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UNAMA Says Two Afghan Staff Members Detained by Intelligence Officials in Herat

Afghanistan, Aug. 12 -- Two Afghan male staff members of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) were detained by officials of the de facto General Directorate of Intelligence in ... Read More


World Youth Day: Afghanistan's Young Generation Faces Uncertain Future

Afghanistan, Aug. 12 -- Millions of young Afghans are facing unemployment, poverty and shrinking opportunities as a worsening humanitarian crisis and the return of millions of migrants put further pre... Read More


7 Indian Workers Find $52,400 Diamond in Madhya Pradesh's Panna

Afghanistan, Aug. 12 -- Seven workers have found a 17.96-carat diamond at a small mine in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh, a discovery that could bring them millions of rupees through a government au... Read More


Meta launches Muse Glimmer AI model that can run on consumer computers

Afghanistan, Aug. 12 -- Meta Platforms has unveiled Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter open-weight artificial intelligence model designed to perform agentic tasks on personal computers using a singl... Read More


Russian Power Firm Offers to Assess and Rehabilitate Afghanistan's Power Plants

Afghanistan, Aug. 12 -- Russian power engineering company Power Machines has expressed readiness to assess and rehabilitate Afghanistan's power-generation plants, including upgrading equipment and inc... Read More


Iran Agriculture Minister Arrives in Kabul for Talks

Afghanistan, Aug. 12 -- Iran's Agriculture Minister Gholam-Reza Nouri has arrived in Kabul at the head of an Iranian delegation for meetings with Kabul officials, Iran's embassy in Afghanistan said We... Read More


Trump Secretly Left Turkey on Military Jet Amid Iran Threat, Report Says

Afghanistan, Aug. 11 -- U.S. President Donald Trump secretly left Turkey aboard a smaller U.S. military aircraft last month amid security concerns over a reported Iranian threat, according to a report... Read More


Mujahid Says No Information on Missing Afghan-American Mahmood Shah Habibi

Afghanistan, Aug. 11 -- Zabihullah Mujahid said there is no information about the whereabouts of Afghan-American businessman Mahmood Shah Habibi, who disappeared in Kabul in 2022, as the United States... Read More


Iran Says US Shifted From Demanding 'Unconditional Surrender' to Seeking Talks

Afghanistan, Aug. 11 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday that the United States initially demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" at the start of the conflict but sought negotiat... Read More


US Senator Schumer Calls Trump's Iran War 'Illegal,' Urges End to Conflict

Afghanistan, Aug. 11 -- U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has accused President Donald Trump of lacking a clear strategy and the discipline needed for serious negotiations over the Iran conf... Read More