Today, even as public health officials confirm a second deadly virus wave, Covid-19 is an afterthought. Afghans have embraced a culture of denial, where personal priorities triumph over public health ... ( read original story ...)
The CIA Is Running Death Squads in Afghanistan
Reports of atrocities supported by the American intelligence agency underscore the need to end America’s longest war. ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden should go slow on Afghanistan. We need patience in this peace process.
Though many are pressuring Biden to resolve the war in Afghanistan quickly once in office, it needs to be done slowly and carefully. ( read original story ...)
Gunmen murder journalist in Afghanistan’s Ghazni
Rahmatullah Nekzad was travelling towards a nearby mosque when he was chased and shot by a group of gunmen who used a silenced pistol ... ( read original story ...)
Seafood market in Thailand at epicenter of new CIVID-19 outbreak
Thailand is reporting more than 800 COVID-19 cases that have been traced to the country's largest seafood market near Bangkok. ( read original story ...)
Thailand had kept its coronavirus cases under control. Now it’s testing thousands as it battles a shrimp market outbreak
Thailand on Sunday began testing tens of thousands of people for coronavirus, a day after locking down Samut Sakhon province following the country's worst outbreak yet. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Thailand tests thousands after virus outbreak in seafood market
After months of avoiding the surge in cases seen by its neighbours, Thailand has been hit by its worst Covid-19 outbreak yet. Tens of thousands of people are being tested after hundreds of cases ... ( read original story ...)
US guided-missile submarine enters Persian Gulf in latest show of force to Iran
The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia has entered the Persian Gulf Monday in America’s latest deterrence mission against Iran. ( read original story ...)
How Biden Can Stop Iran’s Conservatives From Undermining the Nuclear Deal
Insisting that Iran must abandon its missile program could fall into the hardliners’ trap and make a new agreement impossible. ( read original story ...)
Iran nuclear deal signatories push for US return once Biden takes office
European powers are backing president-elect Joe Biden’s suggestion that the US returns to a landmark nuclear deal with Iran in its existing form and leave their more contentious push to expand the ... ( read original story ...)