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Araghchi: Iran Has No Restrictions on Issuing Visas to Afghan Citizens

Afghanistan, Aug. 16 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has no restrictions on issuing visas to Afghan citizens and that the Foreign Ministry is ready to cooperate in facilitating ... Read More


Iran Says Hormuz Talks With Oman Separate From Strait's Reopening

Afghanistan, Aug. 16 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said talks with Oman over maritime navigation through the Strait of Hormuz are continuing, but stressed that the negotiations are separa... Read More


Pakistan Says 15 Militants Killed in Separate Operations in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Afghanistan, Aug. 16 -- At least 15 militants were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations in Pakistan's Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, according to Pakistani security offi... Read More


Iran Says It Shot Down US MQ-9 Drone Over Hormozgan

Afghanistan, Aug. 15 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Friday that its air-defense forces had intercepted and destroyed an MQ-9 drone over Hormozgan province in southern Iran, am... Read More


Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Condemn Attack on Two UAE Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz

Afghanistan, Aug. 15 -- Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have condemned an attack on two oil tankers belonging to the United Arab Emirates' state-owned oil company in the Strait of Hormuz, with Riyadh holding ... Read More


At Least 47 Killed After Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Strikes Eastern Indonesia

Afghanistan, Aug. 15 -- At least 47 people have been killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia early Saturday, triggering tsunami waves, landslides and widespread damage acr... Read More


Muttaqi Calls on U.S. to Reopen Kabul Embassy, Invest in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Aug. 15 -- Five years after the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, the Muttaqi, foreign minister has called on Washington to reopen its embassy in Kabul and expand diplomatic and... Read More


UNICEF: More Than 2.6 Million Afghan Girls Denied Secondary Education

Afghanistan, Aug. 15 -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where secondary and higher education is effectively closed to girl... Read More


India Police Detain Bengal Man Over Alleged TTP Ties and Plan to Travel to Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Aug. 15 -- Indian media reported that Bengaluru police have detained a 25-year-old man from West Bengal over alleged links with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and an alleged plan to... Read More


Pakistan's Swat Jirga Opposes Fresh Military Operation, Threatens Protests Over Militancy

Afghanistan, Aug. 15 -- A jirga in Pakistan's Swat district has rejected any new military operation against militants in the area and called on the government to take immediate steps to restore lastin... Read More