COVID-19: Education replaced by shuttered schools, violence, teenage pregnancy
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:00 pm
New York: A culture of “safety, friends and food” at school has been replaced by “anxiety, violence, and teenage pregnancy”, with remote learning out of reach for millions, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Tuesday.
Myanmar: Rights expert calls for ‘COVID ceasefire’, urges UN action
Jul 28, 2021, at 07:23 pm
New York: The UN independent expert on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Tuesday called for a “COVID ceasefire” for the country, as infections and deaths soar even as the military junta escalates attacks against healthcare workers.
Chinese police surveillance: Guangdong dissident poet commits suicide
Jul 28, 2021, at 06:40 pm
Beijing: An outspoken poet and current affairs commentator from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong has reportedly committed suicide after ingesting pesticide leaving a suicide note that said he was driven to the extreme measure owing to excessive state surveillance, media reports said.
TTP leader says relationship with Afghanistan Taliban is backed on brotherhood
Jul 28, 2021, at 06:23 pm
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Noor Wali Mehsud has said the relationship with Taliban in Afghanistan is based on brotherhood, sympathy, and Islamic principles.
Afghanistan forces kill over 1500 terrorists during operations in previous weeks
Jul 28, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) spokesperson General Ajaml Shinwarai has said more than 1500 terrorists were killed in operations conducted by security forces in the country in the last few weeks.
PoK polls: Two PTI activists shot dead during violence
Jul 28, 2021, at 05:52 pm
Islamabad: Two Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political leaders were killed during a clash with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) activists in Kotli recently.
Pakistan: PML-N plans protests against PoK poll ‘rigging’
Jul 28, 2021, at 05:48 pm
Lahore: The PML-N leadership has refused to accept the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) polls results and even accused the Punjab government of using its machinery to rig the elections.
Afghans who worked for foreign govts now facing 'increasing threats' amid Taliban resurgence
Jul 28, 2021, at 05:43 pm
Kabul: Interpreters and other Afghans who worked for the US government over the last 20 years said they are facing ' increasing threats' against their lives as foreign forces are moving out of the country.
Afghanistan: Taliban videos of violence against women, civilians go viral
Jul 28, 2021, at 05:34 pm
Kabul: Taliban terrorists, who have captured several regions in Afghanistan, have started violating human rights by torturing civilians in the country.
Jul 28, 2021, at 03:36 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have reopened the Chaman-Spin Boldak border, one of the major border crossings with Afghanistan, that has been held by the Taliban since early this month, local media reports said. However, details of customs clearances on the Afghan sides are not yet clear.
Afghanistan: Taliban militants kill comedian Nazar Mohammad, netizens condemn
Jul 28, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Kabul: Social media is abuzz over the death of Afghanistani comedian Nazar Mohammad who was killed by suspected Taliban terrorists in the war-hit nation recently.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists caught on camera beheading injured security force member
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:29 am
Kabul: The Taliban leaders were recently caught on camera beheading an Afghanistan security force member, an episode showcasing the brutality of the group now trying to recapture the war-ravaged nation once again.
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:23 am
Kabul: It seems that women have already started facing the brunt of Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan as is evident from the life of 29-year-old pregnant mother Chamal whose husband was killed by the insurgents in Ghazni, media reports said.
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:16 am
Kabul: The Taliban forces have started implementing Sharia laws in the regions they have started dominating in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Key Taliban members killed in Jawzjan clash
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:10 am
Kabul: Taliban key members have been killed and nine other militants were injured during a recent clash in Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan govt asks international community to probe Taliban
Jul 28, 2021, at 12:02 am
Kabul: Afghanistan has given a strong message to the terror group as it asked the international community, human rights agencies, and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to strongly condemn reprehensible violence and crimes committed by the Taliban within Afghanistan and its continued links to international terrorist groups.
China: Nanjing tightens restrictive measures to stem spike in COVID-19 infections
Jul 27, 2021, at 11:58 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, has tightened the epidemic prevention and control measures after the recent spike in COVID-19 infections in the city.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists killing innocent people in Spin Boldak after ousting them from home
Jul 27, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan political analyst Najibullah Farhodi has claimed that Taliban members are ousting civilians from their homes in Kandahar's Spin Boldak region and killing them.
Jul 27, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Kabul: At least one person was killed and two civilians, including a child, were hurt as Taliban terrorists fired seven mortars on Maimana City of Afghanistan's Faryab province on Sunday, officials said.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists caught on camera destroying telecom towers in undisclosed location
Jul 27, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Kabul: Taliban terrorists recently blew up telecom towers in an undisclosed region in Afghanistan recently.
Child malnutrition expected to quadruple in Southern Madagascar
Jul 27, 2021, at 07:27 pm
New York: At least half a million children under five in drought-afflicted southern Madagascar are on the verge of acute malnourishment, two UN agencies warned on Monday.
Free, fair Palestinian elections, must include East Jerusalem: UN experts
Jul 27, 2021, at 07:23 pm
New York: Landmark elections in the Occupied Palestinian territory must be rescheduled soon and include East Jerusalem, three UN independent human rights experts said in a statement on Monday.
Together, we must tackle growing hunger, urges Guterres
Jul 27, 2021, at 07:08 pm
New York: Inefficient global food production is at the root of a huge rise in hunger as well as one-third of all emissions and 80 per cent of biodiversity loss, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned, in a call to all countries to transform food systems to speed up sustainable development.
Afghanistan: Record number of women and children killed or wounded
Jul 27, 2021, at 05:34 pm
New York: More women and children were killed and wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in the first six months of any year since records began in 2009, a United Nations report revealed on Monday.
Joe Biden announces US combat forces to leave Iraq by end of year
Jul 27, 2021, at 03:45 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday announced his government will formally conclude the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year.
Amid SOP violations, Pakistan witnesses positivity ratio crossing 11 pct
Jul 27, 2021, at 02:54 pm
Islamabad: Violation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) during Eidul Azha has now started to show the dismal outcome as Pakistan is reporting 11.88 percent positivity ratio, media reports said on Tuesday.
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan set to hit unprecedented highs in 2021: UN
Jul 27, 2021, at 02:31 pm
Kabul: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 reached record levels, including a particularly sharp increase in killings and injuries since May when international military forces began their withdrawal and the fighting intensified following the Taliban’s offensive, the UN said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Security force members take back Kaldar district from Taliban
Jul 27, 2021, at 12:17 am
Kabul: Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) members have taken back Kaldar district from Taliban group, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: UN report warns expanding threat from ISIS, Al-Qaeda
Jul 27, 2021, at 12:08 am
Kabul: In its new report, the United Nations has warned that the threat from terror groups such as Islamic State and Al-Qaeda is expanding in many places in Afghanistan where the security situation remains fragile with uncertainty surrounding the peace process and a risk of further deterioration.
Afghanistan: Mine blast leaves 5 militants killed, one Taliban leader hurt
Jul 26, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Kabul: At least five Taliban militants died and a key commander of the group was injured as a mine blast hit their car in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.