Asia Afghanistan In his address to parliament, the president attributed the problems to the US withdrawal and urged support for a national mobilisation against the Taliban, arguing that Afghan forces are capable of pushing back the insurgents in the next six months
Asia Afghanistan UN Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, was in Kabul for a four-day visit to urge the government reconsider and reverse the bans on women's participation in public life; she believes progress is being made
Asia Afghanistan A suicide bombing in front of the Foreign Ministry left several people dead; police in Kabul said five people were killed, but another Taliban official put the death toll at 20
Asia Afghanistan The Taliban-led Afghan administration on Thursday signed its first international contract to extract oil from the northern Amu Darya Basin with Chinese company CNPC
Asia Afghanistan After Save the Children, Norwegian Refugee Council and CARE, International Rescue Committee announced the suspension of operations in Afghanistan following the ruling Taliban's decision to ban women from working in non-governmental organisations