Afghanistan

Taiwan&s defense minister on Wednesday said the island will respond to incursions into its airspace by Chinese warplanes and drones, but gave no details on specific actions.

Responding to questions from legislators, Chiu Kuo-cheng said China&s newly aggressive stance had changed what Taiwan would define as a &first strike&...

The devastation from Hurricane Ian has left schools shuttered indefinitely in parts of Florida, leaving storm-weary families anxious for word on when and how children can get back to classrooms.

As rescue and recovery operations continue in the storm&s aftermath, several school systems in hard-hit counties in southwestern Florida can&t...

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan&s (IEA) Ministry of Higher Education says that all female participants in the national university entrance exam (Kankoor) are allowed to choose their favorite fields and that there is no restriction in this regard.

Officials in this ministry also said Tuesday that they were trying to provide more facilities...

As many as 59 Daesh members have laid down their arms recently in Afghanistan&s eastern Nangarhar province, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Mohammad Idrees, head of Nangarhar intelligence department, said that the militants had been operating in Chaparhar, Surkhrod, Khogyani, Lalpura, Achin and Spin Ghar districts.

The former militants said...