PM Modi also commented on the friendship between the two countries and expressed, "India has always supported Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-supported initiatives. Unified Afghanistan can fight ... ( read original story ...)
India, Afghanistan ink deal for new dam, PM Modi calls for immediate ceasefire
External affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Afghan counterpart Haneef Atmar signed the MoU for building Lalandar or Shatoot dam, which will meet the drinking water needs of two million people in Ka ... ( read original story ...)
Modi, Ghani sign MoU for $250 million Shatoot Dam project in Afghanistan
The dam is set to be built on Maidan River, a tributary of Kabul River which flows into Pakistan from Afghanistan India and Afghanistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday for the ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan: Refurbished prison clinic smoothens patient flow
English News and Press Release on Afghanistan about Health, Protection and Human Rights and Epidemic; published on 09 Feb 2021 by ICRC ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq: Returning home after ISIS
Salam was in Garmesh when ISIS advanced on the village in 2014, "I was part of the resistance here," he recalls. "They came at us with heavy weapons, they tried to come and take the women and kill us, ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s new top diplomat says confident about U.S. coordination over North Korea
South Korea's new foreign minister said on Tuesday he was confident about coordinating North Korea policy with the United States despite earlier signs of differences. ( read original story ...)
Between Seoul and Sole Purpose: How the Biden Administration Could Assure South Korea and Adapt Nuclear Posture
Can Washington keep its friends feeling secure and, at the same time, reduce the prominence of nuclear weapons in its national security? That is the ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea regulator sees no grounds now for probing Hyundai exec share sales after Apple deal reports: official
South Korea’s financial watchdog sees no grounds currently for a probe after an upswell of investor frustration online over share sales by Hyundai Motor executives in the wake of reports of a tie-up ... ( read original story ...)
At least 27 arrested at rally in Myanmar’s second-biggest city – media, witness
Myanmar police arrested at least 27 anti-coup demonstrators in the second-biggest city Mandalay on Tuesday, including a journalist, media organisations said, as protesters defied bans on gatherings ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar police use water cannon, rubber bullets in bid to quash growing anti-coup protests
4th straight day of protests against military commanders who've seized control of the country draws an increasingly aggressive police response. ( read original story ...)