That foreign troops withdrawal has prompted Moscow to prepare for a potentially major security challenge. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu  said they have increased the combat capabilities of its military base in Tajikistan and training local soldiers. This comes after … Read More

At least 40 people have been killed and 150 more are missing after flash floods hit the northeastern Afghan province of Nuristan. A rescue operation was under way on July 29 to find the missing people after torrential rains overwhelmed the Kamdesh … Read More

HANOI, VIETNAM – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will soon travel to Vietnam, Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Thursday. Phuc said he looked forward to Harris’s “upcoming” visit as he met with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in … Read More

Nearly a year’s worth of rain fell on the Chinese city of Zhengzhou over four days this month. Flooding killed 71 people, including 14 trapped in a subway station as waters rose. Zhengzhou is part of a Chinese government initiative … Read More

WASHINGTON – The Afghan government in Kabul will be fighting for its life and could well fall to the Taliban after the United States completes its military withdrawal from the country in August, according to a U.S. government watchdog charged … Read More

PESHAWAR : The restoration of peace in Afghanistan will enable Pakistan to gain rail access to Central Asian republics via the war-hit country, says Prime Minister Imran Khan. Speaking to a delegation of the Pak-Afghan Youth Forum (PAYF) in Islamabad, … Read More

KABUL : Afghanistan on Thursday welcomed the Chinese government’s call for the Taliban to cut ties with the East Turkestan Movement (ETIM) and other terrorist groups. Beijing issued the call as a Taliban delegation, led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, … Read More

KABUL : With foreign forces leaving, the Afghan government and security forces face a serious threat from Taliban insurgents, a us watchdog warned on Thursday. In its latest quarterly report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) painted a … Read More

CAIRO – A Libyan militia leader sanctioned by the United States for allegedly killing civilians was shot dead Tuesday in an exchange of fire with forces attempting to arrest him in an eastern city, officials said. Libyan officials said security … Read More

LUCKNOW, INDIA – Eighteen migrant laborers sleeping on a highway in northern India after their bus broke down died when a truck rammed into the vehicle, police said Wednesday. At least 19 others were injured in the accident in Uttar … Read More

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