The Biden administration has imposed new visa restrictions on current and former members of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) over its &repression of women and girls&.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the visa restriction policy will apply to current and former IEA members, members of non-state security groups...

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Rahela Yusufzai from northern Mazar-e-Sharif recently opened her own restaurant and said she hopes to be a role-model for women in Balkh province.

Using her own money to set up the business, Yusufzai said her aim is to encourage women to become self-sufficient.

&Women can work, it is difficult for someone who is in the community and stays at...

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World Cup organizers in Qatar have hired a third cruise ship to function as a floating hotel for fans visiting the Gulf state during the upcoming World Cup, Geneva-based MSC Cruises announced on Monday.

The agreement adds much-needed rooms for more than 1 million visitors expected to flock to Qatar for the biggest sporting event in the world, Doha...

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Nangarhar provincial officials officially inaugurated the Nakamura Memorial Garden in Jalalabad city in Nangarhar province on Monday to mark the humanitarian work done by the late Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura.

In October 2019, Nakamura was officially granted honorary Afghan citizenship but just two months later, he was gunned down in the city.

The...

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A &flying car& built by Chinese electronic vehicle maker Xpeng Inc (9868.HK) made its first public flight in the United Arab Emirates, as the company works towards launching the electric aircraft on international markets, Reuters reported.

The X2 is a two-seater electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that is lifted by...

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The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan&s (IEA) supreme leader Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada issued an order through the Islamic Emirate spokesperson&s office on Monday stating that officials from the General Directorate of Intelligence may only arrest people based on credible reasons and that they must then hand them over to the courts...

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