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Tajikistan's Asia-Plus Launches Persian-Language Service on 35th Independence Anniversary

Afghanistan, Sept. 7 -- Tajikistan's leading independent media group Asia-Plus has launched a Persian-language news service to coincide with the country's 35th anniversary of independence, in a move a... Read More


6 Dead After Delhi Student Hostel Collapse as Overnight Rescue Ends in Tragedy

Afghanistan, Sept. 7 -- Six people were killed and 11 others were rescued after a five-story student hostel collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan neighborhood, as emergency crews spent nearly 16 hours se... Read More


Iran Vows Harsher Response to Any New US Attack, Steps Up Efforts to Counter Sanctions

Afghanistan, Sept. 7 -- Iran has pledged to intensify efforts to counter the economic impact of U.S. sanctions while warning Washington that any new military strike would trigger a "more painful" resp... Read More


Ukraine Plans to Legalize Porn Industry to Help Fund War Against Russia

Afghanistan, Sept. 7 -- Ukraine is considering legalizing and taxing its pornography industry in an effort to generate additional government revenue, reduce corruption and bring a large underground se... Read More


Iran Tanker Explosion Kills 11 After Fire Spreads to Vehicles on Highway

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- At least 11 people were killed after a fuel tanker caught fire on a highway in western Iran, with flames spreading to several nearby vehicles in one of the country's deadliest ... Read More


Iran Lifts Ban on Government Use of Foreign Social Media Platforms

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- Iran has lifted its ban on the official use of foreign social media platforms for government communications, reversing a policy that had restricted state institutions to domest... Read More


Putin Orders 72-Hour Pause in Kyiv Strikes Ahead of U.S. Peace Talks

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a 72-hour halt to Russian strikes on Kyiv starting at midnight on September 6, as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner trave... Read More


Iran Claims Missile Strike on U.S. Aircraft Carrier and Destroyer as Gulf Tensions Escalate

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Sunday that it launched ballistic missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier and a U.S. Navy destroyer in regional waters, s... Read More


Mujahid Says Government Shares Similarities With Iran, Calls It an Advantage for Engagement

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban's chief spokesman, said their government shares significant similarities with the Islamic Republic of Iran because both political systems are ba... Read More


UN Rapporteur Raises Concerns Over Expansion of Madrassas in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- The expansion of religious schools (Madrassas) under current rule could permanently reshape Afghanistan's social fabric and deepen the country's education crisis, Richard Benne... Read More