The war was fought over land, over inheritance, and over a woman who was said to have launched a thousand ships towards Troy. Opium caused two wars, one in 1839 and another in 1856, but they were not the wars the name suggested. After the Qing government attempted to ban opium and began burning British … Read more
Kabul, Afghanistan – Rescue workers in Afghanistan Searches for survivors and bodies Tuesday among the rubble of destroyed homes devastating flash flood Authorities said the incident left nearly 20 people dead and more than 100 missing. Afghan rescuers search for missing and dead amid flash flood debris Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority said on Tuesday … Read more
The aftermath of Pakistan’s attack on Afghanistan’s Chamukarni region (Image source: Reuters) Pakistani security forces carried out ground operations and airstrikes along the Afghan border on Monday, killing 29 people, officials said. Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar announced the attack on X and said “three targets at Paktia, Paktika and Kunar were destroyed in precision … Read more
In a disturbing situation in economically impoverished Afghanistan, some families are selling their young daughters to pay for food, medical bills and debt relief.The United Nations says three-quarters of people in Afghanistan are unable to meet basic needs due to widespread unemployment, a struggling health care system and dwindling international aid. An estimated 4.7 million … Read more
London, where is one of the worst places for women? Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s women’s rights crisis is an ongoing humanitarian disaster When it comes to the women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan under the Taliban, that’s what most people think. But that’s only part of the story. Focusing on the word “rights” hides something more serious: how … Read more
New Delhi: earthquake On Friday, the National Capital Region of Delhi was hit by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake, which was felt across northern India.The quake’s epicenter was near Yolm, Afghanistan, according to the USGS.Residents of Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and surrounding national capitals fled their homes when the earthquake struck.So far, there have been no … Read more
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday set up two more empowered committees for Bengal to expedite processing of citizenship applications received under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. This brings to four the number of commissions authorized to operate in the state.The CAA grants citizenship to immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh belonging … Read more
India is paying close attention to the situation in Afghanistan Pakistan The situation appears to be about to escalate dangerously as Islamabad declares the two countries are in “open war” after Pakistan launched airstrikes on “terrorist hideouts” in Afghanistan and retaliated. Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have deteriorated sharply over the past few years. Pakistan … Read more
. Afghanistan said on Friday it had carried out drone strikes on Pakistani military installations as fighting between the two neighbors continued. Pakistan, meanwhile, said it shot down the drones using a counter-drone system and reported no casualties.The Afghan military launched attacks on the borders of six provinces late Thursday. The statement said the operation … Read more
Ministry of Interior. (data map) New Delhi: The Union home ministry on Friday set up a second empowered committee for West Bengal to expeditiously process citizenship requests received under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019. The CAA grants citizenship to immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh belonging to six minority faiths – Hindu, Sikh, Christian, … Read more