At least six people have been killed and 46 others injured after a passenger bus overturned on a highway in southeastern Brazil, a media report said on Tuesday. Al Jazeera reported the accident occurred early on Monday on the BR-153 highway near the city of Marilia. It said bus was carrying farm workers from the More
The European Commission says that over the past 37 years, mines and explosive remnants of war have caused the deaths and injuries of more than 45,000 people in Afghanistan. In a report published today (Monday), the Commission stated that since 1989, more than 45,000 Afghan civilians have been killed or injured by mines and explosive More
Afghanistan defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by five wickets in their third group-stage match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Monday. Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field. The UAE posted a competitive total of 160 for 7, with Sohaib Khan anchoring the More
Pakistani media have reported that two people were killed and 12 others injured in an explosion near a police checkpoint in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Aaj TV reported today that the explosion occurred near the Miryan police checkpoint in Bannu city, killing two people, including a child, and injuring 12 others. Sources said that according to More
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum says that more than 100,000 people have been employed directly and indirectly in gold mining projects in Badakhshan province, and that work has also begun on 17 development projects worth 223 million Afghanis through the social services of contracting companies. The ministry wrote on its X page that during More
Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, has traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, leading a diplomatic and technical delegation for the second round of nuclear negotiations with the United States. The first round of talks between Iran and the United States was held on 6 February this year in Muscat, the capital of Oman. Following More
The Special Representatives’ Contact Group for Afghanistan is set to meet tomorrow in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. The first regional contact group meeting was held in Kabul in February 2024, bringing together representatives of the Islamic Emirate, special envoys, and ambassadors from Afghanistan’s neighboring and regional countries. According to reports, the upcoming meeting of More
Eleven people were killed and 12 others injured in a traffic accident in Pakistan’s Sindh province on Sunday. According to Pakistan AJ Television, a passenger bus collided with a truck in the Tando Masti area of Khairpur district. The injured were taken to a hospital, with some reported to be in critical condition. sa Views: More
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has announced that 4.2 million people in Afghanistan are in urgent need of shelter and non-food items this year. N-Habitat shared the information on its X account, emphasizing that adequate housing is the first step toward a stable future and that immediate action to address this need cannot More
Two consignments totalling 48 tonnes of substandard cement have been returned to Uzbekistan via the Hairatan port, the Afghanistan Standard and Quality Authority (ASQA) said on Saturday. In a post on X, ASQA stated that the consignments were technically assessed during the quality control process but failed to meet the required standards and were therefore More
