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Russia recognizes Taliban government in Afghanistan
(MENAFN) Russia has officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan, marking a major geopolitical shift and making it the first major global power to formally engage with the Islamic Emirate since the Taliban seized control in 2021. On...

Afghanistan’s Flash Floods Claim Lives of Two Children
(MENAFN) Torrential rainfall triggered catastrophic flash floods in parts of eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, claiming the lives of two children and leaving widespread destruction, a local official reported on Sunday. The floods impacted...

Torrential Floods Hit Eastern Afghanistan
(MENAFN) Severe flooding overwhelmed eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Sunday, claiming the lives of at least two children and laying waste to numerous homes, as reported by local media. Citing information from the Nangarhar Provincial...

Deadly Crash Claims Three Lives in Afghanistan
(MENAFN) At least three people have died, and seven others sustained injuries after their vehicle crashed and flipped over in eastern Afghanistan's Panjshir province, according to media on Sunday. The incident occurred when a mini-bus, reportedly...

US sanctions UN official over denouncing occupation forces
(MENAFN) The United States has issued sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur assigned to the occupied Palestinian territories, following her strong condemnation of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. According...

Water Supply Project Kicks Off in Afghanistan
(MENAFN) Work has officially commenced on the development of a new water supply network in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province, as reported by a state-run news agency, on Thursday. The project, funded by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation...

Afghanistan Denounces U.S. Strikes on Iran
(MENAFN) On Sunday, Afghanistan strongly denounced the United States’ military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, while several other Asian nations voiced unease over rising tensions in the Middle East. The Afghan government criticized...

Illegal Alien from Honduras Sentenced to Prison in Vast Alien Smuggling Conspiracy
A Honduran national unlawfully residing in the United States was sentenced today in the Western District of Texas for his leadership role in a massive alien smuggling conspiracy that spanned three years and involved thousands of aliens from over...

Afghanistan's road accidents leave three dead, harming ten civilians
(MENAFN) Two separate traffic accidents in Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan province claimed the lives of three people and left ten others injured on Wednesday, according to a statement released by the provincial police office. In the first...

Tragic Roof Collapse Kills Two Teens in Afghanistan
(MENAFN) A tragic roof collapse late Monday night in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province claimed the lives of two teenagers and left a child wounded, according to Mawlawi Mohammad Akram Akbari, the provincial head of the Natural Disaster...

Afghanistan Coal Mine Collapse Leaves Four Miners Dead
(MENAFN) A devastating incident unfolded in northern Afghanistan's Samangan province as four miners tragically lost their lives when a coalmine tunnel collapsed, according to an official statement released by the provincial police office on...

China’s President Calls for China-Afghanistan Collaboration
(MENAFN) China’s President Xi Jinping has called for enhanced cooperation with Afghanistan to accelerate the war-ravaged country’s recovery and growth. Speaking at the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, Xi emphasized...

Young people from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia build knowledge on security sector governance and reform, safety of journalists at OSCE-DCAF summer school
Students and young journalists from Central Asia took a deep dive into youth, security, and the role of media freedom at a summer school course organized by the OSCE in co-operation with the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) from...

Unexploded Device Claims Life of Teenage Boy in Afghanistan
(MENAFN) A tragic accident in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province has claimed the life of a teenage boy and seriously injured his two siblings after an unexploded ordnance detonated, the provincial police office announced Sunday. The incident...

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders
(MENAFN) The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Tuesday that it has issued arrest orders for Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani. They stand accused of perpetrating crimes against...

Pakistan’s ability to thread the needle in relations with the US and Iran tested by the Israel-Iran war
The announcement of a cease-fire between Iran and Israel, after 12 days of war, was met with relief in Pakistan. As tensions escalated between the two archrivals, particularly following the June 21 US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities,...

Moscow clarifies acknowledgement of Taliban
(MENAFN) Russia has officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan to deepen cooperation and initiate comprehensive political engagement, according to Zamir Kabulov, the Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan. Speaking to RT on...

Afghan Returnees Face Resource Shortages
(MENAFN) With increasing numbers of Afghans returning from neighboring nations, humanitarian organizations are sounding the alarm about a growing emergency characterized by scarce resources, protection concerns, and unclear reintegration...

Trading with dictators? A historical review of the EU’s business partners
8 July 2025 By Claudia Marchini and Alexander Popov Over the last 25 years the EU’s trading partners have become less and less democratic. The ECB Blog investigates the background of this development and the dynamics at play. Do democratic values...

Turkish FM talks with Russian counterpart in BRICS summit
(MENAFN) On Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov during the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to diplomatic sources, their discussions focused on bilateral political and...