South Asia
UN says Taliban to announce plans for girls’ education ‘soon’
The Taliban will announce a framework that allows girls to attend school in Afghanistan “soon,” a senior United Nations official said, after ...Humanitarian crisis in focus as Italy hosts G20 Afghan summit
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will host a special summit of the Group of 20 major economies on Tuesday to discuss Afghanistan, ...U.S. says Taliban talks in Doha were ‘candid and professional’
The United States said on Sunday the first face-to-face meeting between senior U.S. and Taliban officials since the hardline group retook power ...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 ...














