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Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the House Committee on Foreign Relations that the Taliban regime in Afghanistan has committed to preventing terrorist groups, including the Al-Qaeda and ISIS-Khorasan, from using its territory as a base...

Moscow/Kabul: At least 153 media outlets have ceased operating in 20 Afghan provinces in less than a month since the country's takeover by the Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in Russia), Afghan TOLOnews broadcaster reported on Monday, citing...

Tokyo: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck off Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture on Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The quake occurred at around 7:46 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at 32.2 degrees north latitude and...

Geneva: China will donate, in the first batch, 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Afghanistan, with more emergency supplies to follow, a senior Chinese diplomat said here.China has decided to urgently provide food, materials for winter, COVID-19 vaccines,...

Kabul: The Taliban (terrorist organization, banned in Russia) found about $6 million in cash and at least 15 gold bars in the house belonging to former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who had declared himself president of Afghanistan, Khaama...

Kabul: The Kabul International Airport will soon be ready for international flights as efforts are underway to remove technical problems, airport director Abdul Hadi Hamadani said Monday."The domestic flights have already begun and the international flights would begin soon...

Naypyitaw: Aung San Suu Kyi, former Myanmar's State Counselor who was ousted from power by the military junta, was supposed to be tried on Monday, but did not appear before a court due to malaise, media reported.Aung San Suu...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the high number of people infected with COVID-19 in his close surrounding might necessitate a quarantine for himself soon."Even people from my entourage have problems with COVID-19. We need to...

Moscow: The Taliban's Ministry of Higher Education announced that it will remove subjects considered as running counter to Islam's Sharia law from the curriculum of Afghanistan's universities."Each subject that is against Islamic laws will be removed," acting Minister...

Bangkok: Thailand's fresh COVID-19 infections and fatalities both fell for the second day in a row, with 12,583 new cases and 132 more deaths reported in the past 24 hours, official data showed on Monday.The Center for COVID-19 Situation...