McCaul’s committee specifically points to a 2021 article in The Wall Street Journal which described an internal State Department memo that had “warned top agency officials” about Afghanistan’s …
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hit Afghanistan’s Kabul
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hit East of Kabul in Afghanistan early on Wednesday. The earthquake 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted 85 km east of the capital city of Kabul, the National Center for …
Blinken Highlights Perseverance of Women in Afghanistan, Iran in Fighting for Rights
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised women in Afghanistan and Iran for standing up for freedoms as he spoke Tuesday at an event highlighting the role of women in democracy.
Taliban arrests prominent girls’ education activist as repressive clampdown continues
A prominent activist for girls’ education in Afghanistan was arrested by the Taliban on Monday, according to an official, the latest step in its repressive clampdown on the rights of Afghan women.
House GOP to subpoena Blinken over Afghanistan dissent cable
A few hours ago. That operation was completed, More than 123,000 people have been safely flown out of Afghanistan. That includes about 6000 American citizens. This has been a massive military …
A Shepherd, a Cook, a Palace Chef: Making Food With Less Under the Taliban
In a time of famine and money shortages, meals are a rallying point — and a topic of worry — during a season of change in Afghanistan. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift …
Thailand’s housing market weakening
Demand falling; construction activity rising Property transactions are falling sharply … based on figures from the Bank of Thailand (BoT). Nationwide condominium registrations rose by 10.3% to …
Couple transforms abandoned Japanese home into guest house
He’d spent years backpacking around the world, and Japanese traveler Daisuke Kajiyama was finally ready to return home to pursue his long-held dream of opening up a guesthouse.
Diners in Japan arrested for dipping own chopsticks in communal bowl of ginger
The men, whose clip of the prank was widely shared on social media, are also accused of destroying property by contaminating the container … diners have targeted gyūdon will horrify many Japanese.
Fire guts thousands of shops, police barrack in Bangladesh
DHAKA, April 5 (Xinhua) — A fire gutted thousands of shops in a market in a residential neighborhood of the old part of Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday morning, destroying goods and property. No …