2. Society

    2021-12-01

    Pakistan offers to host OIC meeting on Afghanistan as crisis looms

    The proposed meeting on December 17 in Islamabad will be likely be the biggest international gathering on Afghanistan since the fall of the previous government.

  3. Human Rights

    2021-11-30

    World Food Programme kicks off food deliveries from Tajikistan to Afghanistan

    The UN agency also began distributing cash in Kabul to about 3,000 families severely hit by the country's growing humanitarian crisis.

  4. Terrorism

    2021-11-29

    Beijing's mistreatment of Muslims spurs militancy in Pakistan, say observers

    The TTP and other terrorist groups are using Beijing's oppression of Muslims as a pretext for attacks.

Is China's mistreatment of Muslims fuelling militancy in Pakistan and elsewhere?

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Screws tighten on Kremlin mercenaries as their presence spreads across globe

Wagner mercenaries, who are tied to Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, are known to be active in Mali, the Central African Republic, Libya and Syria following their intervention in the Ukraine conflict.

Screws tighten on Kremlin mercenaries as their presence spreads across globe
  1. Economy

    2021-11-25

    Sorrow and broken dreams follow desperate Afghans' decision to sell daughters

    Poverty and hunger are driving desperate Afghans to make the terrible choice to sell their daughters, whose dreams of education and freedom have withered away in the face of reality.

  2. Security

    2021-11-24

    Screws tighten on Kremlin mercenaries as their presence spreads across globe

    Wagner mercenaries, who are tied to Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, are known to be active in Mali, the Central African Republic, Libya and Syria following their intervention in the Ukraine conflict.

  3. Security

    2021-11-23

    US designates ISIS-K leaders as global terrorists

    The move is part of an effort to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a platform for international terrorism.

  1. Security

    2021-11-22

    Clearing Afghanistan's land mines one careful step a time

    In the village of Nad-e-Ali in Helmand province, red and white rocks mark out safe corridors for demining teams to work, and for children to play.

  2. Security

    2021-11-19

    Pakistan launches fresh probe into 2011 assassination of Saudi diplomat

    The outlawed Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP), a Shia terror outfit that allegedly has received support and funds from the Iranian regime, has been linked to the attack.

  3. Technology

    2021-11-18

    Facebook takes down 4 hacker groups targeting Afghanistan, Syria

    A hacker group from Pakistan targeted members of the previous Afghan government and security forces. Other groups had ties to the Syrian regime.

  4. Politics

    2021-11-17

    IRGC's Quds Force stalls under Qaani's lacklustre leadership

    As Esmail Qaani approaches his one-year anniversary as IRGC-QF commander, he has failed to distinguish himself or fill his predecessor's shoes.

  5. Refugees

    2021-11-16

    Afghans face abuse, violence as Iran deports thousands back to uncertainty

    Iran is expelling Afghan migrants back into a country facing a humanitarian crisis and famine -- and Iranian guards are abusing them on the way out, deportees say.

  6. Economy

    2021-11-15

    Afghan antique dealer highlights Afghanistan's past, hope for the future

    At his own expense, Muhammad Umar Rahimi brought 300 items from his personal collection to display at the Expo 2020 Dubai, which opened October 1 and runs through March 31, 2022.

  7. Human Rights

    2021-11-12

    Regime-fuelled sexism erodes few remaining rights left for Iranian women

    The latest attempt by regime-affiliated organisations to omit women from billboards has set off a wave of criticism from the public.

  8. Security

    2021-11-11

    Global concerns mount as China rapidly expands nuclear arsenal

    China could have 700 deliverable nuclear warheads by 2027 and could top 1,000 by 2030 -- an arsenal two-and-a-half times the size of what the US military predicted only a year ago.

  9. Human Rights

    2021-11-10

    Desperate migrants in Belarus become Russia's geopolitical pawns

    Migrants from the Middle East, Afghanistan and Africa are being instigated by close Russian ally Belarus to storm the Polish border to create pressure on the European Union to drop sanctions.

  10. Technology

    2021-11-09

    International community uniting against threat from Russian hackers

    US authorities and IT companies are working to combat a spike in Russia-based hacking and cyber-extortion attacks.

  11. Security

    2021-11-08

    Taliban supreme leader's warning on infiltrators exposes deep divisions

    Taliban infiltrators 'must be eradicated as soon as possible', said Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada in a statement, as divisions grow over China, the group's leadership, and the fight against ISIS.

  12. Environment

    2021-11-05

    Xi skips crucial climate talks as China ramps up coal production

    China accounts for nearly a third of global emissions, is building dozens of new coal plants and refuses to sign international pledges. At the same time, Beijing touts itself as an environmental leader.

  13. Economy

    2021-11-03

    Pakistani authorities crack down on smuggling of US dollars to Afghanistan

    Smugglers and hoarders are taking advantage of the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan, but their actions are causing the value of the Pakistani rupee to drop to an all-time low.

  14. Religion

    2021-11-02

    Taliban fighters break from leaders, call for 'jihad' against China for oppressing Muslims

    Rank and file members of the Taliban are criticizing their leaders' ties with China over the treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang and the ban of a widely popular and trusted Koran application.

  15. Health

    2021-11-01

    Mental anguish surges among girls as the Taliban ban on schooling sinks in

    Barred by the Taliban from going to school past 6th grade, girls are increasingly experiencing mental problems while they stay home as their hopes and dreams fade under the new regime.

  16. Diplomacy

    2021-10-29

    Russia amplifying ISIS threat as pretext to exert dominance in region

    Russian President Putin's recent assertion that 2,000 ISIS militants were amassing near Afghanistan's northern border is seen as a ploy to scare countries into accepting the Kremlin's 'help'.

  17. Technology

    2021-10-28

    China hackers caught stealing call records, text messages around the world

    The hacking group LightBasin, which utilises techniques that echo previous Chinese government attacks, has been taking highly sensitive user information from compromised telecom companies.

  18. Terrorism

    2021-10-27

    Multiple security raids in Balochistan point to rising militancy in region

    The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and China's expanding influence in Pakistan are two observed reasons why militant activity has spiked in recent months.

  19. Economy

    2021-10-26

    Sceptical Afghans question China's, Iran's meagre aid contributions

    The token aid sent by China and Iran is completely insufficient in helping the humanitarian crisis, and serves only as a gateway to accessing the country's natural resources, say observers.

  20. Religion

    2021-10-25

    China silences popular Koran app for millions of Muslims

    The Quran Majeed app is 'trusted by over 25 million Muslims globally', according to the app's developer. But -- without evidence -- Beijing claimed it contains illegal religious texts.

  21. Human Rights

    2021-10-22

    Dozens of countries demand end to horrors against Muslims in China's Xinjiang

    A declaration signed by 43 countries accused China of a litany of violations of human rights against its Muslim populuation, including torture, forced sterilisation and forced disappearances.