Three children and a baby were reported to have been found alive more than two weeks after a plane crashed with them on board in the Colombian Amazon jungle, according to a media report on Friday. Aljazeera reported that Colombian authorities had deployed more than 100 soldiers with sniffer dogs to search for the children More
A drug addict at a rehabilitation centre in the capital Kabul has meticulously calligraphed the Holy Quran, an official said on Thursday. Muhajir Farahi, spokesman for the Ministry of Information and Culture, tweeted that a drug addict in at a rehab in Kabul had written the entire holy book in a beautiful calligraphic style. “Later More
Raging wildfires have forced more than 20,000 people to leave their homes after receiving a special weather alert in Western Canadian City of Calgary. Some 90 wildfires were burning in Alberta on Monday afternoon, with 23 fires considered out of control, according to the provincial government, forcing about 20,000 people out of their homes. At More
Afghan national Tamim Ahmad Akhtari has been named as ‘the best referee’ in recently concluded International Boxing Association (IBA)’s World Boxing Championships in Uzbekistan. The Afghanistan National Boxing Federation said Akhtri was named as the best referee in the World Boxing Championships hosted by Uzbekistan from May 1 to May 14 in Tashkent, the nation’s More
The Information and Culture Department of northeastern Badakhshan province says historical monuments were greatly damaged due to the past wars and natural disasters. Mahazuddin Ahmadi, director of information and culture, who traveled to Yamgan district to inspect historic monuments, said that the technical evaluation of Hakim Naser Khesraw tomb had been done. He added historic More
The residents of northern Baghlan province has handed over 14 historic items to the national museum for better care, an official said on Saturday. Mawlavi Ezatullah Haqqani, head of the provincial Information and Cultural Affairs, said two residents of Hussainkhel village in Pul-i-Khumri Amanullah and Haji Mohammad handed over historic items they inherited from their More
Twitter Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk has promised adding a voice and video chat option to the platform soon. Musk tweeted: “Coming soon will be voice and video chat from your handle to anyone on this platform, so you can talk to people anywhere in the world without giving them your phone number.” He More
An Afghan disabled swimming athlete has won gold medal in the US World Series swimming competition, according to a media report on Saturday. Tolo News reported that citing Afghan Swimming Federation officials that Abbas Karimi also paved his way to Para Swimming completion which will be held in Manchester after three months. Views: 12
About 35 ancient artifacts have been found in the Minaret of Jam area of western Ghor province, an official said on Tuesday. An Information and Culture Department official said: “Work has lately been underway on strengthening the Minaret of Jam under the supervision of archaeologists.” Mullah Nizamuddin Ibrahimi said 15 metal coins and 20 other More
Afghan athlete Mohammad Bakhtyar Hamza will participate in an important judo competition in Montreal next month. “The upcoming competition is highly important for me and I have to prove my eligibility for joining Canada’s national judo team,” Hamza told CTVNews.ca. The martial artist, who holds a black belt in judo, has been part of Afghanistan’s More
