Afghanistan

Faith leaders and hundreds of supporters have gathered at a church in Springfield, Ohio, to support Haitian migrants fearing the end of their Temporary Protected Status in the U.S. The event Monday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church called for an extension of TPS, which is set to expire Tuesday

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Melbourne [Australia], February 2 (ANI): Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting spoke on Australia's chances for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup, saying that they have a 'chance as good as anybody' to get their second title and highlighted the 'flexibility' within the side due to the presence of so many all-rounders. Ponting, one of the finest […]

KABUL, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- An estimated 15.9 million people in Afghanistan will require water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) assistance in 2026, as the country grapples with overlapping humanitarian shocks, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report. According to a report on the "OCHA Afghanistan" X account on Sunday, […]

KABUL, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Police have detained a gang of kidnappers and rescued two abductees from their clutches in the Sangin district of southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, provincial police spokesman Mullah Ezatullah Haqqani said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, police raided the kidnappers' hideout in Sangin district and freed the hostages, the […]

KABUL, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan launched its first polio vaccination campaign of 2026 on Monday, aiming to protect over 7.3 million children under 5 years old against poliovirus, the Ministry of Public Health reported. The four-day campaign, scheduled from Monday through Thursday, will administer polio vaccine drops to children in 18 of the country's […]

From Bernard Collaery to David McBride, the evidence shows Australias whistleblower framework punishes disclosure while shielding executive power, writesNigel Carney.The assumption that breaks everythingReflecting on his own prosecution and by oblique reference to thetrial of Witness K,Bernard Collaerymade a point that cuts to the heart of Australia's […]

Faith leaders in Memphis join together to support Afghan refugees

Dr Carol Mann says the world is silent while women in Afghanistan face a bleak future, in response to an article on the Taliban’s birth control banYour article on contraception in Afghanistan (Taliban birth control ban: women ‘broken’ by lethal pregnancies and untreated miscarriages, 29 January), while being tragically accurate, omits a few damning […]

(260201) -- JAKARTA, Feb. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Behrooz Azimihematabadi of Iran reacts after scoring during the Group D match between Iran and Afghanistan at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): An unbeaten, unconquered Team India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will enter their ICC T20 World Cup title defence as a team to be beaten and feared after a monumental run leading up upto the tournament.There is something surreal about this Indian line up, which has not dropped a series since Rohit Sharma broke the trophy […]

KABUL, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- A three-day exhibition of Afghan local products kicked off in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, aiming to generate market opportunities for domestically produced goods, the country's Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced on Sunday. Entrepreneurs from Kabul, Balkh, Herat, Kandahar, and Paktika are displaying a wide range […]

Bulawayo [Zimbabwe], February 1 (ANI): India and Pakistan captains skipped the customary handshake at the toss during the Super 6 Group 2 match of the ongoing ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 on Sunday. India U-19 team captain Ayush Mhatre and Pakistan skipper Farhan Yousaf completed the toss formalities without the traditional handshake.Notably, no handshake […]

With the return of millions of Afghans to their homeland as they are forced from neighbouring nations, the country’s water crisis is spinning out of control – compounded by brutal aid cuts and how the Taliban is handling it. Nick Ferris reports

Bulawayo [Zimbabwe], February 1 (ANI): Pakistan Under-19 won the toss and opted to bowl first against India Under-19 in the Super 6 Group 2 match of the ongoing ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026. With the clash serving as the last group-stage fixture, both India and Pakistan are vying to get a spot in the semi-final and the match stands as a must-win for both the […]

New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Ahead of the highly anticipated Super Six encounter between India and Pakistan in the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2026 scheduled for Sunday, seasoned India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal highlighted the pressure on the Pakistani side and the confidence of the unbeaten Indian team.Speaking on JioHotstar, Chahal said, 'The […]

KABUL, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Police have seized 170 kg of illegal drugs from a vehicle in western Afghanistan's Herat province and taken two alleged drug smugglers into custody, the provincial police office said in a statement on Sunday. Based on intelligence, police intercepted a car on Saturday and, after a search, recovered 170 kg of opium and hashish from […]

Beijing [China], February 1 (ANI): China and the United Nations have both sounded warnings this week to Pakistan over its growing spillover of terrorist threats from Afghanistan and about militant violence affecting the country.Addressing a high-level briefing on the Counter-Terrorism Early Warning Network for Central Asia on Friday, Chinese Ambassador to […]

Nick Carter says easing controls on MDMA will allow drug to be used as alternative treatment for those with PTSDA former head of the British military is calling for the government to ease restrictions on the party drug MDMA so that it can be tested more cheaply as a treatment for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Sir Nick Carter, who was […]

KABUL, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Three commuters were killed and two others sustained injuries in a road accident in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Saturday, the provincial police office said in a statement. The fatal incident occurred when two speeding vehicles collided in the Qala-e-Baday region of Dushi district, killing three passengers, including […]