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‘Our lives are under threat’, Afghan woman warns of imminent subjugation
On a fateful day, Shabnam Darwan went to her office, as she normally does, to resume work but she was denied entrance. This is despite showing her office card.
Darwan is a Muslim lady…
Global Covid-19 cases plateau after nearly 2-month of increase, WHO reports
The number of new Covid-19 cases reported globally "seems to be plateauing" after increasing for nearly two months, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday.
WHO reported more than…
Evacuation from Afghanistan ‘largest airlift of people in history’ – Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden has described the evacuation of people from Afghanistan following the fall of Kabul as the “largest airlift of people in history,” the White House said.
The White…
Global economy rattled by surging covid cases as firms delay workers return
While the worst of the coronavirus pandemic may be receding into the rear-view mirror in many parts of the world, dipping commodities and stock prices in key markets show investors continue…
Afghans protest against Taliban rule on Independence Day
Hundreds of Afghans on Thursday trooped out across major cities in Afghanistan to protest Taliban forceful takeover of power.
Opposition to the Taliban rule has spread across the country…
Taliban in aggressive hunt for US, NATO troops collaborators, UN says
The Taliban are intensifying an aggressive hunt for people who worked for and collaborated with NATO and US forces in the last twenty years a United Nations report has revealed.
The BBC…
Afghans need to decide what they want for themselves – Biden
Joe Biden, United States president says Afghans need to decide the kind of future they want for their nation amid the current political upheaval.
Speaking at a media briefing on Monday,…
US forces almost accidentally invaded Nigeria under Trump, book claims
US forces, including the navy’s SEAL Team 6, almost committed an unauthorized incursion into Nigerian territory – also commonly referred to as an invasion – last year while undertaking a…
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been assassinated in his private residence by a group of armed men who also seriously injured his wife.
A statement from the interim Prime Minister…
Court overturns Bill Cosby sexual assault conviction, orders release
Pennsylvania’s highest court on Wednesday overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and ordered that he be released from prison immediately.
The decision by the Pennsylvania…