Slovenian has approved a decision to recognize an independent Palestinian state, a media report said on Friday. The Slovenian government on Thursday approved a decision to recognise an independent Palestinian state, Prime Minister Robert Golob said, following in the steps of Spain, Ireland and Norway. The move drew swift condemnation from Israel. Foreign Minister Israel More
India has pledged continued humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and termed it as New Delhi’s constant policy for which the Chabahar Port is utilised. “As far as Afghanistan goes, it has been our consistent policy to support the people of Afghanistan, especially through humanitarian assistance such as food, medicines, and other necessities. We utilise Chabahar for More
The European Union and Qatari special envoy for Afghanistan have held discussions on the situation in the South Asian country. At a meeting in Doha on Wednesday, Tomas Niklasson and Faisal bin Abdullah Al Hanzab conferred on developments in Afghanistan. A statement from the Qatari Foreign Ministry said the two sides also discussed joint international More
More than 50 UN experts have sought sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel, denouncing a recent attack on a camp for displaced people in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza. At least 46 civilians, including 23 women, children and elderly people, were killed in the assault by Israeli forces on Sunday night. In More
The first warm-up match between Afghanistan and Oman has been washed out by persistent rain at the Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page the match ahead of the T20 World Cup was abandoned due to persistent rain. Before rain, Afghan skipper won the toss and elected to More
Ankara has annulled an agreement with Kabul for exempting diplomatic passport-holders from the visa formality. The accord on mutual removal of visas for diplomatic passport-holders had been given the go-ahead by the Turkish government in 2008. But under a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette, the agreement would be suspended with effect from June More
About 11,623 Afghan refugees returned voluntarily or have been deported from Pakistan and Iran during the past one week, the Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) says. Wesal TV took these figures from MoRR’s X handle. It said 4,742 people or 938 families returned to the country via Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings after being More
Residents of Yaqubi Sabari district of southeastern Khost province say a 30-bed hospital was established there seven years ago but is yet to be opened. The hospital in Khalbisat township consumed 65 million afghanis and health officials would say it was planned that the residents of three other districts, Bak, Zazai Maidan and Terezio district, More
Afghanistan and Oman are all set to meet in their first T20 World Cup warm-up match today (Wednesday) at the Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad. The match would commence at 9:30pm Afghanistan time, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to begin on the first of More
At least 28 people were killed and 20 more wounded on Wednesday when a bus fell into a ravine in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The accident occurred when a tyre burst, sending the the ill-fated vehicle plunging into the ravine in Washuk area, security officials at the scene said. They added women and children were also More
