As many as 4.2 billion people across 53 countries experienced a deterioration of their freedom of expression over the last five years, says an international organisation. In a report, the Global Expression said only 681 million people across 18 countries saw improvement in freedom of expression. It said freedom of expression dropped 47 points in More
Flash floods killed at least 15 people and also caused financial losses in northwestern Faryab, northern Sar-i-Pul and Baghlan provinces, officials said on Thursday. Faryab police spokesman Maulvi Abdullah Muradi said flash floods swept through a number of villages in Lolash and Karkri districts late on Wednesday, causing life and heavy financial losses to the More
Norway will recognise an independent Palestinian state in the hope that this will help to bring peace with Israel, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere says on Wednesday. Reuters reported that Ireland and Spain would also announce the recognition of a Palestinian state. European Union members Slovenia and Malta have also indicated in recent weeks that they plan to More
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday it needed $14.5 million to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance for over 80,000 flood-affected people in Afghanistan. Presenting the latest figures of flood-affected people, WFP warned the situation was likely to intensify in coming months, with a significant impact on food insecurity. WFP said More
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, will be laid to rest in the northeastern city Mashhad on Thursday. The funeral/burial announcement was made by Iranian Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohsen Mansouri on Monday. Raisi, his foreign minister and other officials were killed on Sunday when the helicopter carrying More
The Turkish Airlines has resumed flights to Afghanistan after a hiatus of three years, media reports said on Tuesday. The first flight of the airlines arrived at the Kabul International Airport today (Tuesday) morning, the Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) reported. The airlines would operate four flights a week between Istanbul and Kabul on More
The Torkham crossing has been reopened for all types of traffic and pedestrians, officials in eastern Nangarhar province say. The crossing had been shut by Pakistani authorities three days ago due to the shifting of passport offices into new buildings. Information and Culture Director Maulvi Seddiqullah Quraishi said the route was reopened (Monday) at 7:30am More
Two Afghanistan football players Najm Haidari and Hussain Zamani have returned to the team, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) announced on Monday. AFF spokesman Mustafa Hashimi said the two athletes had joined the side and would participate in the national squad’s training camp in Saudi Arabia. Afghanistan will take on Kuwait and Qatar in More
Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber has been appointed as Iran’s interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, media reports said on Monday. Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash in country’s Azerbaijan province. The Iranian constitution stipulates that the first vice president will take over “in More
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, his foreign minister and a governor were confirmed dead in a helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan province on Monday. Reuters quoted a senior Iranian official as saying: “President Raisi, the foreign minister and all the passengers in the helicopter were killed in the crash.” Meanwhile, Mehr news agency also verified the More
