37 Years Since Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan: A Legacy of Conflict and Resilience
Today, February 15, marks the 37th anniversary of the complete withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. The event, concluded in 1989, brought an end to a decade-long military intervention that would fundamentally reshape Afghanistan…
Ramadan 2026: Saudi Arabia Calls on Muslims to Sight Crescent Moon
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has issued a formal call to Muslims across the Kingdom to participate in the sighting of the crescent moon that will mark the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan for the year 1447…
UN Secretary-General Urges Peace and Unity at Start of Holy Month of Ramadan
UNITED NATIONS – As the holy month of Ramadan begins, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued a heartfelt appeal for global peace, solidarity, and compassion, urging the international community to bridge divisions and…
Red Cross Reaches Over Two Million People in Afghanistan Amid 2025 Crises
Throughout 2025, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) managed to provide essential health services to more than two million people across Afghanistan, according to a new report released over the…
Washington Between Diplomacy and “All Options on the Table”
Washington Between Diplomacy and “All Options on the Table”:
A Strategic Approach to Conflict Management
In contemporary international politics, the management of conflict has evolved beyond the classical dichotomy of war versus peace.…
‘We Aged 20 Years’: British Couple Describe Ordeal in Taliban Prisons After Seven-Month…
LONDON, Feb 14 – A British octogenarian couple, held captive in Afghanistan for seven and a half months, have spoken of their traumatic ordeal, describing severe malnutrition, squalid conditions, and the profound cultural shock of being…
Merz: The world’s rules-based order ‘no longer exists.’
The heavy doors of the Bayerischer Hof hotel barely had time to close behind the arriving dignitaries before Friedrich Merz stepped to the podium and did something unusual for a German Chancellor at the Munich Security Conference: he told…
World Radio Day: Media Watchdogs Warn of Alarming Decline for Afghan Broadcasters
As the world marked World Radio Day on February 13, international and Afghan media support groups issued stark warnings about the rapidly shrinking space for independent broadcasting in Afghanistan. They highlighted that tightening control…
Bangladesh Election: BNP Secures Landslide Victory in First Vote Since Hasina’s Ouster
Voting was largely peaceful in an election widely seen as a critical test for Bangladesh's democracy, marking the country's first genuinely competitive poll in nearly two decades.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by its chairman…
India Donates Tetanus-Diphtheria Vaccines to Afghanistan to Strengthen Immunization Efforts
India has provided a substantial consignment of Tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccines to Afghanistan to support the country’s national immunization programs and bolster preventive healthcare services.
According to an announcement by the…