Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Javid Basharat is facing his Canadian rival today (Saturday) in an UFC fight. Basharat wrote on his Facebook page that he would meet with his Canadian opponent tonight. The fight will take place in Las Vegas city. This will be Basharat’s 16th international contest. Meanwhile, Abdul Azim Badakhshi, another MMA fighter, More
American police have arrested a 15-year-old boy on the charge of killing an Afghan in Washington DC, Fox News said on Saturday. Fox News reported: “Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, was shot and killed while driving for Lyft in the D.C. area on July 3”. Yar had served as an interpreter for the US Army Special Forces More
An Afghan human rights activist has won the International Women of Courage Award of the US State Department. The Department of State said in a statement Benafsha Yaqoobi and 11 other women had won the International Women of Courage Awards of 2024. Benafsha Yaqoobi has served as a member of the Independent Human Rights Commission More
At least 43 people have been killed after a fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Bangladesh, according to a media report on Friday. According to local media, the blaze began in a restaurant at around 22:00 local time on Thursday in the capital, Dhaka. Seventy-five people were rescued and dozens were brought to More
Special representatives of Pakistan and Denmark have discussed cooperation in addressing problems of Afghan refugees. Pakistan Special Envoy for Afghanistan Asif Ali Durani wrote on X: “I welcomed my Danish counterpart Mr Lars Bo Moller, and his delegation to the Foreign Office yesterday.” Durani added he discussed with his Danish counterpart the need for cooperation More
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett will present his report on Afghanistan to the 55th session of the Human Rights Council today (Thursday). Bennett wrote on his X handle: “The presentation of my @SR_Afghanistan report on the human rights situation in #Afghanistan will now begin today at 16:00 CET 19:30 Afghanistan.” Representatives More
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has discussed the appointment of a special representative for Afghanistan in a closed-door meeting on the current situation in the country. UN Secretary-General for Political and Peace-Building Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo briefed the meeting on the outcomes of recent Doha conference. At a news conference in New York, the secretary-general More
An Afghan swimmer finished second in swimming contests hosted by the Philippines, the Afghan Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. The Philippine Aquatics, Inc. is holding the 11th Asian Age Group Championships that started February 26 and will continue till March 9 at the New Clark City Aquatics Center in Capas City, Tarlac. The National Olympic Committee More
The world’s third-largest and Africa’s largest mosque has been inaugurated in Algeria, says a media report. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday officially opened the Grand Mosque of Algiers on the North African nation’s Mediterranean coastline, Al Jazeera reported. It said the mosque had the capacity to accommodate 120,000 worshipers at a time. It is More
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced the launch of three new programmes for Afghan women to increase their skills, training and job opportunities. Blinken made the announcement while addressing the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience (AWER) Summit on Tuesday, the State Department said in a statement. He said: “Countries from around the More
