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Pope Leo Says AI Risks Are Not 'Fake News,' Urges Stronger Oversight

Afghanistan, Sept. 29 -- Pope Leo XIV has warned that concerns over the potential risks of artificial intelligence should be taken seriously, rejecting claims that warnings about AI posing serious thr... Read More


Norway Provides $2.6 Million to UN Afghanistan Trust Fund

Afghanistan, Sept. 29 -- Norway has contributed about $2.6 million to the United Nations' Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan, bringing its total contributions to the fund to more than $49.3 million, a... Read More


US Afghanistan War Commission Meets Pakistan Army Chief, Reviews Islamabad's Role in War

Afghanistan, Sept. 29 -- A delegation from the U.S. Afghanistan War Commission, led by its co-chairs Shamila N. Chaudhary and Dr. Colin F. Jackson, met Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Army Chie... Read More


UNODC Warns Afghanistan's Interlinked Crises Are Increasing Risks of Crime and Exploitation

Afghanistan, Sept. 29 -- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that overlapping crises in Afghanistan, including restrictions on women and girls, declining humanitarian assis... Read More


UNHCR Funding Crisis Could Leave 8.3 Million Without Aid

Afghanistan, Sept. 29 -- The United Nations refugee agency has warned that a severe funding crisis could leave nearly 8.3 million refugees and forcibly displaced people without access to essential ass... Read More


Explosion Damages Security Post in Herat, Officials Say

Afghanistan, Sept. 29 -- The security command in Herat has confirmed that an explosion occurred at one of the security booths in the western Afghanistan city, without immediately providing details abo... Read More


UK Inflation Expectations Rise to 4.5%, Citi-YouGov Survey Shows

Afghanistan, Sept. 29 -- Public expectations for inflation in Britain rose sharply in September, with households expecting prices to increase faster over both the next year and the longer term, accord... Read More


IOM: Returnees From Pakistan Receive Three Times More Aid Than Those From Iran

Afghanistan, Sept. 29 -- Afghan returnees from Pakistan were nearly three times more likely than those returning from Iran to receive multipurpose cash assistance, according to a new report by the Int... Read More


5 British Men Released on Bail After Arrests Near RAF Fairford

Afghanistan, Sept. 29 -- British counter-terrorism police have released five British men on bail after they were arrested near RAF Fairford, a military base in Gloucestershire used by the U.S. militar... Read More


Zelensky Says North Korea Preparing 10,000 More Troops for Russia

Afghanistan, Sept. 29 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says more than 8,000 North Korean troops are currently in Russia and that another 10,000 are being selected and trained for deployment ... Read More