World Food carts turn into ‘disinfection vehicles’ in Afghanistan. Posted . Afghan food vendor Marzia Sikandar is dressed head-to-toe in a personal protective suit as she drives h …
Coronavirus in China, Pakistan, Afghanistan: Your Friday Briefing
We’re covering new coronavirus restrictions in China, Ramadan in Pakistan and Afghanistan’s next war. As China reopens factories and eases travel restrictions in efforts to recover after the outbreak …
Trump, Qatari leader agree Taliban need to reduce violence in Afghanistan, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump and Qatari leader Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani agreed in a phone call on Wednesday on the importance of the Taliban reducing violence in Afghanistan, the White …
AP Week in Pictures, Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan & Pakistan Region between April 16-22, 2020. This week’s selection …
US Moves to Pull 1,000 Contractors from Afghanistan as It Tests Planes for Mass Evacuation
The U.S. has decided to withdraw nearly 1,000 U.S. citizen contractors from Afghanistan amid the growing novel coronavirus threat in a country ill-equipped to cope with the pandemic, according to a …
Trump and Pakistan’s Khan Discuss Coordination Against COVID-19
The two also discussed the U.S.-led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan, Khan’s office said in a statement distributed by the Pakistani embassy. Trump and Khan spoke by telephone following talks last …
From Gallipoli to Afghanistan, five diggers from five wars recount stories of horror and heroism
From the killing fields of Gallipoli and France to the guerrilla skirmishes of Uruzgan province in Afghanistan, the experiences of diggers from five different wars reveal common themes of horror, …
Coronavirus pandemic | India readying rapid response teams for Bangladesh, Bhutan, SL and Afghanistan
A 14-member rapid response team was sent to the Maldives last month to help the island nation set up coronavirus testing laboratories and train local medical professionals to fight the pandemic.
Support for full withdrawal from Afghanistan grows: Poll
Coalition forces provide security while an American Apache helicopter flies overhead in an attempt to locate insurgents who reportedly placed a roadside bomb in Shinkay district of Zabul province in …
Coronavirus: Tough times ahead as Afghanistan struggles to manage pandemic
Health experts warn that the pandemic could have devastating consequences for the war-ravaged nation. Without a unified response and access to enough tests and ventilators, it risks facing a highly …