As one of the world’s most isolated communities, Wakhan in northeastern Afghanistan is facing unprecedented hardships because of disease, a harsh winter, grinding poverty, and food shortages. ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan Veteran Named as Pentagon’s ‘COVID-19 Coordinator’
Afghanistan veteran and former, D-N.Y. -- the Pentagon's new "COVID-19 coordinator -- joined Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last Friday for their first meeting with the service chiefs and combatant ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan v Ireland: Captain Andrew Balbirnie says Ireland need to be ruthless to win series finale
Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie says his team need to do the basics better if they are to win the final match of their one-day international series against Afghanistan. ( read original story ...)
Qureshi says political settlement is the only way forward for Afghanistan
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi made a telephone call to his Afghan counterpart Hanif Atmar on Monday and discussed the matters of mutual interests.FM Qureshi, while high ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan to receive 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from India soon
India has supplied COVID-19 vaccines made in the country, under the initiative of Vaccine Maitri programme, to neighbouring countries including Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq Hangs Three Convicted Of ‘Terrorism’: Security Source
Three Iraqis convicted of "terrorism" were hanged on Monday, a security source said, days after a deadly double suicide attack in a crowded Baghdad marketplace killed over 30 people. The reported ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq hangs three convicted of ‘terrorism’ at Nasiriyah central prison: Sources
(Iraq Justice Minister/AFP) Three Iraqis convicted of “terrorism” were hanged on Monday, a security source said, days after a deadly double suicide attack in a crowded Baghdad marketplace. “Three ... ( read original story ...)
Last of the tattooed women: Some of the few remaining tribeswomen whose faces were tattooed to deter kidnappers proudly in Myanmar pose to show off traditional markings
For more than 1,000 years, tribeswomen in Myanmar have been decorating their faces with intricate tattoos but now only few remain after the government outlawed the practice in 1962. ( read original story ...)
The US Voted for Change; When Will Myanmar Truly Be Able to Do the Same?
In Myanmar, Joe Biden’s rapid steps to move the US on from the turbulent Trump era only serve to remind us of how deeply entrenched the legacy of military rule remains. ( read original story ...)
Stranded Myanmar seamen head home
Myanmar sailors stranded at sea or in countries around the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic can finally return home. ( read original story ...)