Fazel
Afghanistan’s most notorious former warlord has had his prized palace taken over by an ex-Guantanamo inmate, whom he had handed over to the US in 2001
Afghanistan
Pompeo spills the beans on Taliban talks and dislike for Ghani
Ghani was a total fraud who wasted American lives and was focused solely on his own desire to stay in power, said former US secretary of state Pompeo
Health
Afghanistan: Lack of female vaccinators hindering polio campaign progress
Male vaccinators say their female colleagues provided a critical service in the past especially as they could reach children in women-only households
Afghanistan
Takhar villagers cut off from provincial capital for days following snowstorm
Residents say this is a recurring problem as every spring there are floods through the Sanglakh valley and every winter there is severe snowfalls
Afghanistan
Kunar residents gather to discuss education rights for women
Tribal elders and religious scholars at the meeting said educated women were critical to rebuilding Afghanistan and making it self-sufficient
Afghanistan
UN delegation meets Taliban officials in Kandahar
A United Nations delegation led by UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed met Taliban officials in Kandahar province on Thursday.
Afghanistan
Afghans continue to risk migrant trail despite extreme winter
Herat hospital officials say among the patients being treated for frostbite are 10 are in critical condition, while six others are stable
Afghanistan
Taliban warns 7,000 Daesh members heading for Afghanistan
A document seen by Amu states Daesh fighters are undergoing ‘extremism training’ in Pakistan and once in Afghanistan, they will settle in the north