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At least 1,500 American citizens remain in Afghanistan with just days left before the scheduled U.S. withdrawal from the country, but officials on Wednesday acknowledged the reality that tens of thousands of Afghan allies and others at…

At least 13 people have been killed in two powerful explosions outside Kabul’s international airport, a Taliban official has said, amid a huge and chaotic evacuation effort from Afghanistan. A “complex attack” on Thursday at the…

A Taliban official told the media that a bombing outside Kabul’s airport has killed 13 people, including children. Numerous Taliban guards are among the injured, the official said. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed that two…

In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the Taliban resisted demands from Washington to hand over al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The result was an invasion by US and allied forces, which swept the Taliban…

For most of this year, the drugs President Donald Trump credited for his quick recovery from COVID-19 have sat unused on government shelves. In a typical week in June, monoclonal antibodies were given to only 10 people across the…

Despite COVID-19 vaccine being available to all South African adults, uptake remains low with just 20% of adults having received a first dose.  The Muslim Association of South Africa is one of many groups combatting vaccine…

India steps up coordination with Russia on Afghan theater as Deputy NSA visits Moscow India and its traditional ally Russia have agreed to step up coordination amid unfolding situation in Afghanistan following US and NATO troop’s…

China has criticised the “politicisation” by the United States of efforts to trace the origin of the coronavirus, demanding a US military laboratory be investigated, shortly before the release of a US intelligence community report on…

The Indian Government has authorized a needle-free COVID-19 vaccine developed by an indigenous pharmaceutical company. The vaccine was developed by Zydus Cadila. Unlike Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, which are based on using mRNA…

AFGHANISTAN: “It’s a very temporary procedure,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said while asking working women in Afghanistan to stay at home until a proper security system is in place to ensure their safety. Zabihullah…