UN Expert to Present Alarming Report on Afghan Women’s Health at Human Rights Council
GENEVA — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, is set to present a critical new report to the UN Human Rights Council next week, focusing on the deteriorating right to health…
Greece and Four EU States Push Ahead with Plans for Migrant Return Hubs Outside Europe
Greece has announced it is collaborating with Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Denmark to establish migrant “return centres” located outside the European Union, with the aim of housing individuals whose asylum applications have been…
5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northern Afghanistan, Felt in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan – A moderate but relatively strong earthquake shook large parts of northern and central Afghanistan on Friday, sending tremors as far as the capital, Kabul, and sending alarmed residents into the streets.
According to…
Jonathan Trott’s Tenure as Afghanistan Head Coach Concludes
The tenure of Jonathan Trott as the head coach of the Afghanistan national cricket team has officially come to an end. The former England batter, who took on the role in July 2022, oversaw a period of significant growth and historic…
European Spy Chiefs Dismiss Prospect of US-Brokered Ukraine Peace Deal in 2026, Seeing Kremlin…
European intelligence agencies hold a deeply pessimistic view of the prospects for a peace deal ending Russia’s war in Ukraine this year, casting doubt on assertions from the Trump administration that a resolution is within reach. In a…
At Inaugural ‘Board of Peace’ Meeting, Trump Declares Gaza War ‘Over’ Amid…
United States President Donald Trump convened the inaugural session of his newly formed "Board of Peace" on Thursday, announcing billions of dollars in pledged funding for Gaza’s reconstruction and outlining plans for an international…
Afghanistan End T20 World Cup Campaign with Convincing Win Over Canada, Marking End of Trott Era
Afghanistan signed off from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 with a resounding 82-run victory over Canada in their final Group D encounter at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. While the win provided a fittingly dominant conclusion to…
UN Investigation: RSF Atrocities in Sudan’s al-Fashir Bear the Hallmarks of Genocide
GENEVA – A new report from an independent UN-mandated investigation has concluded that the mass killings and systematic abuses perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during their capture of the Sudanese city of al-Fashir bear the…
UN Warns 740,000 Women Detained Globally, Calls for Urgent Prison Reforms
GENEVA — A group of United Nations experts issued a stark warning on Wednesday, revealing that over 740,000 women and girls are currently held in detention facilities worldwide. The experts are urgently calling on member states to implement…
Pashtun Is Not Weak, but Dispersed
The tragedy is not that the Pashtun is weak. the tragedy is that he is scattered. Weakness is temporary, but when dispersion stretches across generations, it breaks the backbone of a nation. The Pashtun is a people who, throughout history,…