Bangladesh has slipped two notches on the World Press Freedom Index as it has ranked 165th among 180 countries in the 2024 report – coming out at the bottom among the South Asian nations after Afghanistan.
Rep. Andy Kim on Antisemitism, Protests, Afghanistan
Democratic Representative of New Jersey, Andy Kim, gives his insight on why he voted no on the House of Representative’s legislation aimed at combatting antisemitism and shares details of what he …
HRW: Afghanistan Hazara community at risk due to inadequate protections by authorities
Inadequate protections by the de-facto Taliban authorities in Afghanistan continue to leave the Shia-Hazara community at risk and contribute to their plight, according a report released Friday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report highlighted that …
Biden stunned by criticism from Gold Star families after Afghanistan withdrawal, former press secretary writes
President Joe Biden was silent for “a bit too long” after being told that the families of the US service members who died during the American withdrawal from Afghanistan felt that he spoke too much about his late son Beau Biden. Thirteen service …
Kazakhstan, Afghanistan Sign Agreements on Agricultural Product Supply
ASTANA — Kazakhstan and Afghanistan reached an agreement worth over $ 12 million on the supply of sunflower oil, cereal products, and flour at the Kazakh-Afghan business forum in Kabul, the Prime …
Failures in Afghanistan evacuation probably cost lives, tribunal hears
A sacked Foreign Office whistleblower believed the Government’s “chaotic, dysfunctional and ineffective” response to the fall of Kabul “probably cost lives”, a tribunal has heard.Josie Stewart was …
Navy’s Newest Warship Named for Fierce Marine Corps Campaign in Afghanistan
The top leader of the Navy announced Thursday that the service’s future amphibious ship, a landing helicopter assault vessel, will be named the USS Helmand Province after an intense, yearslong …
Islamic State group said to be recruiting greater numbers in Afghanistan
they have huge financial problems and social unrest. These are all the conditions you would expect ISIS to try to exploit, and they are.” ISIS-K is recruiting people disillusioned by Taliban rule, and …
Uzbekistan to export $44m products to Afghanistan
KABUL (Pajhwok): Uzbekistan has inked export contracts with Afghanistan worth $44 million, including food items, construction materials, textiles and other items. The agreements were signed during a …
More trade contracts signed between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan
Uzbekistan has agreed to sign export contracts worth $44 million with Afghanistan, according to a report by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan. The contracts were signed during a three …