US Vice President Kamala Harris has vowed not to remain silent about the suffering in Gaza, expressing her concerns about the casualties, the CNN reported. Following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, Harris told reporters, “What has happened in Gaza over the past nine months is devastating.” She described the discussions More
Now is time to “pass the torch to a new generation”, says US President Joe Biden, who dropped out of the race for the White House earlier in the week. In his first televised address to the nation after the extraordinary July 21 decision, the president tended on Wednesday to justify his exit the electoral More
The 2024 Olympic Games are all set to kick off tomorrow (Friday) in Paris, the capital of France, amid tight security, a media report said on Thursday. Approximately 10,500 athletes from various countries, including six from Afghanistan, would compete across 32 sports in 329 events, India Times reported. The games will continue until August 11 More
The Public Health Department of eastern Nangarhar province has recorded 1,914 cases of scabies in 25 outbreaks during the past seven months. Health officials said scabby breakouts since late March reached 25, which showed a significant spike in the cases of the unpleasant skin infection. Patients who have scabies complain about itchy skin and redness More
As many as 42,000 bottles of low quality syrup were sent back to Pakistan after being imported to southeastern khost province, officials said on Tuesday. Food Inspector at Khost Food and Drug Administration Dr. Gulzar said they denied entry to hundreds of low quality medicines and food items after evaluation at the central laboratory. According More
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reports 292 civilians have fallen victim to landmines and explosive remnants of war in Afghanistan in the first six months of the current year. In a statement on X, OCHA wrote: “Since 1989, 45,000 Afghans have been casualties of landmines and explosive remnants of More
A gunman has shot dead six people, including his mother, and injured six others in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, a media report said on Tuesday. The gunman entered a nursing home in a quiet Croatian town on Monday and opened fire, killing six people, including his mother, the Associated Press reported. The news agency More
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Chairman Mirwais Ashraf and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Naseeb Khan have attended the International Cricket Council (ICC) annual conference in Sri Lanka. The conference concluded in Colombo on Monday, ACB wrote on its Facebook page. ICC members’ hailed Afghanistan’s performance in the T20 World Cup in the US and West Indies. More
The Mines and Petroleum Department in central Panjsher province has sold 2,034 carats of emerald for $131,300, an official said on Tuesday. Mohammad Qasim Amir, director of the department, said more than 80 traders from Panjsher, Kabul, Kapisa, Balkh, Parwan, Logar, Kandahar and Nangarhar took part in the auction. He said the emeralds sold had More
In the wake of a disastrous debate performance, US President Joe Biden has announced his exit from this year’s race for the White House. The incumbent president, who insisted a week ago that he was in perfect health and would run for a second term, announced his decision on social media at his beach house More