Afghanistan

The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice has ordered shopkeepers in some areas in the Afghan capital Kabul to attend congregational prayers in mosques five times a day.

Officials of the ministry confirmed the move during a press conference as part of government&s accountability program.

Authorities have also warned...

The deputy head of the European Union delegation in Afghanistan, warns of cutting off EU&s aid to Afghanistan if girls& schools above the sixth grade are not reopened.

Arnout Pauwels, said Sunday, in an interview with Radio Killid, that the issue of opening girls& schools is vital for Afghanistan: &The issue of girls&...

US President Joe Biden&s administration will press ahead with talks on releasing billions of dollars in Afghanistan&s foreign-held assets despite late al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri&s presence in Kabul and foot-dragging by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and Afghan central bank, according to three sources with...

The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday that its ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, would return to Tehran &in coming days&, more than six years after the Gulf Arab state downgraded ties with the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported.

The move is in line with UAE efforts to strengthen relations with Iran &to achieve the...