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Iran confirmed that Afghanistan’s first transit rail cargo has left for the Razi border crossing, in the country’s northwest region, following a halt in the Islamic Republic. The train, with 10 freight wagons, was the first trial transit cargo carrying shipments from Afghanistan to Türkiye via Iran. On May 6, state-run IRNA reported that Iran’s

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban stated on Tuesday that they have quelled protests in a northern province over security forces’ efforts to eradicate opium poppy cultivation, which serves as a vital income source for many impoverished farmers.According to spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in a Whatsapp message, Taliban authorities were conducting meetings in Badakhshan following several days of

AP | May 07, 2024 11:02 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Maj. Gen. Ahmad Sharif said four men behind the March 26 attack in Bisham, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, had been arrested. Pakistan’s military on Tuesday said a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver in March was

AP | May 07, 2024 11:02 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Maj. Gen. Ahmad Sharif said four men behind the March 26 attack in Bisham, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, had been arrested. Pakistan’s military on Tuesday said a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver in March was

LONGARE, Italy – Fourteen years ago, Franco Miotto and Anna Dal Farro faced the heartbreaking news that no parent ever wants to hear—their son, an Italian Army Corporal Major Matteo Miotto, was killed by enemy fire in Buji, Afghanistan. Today, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army honored Miotto’s legacy by

ISLAMABAD —  Pakistan said Tuesday that recent militant attacks in the country, including a deadly suicide car bombing on Chinese engineers, were planned from “terrorist sanctuaries” in Afghanistan. Major-General Ahmed Sharif, spokesperson for Pakistan’s military, leveled the allegations during a live broadcast news conference. He said Afghanistan’s Taliban government has failed to prevent the use

Many Afghan landowners and labourers rely on growing opium poppies [farmer images/Getty-file photo] The Afghan Taliban said on Tuesday they have quelled protests in a northern province over security forces’ attempts to eradicate opium poppy cultivation which generates income for many impoverished farmers. Taliban authorities were holding meetings in Badakhshan, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in

The Pakistani Army has alleged that the plan to kill the Chinese engineers was hatched in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Dawn reported on Tuesday.Five Chinese engineers were killed in a suicide attack on a convoy in Bisham tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla on March 26.“A sad incident took place on March 2 in Bisham where a suicide

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, addresses the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, hosted virtually by India, in Islamabad, Pakistan July 4, 2023. Press Information Department (PID)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Pakistan’s military said on Tuesday that a suicide bomb attack that killed five Chinese engineers in March was planned in neighbouring Afghanistan, and that the

China has stressed to the Taliban the importance of security in the region. (File) Islamabad: Pakistan’s military said on Tuesday that a suicide bomb attack that killed five Chinese engineers was planned in neighbouring Afghanistan, and that the bomber was also an Afghan national. The suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into a convoy of Chinese