Afghanistan

Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghanistan&s acting minister of Foreign Affairs, says that the outcome of the international conference in Tashkent indicates progress in diplomatic relations between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and the region and the world.

Muttaqi said that the process of placing IEA diplomats at Afghanistan&s embassies...

The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set off from the port of Odessa on Monday under an internationally brokered deal that is expected to release large stores of Ukrainian crops to foreign markets and ease a growing hunger crisis.

The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni left Odessa for Lebanon, Turkey&s defense ministry said. A...

The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) says that China officially started issuing visas to Afghan businessmen on Monday.

According to ACCI, a list of businessmen&s names had been sent to the Chinese embassy in Kabul for visa issuance, which has now begun.

After meeting with the Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir...

Ministry of Public Health officials said on Monday that a team of ophthalmologists from the Alkhidmat Foundation in Pakistan are in Kabul to perform eye surgery on Afghans in need. 

Officials said they estimate they will perform about 500 surgeries which will be done for free.

According to the ministry, among the procedures that will be carried...