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UK Maritime Agency Says Ship Traffic in Strait of Hormuz Remains Far Below Pre-War Levels

Afghanistan, Sept. 21 -- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said independent monitoring shows significantly fewer commercial vessels are transiting the Strait of Hormuz than figures ... Read More


Trump, Zelensky to Meet at UN General Assembly as US Pushes Russia-Ukraine Diplomacy

Afghanistan, Sept. 21 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump this week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, as Washingt... Read More


Mujahid Condemns Pakistani Airstrikes on Kunar, Paktika as 'War Crime'

Afghanistan, Sept. 21 -- Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban's chief spokesman, condemned Pakistan's latest airstrikes on Afghanistan's eastern provinces of Kunar and Paktika, describing the attacks as a ... Read More


Houthis Vow Escalation Against Saudi Arabia, Say Red Sea Shipping Safe for Non-Saudi Vessels

Afghanistan, Sept. 21 -- Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the Houthis' Supreme Political Council, said the Iran-aligned group has moved from making demands to taking direct action against Saudi Arabia, vowing... Read More


Oil Prices Extend Decline as US-Iran Diplomacy Raises Hopes for De-escalation

Afghanistan, Sept. 21 -- Oil prices fell in Asian trading on Monday, extending last week's losses as investors focused on renewed diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between the United States and I... Read More


70-80% of Attackers in Pakistan Are Afghans, Khawaja Asif Says

Afghanistan, Sept. 21 -- Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that 70-80% of the people carrying out terrorist attacks on mosques, schools, markets and the Pakistani military are Afgha... Read More


Pakistan Conducts Overnight Airstrikes in Kunar and Paktika

Afghanistan, Sept. 21 -- Pakistani military aircraft carried out overnight airstrikes in Afghanistan's eastern provinces of Kunar and Paktika early Monday, killing at least three civilians and injurin... Read More


Earth Lost More Than 12 Trillion Tons of Ice in 47 Years, Satellites Reveal

Afghanistan, Sept. 21 -- Greenland and Antarctica lost about 11.3 trillion metric tonnes of ice between 1979 and 2023, contributing roughly 3.14 centimetres to global sea-level rise, according to a ne... Read More


US Proposes AI Security Hotline With China Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

Afghanistan, Sept. 21 -- The United States has proposed creating a joint mechanism with China to notify each other about artificial intelligence incidents that could pose national security risks, as W... Read More


Karzai Condemns Pakistan Airstrikes in Eastern Afghanistan, Calls Them Violation of Sovereignty

Afghanistan, Sept. 21 -- Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has condemned Pakistan's airstrikes in the eastern provinces of Kunar and Paktika, describing the attacks as a violation of Afghanist... Read More