Local officials in Badakhshan say that Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrived in the province on Wednesday in order to assess the challenges faced by residents.

Mazuddin Ahmadi, the head of information and culture of Badakhshan, said Ahmadullah Wasiq, the head of National Radio and Television, is also accompanying Muttaqi,...

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John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former White House national security adviser, said on Tuesday that he had helped plan attempted coups in foreign countries.

Bolton made the remarks to CNN after the day&s congressional hearing into the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The panel&s lawmakers on...

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The US would use force &as a last resort& to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, US President Joe Biden said this week. 

In an interview with Channel 12 News that aired soon after he arrived in Israel on Wednesday, Biden said: &The only thing worse than Iran now is Iran with nuclear weapons.&

Biden said, in an...

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Afghans both in the country and abroad have rolled out a social media campaign in the past few days to have girls& schools reopened in Afghanistan.

The campaign, called &Reopen Girls& Schools& has taken social media platforms by storm.

Schools for girls above Grade 6 have been closed for about 11 months & despite...

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Amnesty International on Wednesday described the BBC&s findings of alleged war crimes by UK Special Forces in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2011 as horrific and called for an urgent investigation.

In a statement issued by the global watchdog, Zaman Sultani, Amnesty International&s South Asia Researcher, said: &Amnesty International...

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At least 152 people were injured in traffic accidents in southern Kandahar province over the three day Eid-ul-Adha holiday that ended on Monday, officials said.

Sorgul Nawzadi, head of the academic council of Mirwais Hospital in Kandahar, said that 36 injured people were admitted to the hospital on the first day of Eid.

Eight-five injured people...

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