UN warns the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Yemen could surpass that from five years of devastating war. ( read original story ...)
UN Chief Urges Pressure to Bring Yemen’s Parties to Talks
The U.N. chief is calling for more pressure to be applied to Yemen’s warring parties to come together to arrange a cease-fire. ( read original story ...)
Roadside bombing kills 6 civilians in northern Afghanistan
A roadside bombing killed at least six Afghan civilians traveling in a rickshaw in a northern province, an official said Wednesday. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. According ... ( read original story ...)
US welcomes Pakistan’s decision to reopen border crossing with Afghanistan
Web Desk Pakistani authorities announced the reopening of the Ghulam Khan border crossing in North Waziristan las week after it was closed on March 25. Photo: FileThe United States has welcomed ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan resumes international flights amid COVID-19
KABUL, Afghanistan Afghanistan resumed international air travel on Wednesday with a Turkish Airlines flight taking off from Kabul for Istanbul, ... ( read original story ...)
Taliban attack kills 10 soldiers in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, at least 10 government soldiers have been killed in a Taliban attack in Bala Murghab district of Badghis province. Government ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan: ES/NFI Assessment – An In-Depth Analysis of Emergency Shelter, Non-Food Item and Winterization Needs (December 2019)
English Assessment on Afghanistan about Food and Nutrition, Health, Children, IDPs, Flash Flood and more; published on 31 Dec 2019 by REACH, Shelter Cluster and 2 other organizations ... ( read original story ...)
About 6,500 Pak nationals operating as terrorists in Afghanistan: UN report
About 6,500 Pakistani's are operating as terrorist ranks in Afghanistan, posing a significant threat to the peace, stability and security of the war-torn country and South Asia region, stated a UN ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea says it will ‘postpone’ plan for military action in apparent softening toward South Korea
It was not immediately clear why North Korea changed course a week after it theatrically demolished a liaison office. ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong Un suspends planned military retaliation against South Korea
North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un suspended a planned military retaliation against South Korea, in an apparent slowing of the pressure campaign it has waged against its rival amid stalled ... ( read original story ...)