Taliban leader Mullah Habtaullah announced a general amnesty; Photo: File bill to: The United Nations has claimed that more than 200 former officers and personnel of the Afghan army have been killed since the Taliban came to power. According to the international news organization, the report of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)…
Hurricane Harold is expected to hit the coast of the US state of Texas today. The storm started raining with strong winds in the coastal areas of Texas. The storm is 150 miles (245 km) east-southeast of Port Mansfield, moving at 18 mph with winds of 45 mph, according to the U.S. Weather Service. 3…
The accused’s wife was also arrested for helping her husband abort the girl’s pregnancy, Photo: File New Delhi: In India, a government official repeatedly sexually assaulted a minor daughter by giving her an intoxicating drink, which also got her pregnant. According to Indian media, Primode Khakha, a senior civil servant of the Department of Women…
Dubai International Airport says that 4.16 million passengers arrived here in the first half of this year. The record of passenger arrivals in 2019 has been broken for the first time before the corona epidemic. The number of passengers at Dubai Airport increased by 100% during the first 6 months of 2023 compared to the…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has developed a modern drone named ‘Mahajr-10’ which is capable of flying to Israel. The Muhajar-10 drone is similar to the US ‘MQ-9 Reaper’ drone. President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi also participated in the unveiling ceremony of the new drone. The Mahajir-10 drone is capable of flying for 24…
The fire could not be controlled even on the fourth day in the forests of Greece, Photo: File Athens: 18 migrants were badly burned to death in a fire while trying to enter Turkey illegally from a forest in Greece. According to the international news agency, 18 badly burned bodies were found near the Turkish…
The so-called Revolving Facility is an initiative of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, a UN partner that invests $4 billion annually to stamp out these deadly diseases and strengthen health systems in more than 100 countries. The Revolving Facility will negotiate improved supply terms for health products using advanced market commitments,…
Speaking in Geneva, WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis said that a new altitude record for the freezing point had been set a day earlier, climbing to 5,298 metres (17,381 feet) – well above Europe’s very highest peaks including Mont Blanc, at 4,811 metres (15,784 feet). WMO figures show that this is 115 metres above the previous record…
A new publication from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) presents “credible” reports that between 15 August 2021 and 30 June 2023, the country’s de facto authorities were responsible for 218 extrajudicial killings, 14 enforced disappearances, over 144 instances of torture and ill treatment, and 424 arbitrary arrests and detentions. ‘Betrayal of trust’ UN human…
At least 55 people were reported killed and over 100 injured – including civilians – in fighting between the Deterrence Apparatus for Combatting Organized Crime and Terrorism (DACOT) and the 444 Brigade, on 14 and 15 August, the head of the UN political mission in Libya, UNSMIL, told the Security Council. Lack of command and…
