An official with the U.N. food agency warned Friday that with Russia&s war in Ukraine taking an increasing toll on the global economy, the ripples of that conflict will further increase food and fuel prices in Afghanistan.

Currently, as many as 95% of the country&s 38 million people don&t have enough to eat or money to buy food,...

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Intel has picked Germany as the site for a huge new chipmaking complex, giving the first details of a $88 billion investment drive across Europe, which is striving to cut its reliance on imports and ease a supply crunch for manufacturers.

The plan is the latest by a major semiconductor maker as the industry tries to catch up with a boom in demand...

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Russia said on Saturday (March 19) that it had used hypersonic Kinzhal (Dagger) missiles to destroy a large weapons depot in Ukraine&s western Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Russia&s Interfax news agency said it was the first time Russia had deployed the hypersonic Kinzhal system since it sent its troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24.

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China&s mining company Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) will open an office in Kabul by the end of this month, Afghan officials said on Saturday.

Esmatullah Burhan, a spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, said that the leadership of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has assessed the agreement on Mes Aynak copper project...

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Afghanistan&s friendly football match against Madagascar, originally scheduled to be played next week, has been cancelled due to COVID infections among Madagascar&s players.

The match was scheduled to be played in Antalya city of Turkey on March 24.

Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said in a statement that the match was cancelled...

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Pakistan has said that it will recognize the Islamic Emirate as the official government of Afghanistan when there is consensus among regional countries on the matter.

&We will do it (recognition) when there&s a consensus, especially among regional countries,& Pakistan&s Ambassador to UN Munir Akram said, Dawn newspaper...

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