South Asia
Suicide bomber kills at least 50 at Shiite mosque in Afghanistan
A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 50 people Friday, ...20 killed, hundreds injured as quake rattles southern Pakistan
At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured when a shallow earthquake hit southwestern Pakistan in the early hours of Thursday, with ...Afghanistan to start issuing passports again after months of delays
Afghanistan will start issuing passports to its citizens again on Tuesday after months of delays, a senior official said. Alam Gul Haqqani, ...Pandora Papers: Document dump allegedly links world leaders to secret wealth
A massive leak of financial documents was published by several major news organisations on Sunday (Oct 3) that allegedly tie world leaders ...World leaders return to U.N. with focus on pandemic, climate
World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting efforts to fight both ...U.S. says Kabul drone strike killed 10 civilians, including children, in ‘tragic mistake’
A drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children, the U.S. military said on Friday, ...Afghanistan commercial flights resume as U.N. accuses Taliban of harassment
The first international commercial flight under Afghanistan’s new Taliban interim government departed Kabul on Thursday carrying more than 100 foreigners, including some ...Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan
Two hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan are set to depart the war-ravaged country on charter flights from Kabul ...Taliban announce new government for Afghanistan
The Taliban drew from its inner high echelons to fill top posts in Afghanistan’s new government on Tuesday, including an associate of ...Taliban claim control of Panjshir as evacuation flights await clearance
The Taliban claimed victory on Monday over opposition forces in the Panjshir valley northeast of Kabul, completing their takeover of the country ...














