Afghanistan

The local traders have termed reciprocal visa relaxation to Pakistani and Afghan transporters for promotion of bilateral trade between the two neighboring countries as ‘too little and too late&.

They said this move would not provide substantial financial benefits to traders.

Reacting to Islamabad&s agreement with Kabul to grant...

Members of the United Nations Security Council remained divided Monday over whether to exempt some of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan&s (IEA) officials from a travel ban, diplomatic sources said.

Under a 2011 Security Council resolution, 135 IEA leaders are subject to a sanctions regime that includes asset freezes and travel bans.

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency announced the start of a more than US$14 million community-based construction effort to build 2,300 earthquake-resilient houses to help residents in southeastern Afghanistan region devastated by the deadly 22 June earthquake.

Under the plan, UNHCR is providing materials and supporting building costs for the construction...

Nearly 9,000 Ukrainian military personnel have been killed in the war with Russia, the head of Ukraine&s armed forces said on Monday, Reuters reported.

The toll given by General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi appeared to be the first provided by Ukraine&s military top brass since Russia&s invasion on Feb. 24.

Zaluzhnyi, the Commander-in-Chief...