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Pakistan Envoy, New UNHCR Representative Discuss Afghanistan's Humanitarian Situation

Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, has met with newly appointed UN refugee agency representative Noriko Takagi to discuss Afghanistan's humanitar... Read More


Woman Killed, Five Injured in Shooting at Citibank Complex in Florida

Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- A woman was killed and five other people injured in a shooting at Citibank's corporate complex in Brandon, Florida, after an armed man drove into the premises and opened fire, a... Read More


Trump's Midterm Defeat Could Give China New Leverage in Washington

Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- China has signalled it intends to maintain stable relations with the United States despite President Donald Trump's major setback in the midterm elections, while a Democratic-co... Read More


Netanyahu's Rivals Use Democratic US Election Victory to Push for His Ouster

Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- Political opponents of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have seized on the Democrats' victories in the US midterm elections, arguing that his close alignment with Repub... Read More


Iran's IRGC Says Two Tankers and Tugboat Catch Fire in Strait of Hormuz

Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in separate incidents in the Strait of Hormuz after attempting to... Read More


Iran Exempts Ships from India, China from Hormuz Restrictions

Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- Iran has exempted commercial vessels from four countries from restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could ease pressure on regional shipping and protect India's vita... Read More


Iran Executes Two Afghan Nationals at Ghezel Hesar Prison

Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- Two Afghan citizens were executed in Iran on Wednesday, according to Iranian media, adding to growing concerns over the use of capital punishment against Afghan nationals in the... Read More


Afghanistan's Rail Freight More Than Doubles to 4.9 Million Tonnes in Six Months

Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- The volume of commercial goods transported through Afghanistan's railway network more than doubled in the first six months of the 1405 solar year, reaching nearly 4.9 million me... Read More


Houthis Demand $51 Billion and Recognition from Saudi Arabia to End Hostilities: Report

Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement has demanded $51 billion in compensation and formal recognition as the country's rulers in negotiations with Saudi Arabia aimed at ending hos... Read More


UN Women Chief Urges UN to Make Gender Equality a Core Development Priority

Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- Sima Bahous, executive director of UN Women, has called on the United Nations to make gender equality a central priority across its development programmes. Bahous made the rema... Read More