The White House said on Sunday that US President Joe Biden is looking forward to welcome Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Dr Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, to the White House on June 25. “The …
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The Taliban declared on Sunday that they remain committed to peace negotiations, but that the only way to end the war and protect rights, particularly for women, was for Afghanistan to have a “genuine Islamic system.” Since May, when …
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According to Iranian state television, Iran’s sole nuclear power reactor has been temporarily shut down for a “technical overhaul.” Iran’s nuclear shutdown occurred a weekend after the elections. Gholamali Rakhshanimehr, a state electric energy company official, said on a talk …
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In a positive conference on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden agreed to restore their ambassadors to their posts and begin negotiations to replace the final remaining nuclear weapons treaty between the two countries. Putin said …
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Tomas Niklasson, the European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, warned on Wednesday of an uptick in violence in Afghanistan and emphasised the need of the warring parties making progress in their Doha talks.“We could, unfortunately, see an increased level …
Mustafa Darwish, 26, was executed, according to his family, because of an image found on his phone during a crackdown on anti-government protestors in 2015. Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry announced on Tuesday that Mustafa Hashem al-Darwish, who was 17 when …
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After US and foreign troops leave Afghanistan in September, UN refugee director Filippo Grandi said on Monday that the UN is prepared for a possible increased displacement of civilians. As international soldiers prepare to withdraw, violence has increased, and efforts …
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Israel’s air attacks on Gaza are the first since a tenuous ceasefire with Hamas last month ended 11 days of violence. Israel has launched air raids on the Gaza Strip after Israel claims Palestinian groups in in the besieged enclave …
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh describes the planned march as ‘a provocation of our people’. Decision comes hours after Benjamin Netanyahu handed over power to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Israel’s new government has allowed a controversial march by far-right nationalists …
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