Asia Afghanistan The Afghan Taliban government celebrated the second anniversary of its seizure of power with festivities and a public holiday on Tuesday
Asia Afghanistan Rohullah Nekpa, a former member of Afghanistan’s national taekwondo team and a two-time Olympic medalist, has been appointed as the head coach of the New Zealand national taekwondo team
Asia Afghanistan Carpet production across the country will be increased in a move by Ministry of Industry and Trade with the aim of employing 1,5 million people in the sector to meet growing demand, especially from China
Asia Afghanistan University professors, women's rights activists and religious clerics in Afghanistan have launched a campaign - 'Education of Afghan Girls' - with the aim of opening schools and universities for girls in the country
Asia Afghanistan The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed for the first time that British special forces are at the centre of a war crimes investigation in Afghanistan
Asia Afghanistan 12 million euros have been allocated by the European Union for its partners, the Aga Khan Foundation, the Danish Refugee Council and the Association for Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development for Afghanistan, to support vulnerable Afghans
Asia Afghanistan Around 1,6 million children are involved in child labour in the country according to international statistics
Asia Afghanistan Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalised in two primary schools in northern Afghanistan, according to Mohammad Rahmani, head of the provincial education department in Sangcharak district
Asia Afghanistan In western Farah province construction has begun on the Bakhsh Abad Dam; expected to be completed in five phases, the major project will be able to irrigate more than 100.000 hectares of land, as well as generate electricity for the population
Asia Afghanistan Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has appointed Mawlawi Abdul Kabir as the new interim prime minister of Afghanistan in a special decree
Asia Afghanistan An agreement with China and Pakistan will extend the Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan, which could potentially attract billions of dollars to finance infrastructure projects
Asia Afghanistan The UN chief appointed Turkey's Sinirlioglu as special coordinator for Afghanistan to provide an independent assessment of how to address the situation in the country
Asia Afghanistan The UN has warned that it will withdraw from Afghanistan in May if the Afghan Taliban does not allow local female personnel to return to work; UNDP also published a study warning that restrictions on women's rights will worsen the economic catastrophe