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InternationalIS claims attacks against Taliban in Jalalabad
Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) on Sunday claimed weekend attacks against the Taliban in the Afghan city of Jalalabad, in two statements carried by IS's propaganda arm Amaq
Exclusive interview of Taliban political office's spokesman
'Taliban have no agenda outside of Afghanistan'
Prothom Alo recently took an exclusive interview of Dr. Mohammad Naeem Wardak, a spokesman for the Taliban political office at Doha, capital of Qatar. He said the Taliban are interested in ...
Taliban seize two more provincial capitals in northern blitz
The Taliban captured two more provincial capitals Sunday as they gained ground in their fight to take over Afghanistan's cities after seizing much of the countryside in recent months.
Global Covid cases near 190m
With the highly contagious delta variant spreading rapidly across several countries, the global Covid-19 caseload is also fast approaching the grim milestone of 190 million
South African leader says calm has been restored to most places
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday the unrest that has ripped through South Africa in the past week was stabilising and calm has been restored to most of the affected areas, but the destruction ...
Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photographer killed in Afghanistan
A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer with the Reuters news agency was killed Friday covering fighting between Afghan security forces and the Taliban near a border crossing with Pakistan, the media ...
Covid hospital fire in Iraq kills at least 52
At least 52 people died and 22 were wounded when a massive fire engulfed the coronavirus isolation ward of an Iraqi hospital Monday, a health official said.
'Gang member' of int'l kidney trading racket held in Benapole
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has claimed to have busted an international kidney trading racket and detained a gang member
Iran, world powers adjourn nuclear talks, resumption date unclear
Negotiators for Iran and six world powers on Sunday adjourned talks on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal and return to respective capitals for consultations as remaining differences still need to be ...
UN chief Guterres appointed for second term
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres was appointed for a second-five year-term on Friday by the 193-member UN General Assembly.
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