It isn’t the boots on the ground that the American military will miss—it’s the eyes and ears. ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan: Stay home, female Kabul government workers told
The new Taliban mayor of Afghanistan's capital Kabul has told female municipal employees to stay home unless their jobs cannot be filled by a man. Hamdullah Nomany said the Taliban "found it necessary ... ( read original story ...)
Taliban orders women employees in Afghanistan’s capital to stay at home, official says
Kabul's interim mayor said women whose jobs cannot be replaced by men such as public restrooms attendants are authorized to go to work, AP reported. ( read original story ...)
Full Panel: After France, Covid & Afghanistan, White House endures a tough week
Anna Palmer, Jeff Mason, María Teresa Kumar and Rich Lowry join the Meet the Press roundtable to talk about the challenges President Biden faces as mixed messaging plagues the Covid fight, France ... ( read original story ...)
After 7 years, the bells of the Church of “Mar Touma” are ringing in Mosul, Iraq
On Saturday, a Christian cleric rang the bell of the "Mar Thomas" church in Mosul, the center of Nineveh Governorate, northern Iraq, for the first time - Report on The Eastern Herald ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq launches project to reduce flaring at oilfields
Iraq has launched a new project that aims to recover gas normally set alight during oil extraction at two oilfields in the countrys south. ( read original story ...)
Tanma: supporting Myanmar’s refugee women through handicraft
Tanma Federation, a project by Tenaganita, supports displaced women from Myanmar by providing them with entrepreneurial skills. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 jolts Myanmar
An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Myanmar at 12.54 am (IST) today, said National Center for Seismology (NCS). ( read original story ...)
Thailand records close to 13,600 new Covid cases
Thailand logged 13,576 new cases and 117 deaths over the past 24 hours on Sunday. Of the new cases, 395 were in prisons. ( read original story ...)
Liz Truss to demand immediate release of all UK detainees held by Iran
New foreign secretary to meet her Iranian counterpart as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces her 2,000th day in detention ... ( read original story ...)