China on Friday at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva urged the US to immediately and comprehensively lift its unilateral coercive measures against Afghanistan, unconditionally return …
Afghanistan earthquake – live: Almost 1000 dead after ‘deadliest earthquake since 2002’
Almost 1,000 people have died after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Afghanistan’s Paktika province early on Wednesday. The state-run news agency says at least 1000 are killed and more than 1,500 others …
Afghanistan Earthquake News Highlights: A second earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan, five people killed
The European seismological agency, EMSC, said the earthquake’s tremors were felt over 500 kilometres (310 miles) by 119 million people across Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
Afghanistan seeks help for earthquake survivors as aftershock kills five
Afghanistan lacks the medical supplies to treat those injured in an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people this week, a senior official said, as an aftershock on Friday killed five more.
Afghanistan Earthquake News Highlights: A second earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan, five people killed
The European seismological agency, EMSC, said the earthquake’s tremors were felt over 500 kilometres (310 miles) by 119 million people across Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
China’s UN envoy urges US to lift coercion on Afghanistan, fix its humanitarian damage on civilians
China on Friday at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva urged the US to immediately and comprehensively lift its unilateral coercive measures against Afghanistan, unconditionally return …
Afghanistan earthquake – live: 950 dead after huge tremor in Paktika province
Almost 1,000 people have died after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Afghanistan’s Paktika province early on Wednesday. Disaster management officials revised the death toll up to at least 950 and said …
Kite-flying festival to mark one year since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
Kite-flying festival to mark one year since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan – The 15 events will feature music, poetry and dance from Afghan artists.
Security forces dismantle artifacts smuggling networks across Iraq
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraqi intelligence agency announced Sunday it had dismantled antique smuggling networks across several provinces, noting the arrest of an individual suspected of smuggling …
Iraq Extends Mandate of Committee on Illegally Expropriated Property
At the beginning of 2021, as reported by Fides (see Fides, 4/1/2021), Muqtada al Sadr had ordered the creation of a Committee in charge of collecting and verifying news and complaints regarding cases …