Afghanistan’s national taekwondo team, consisting of 13 athletes and 2 coaches, has traveled to Kazakhstan to participate in the International Open Championships.The Afghan athletes will compete in both junior and senior categories during the tournament.It is noteworthy that the senior competitions will be held on August 14, while the junior matches are scheduled for August…
Local sources in Kabul told Chiragh Television on Monday that unknown armed individuals shot and killed a brick kiln supervisor in Deh Sabz district on Sunday evening. The assailants reportedly fled the scene.According to the source, the victim was identified as Abdul Rashid, aged 49, originally from Logar province.The motive behind Abdul Rashid’s killing remains…
The Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested clarification from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) regarding its recent report on the alleged mistreatment and abuse of newly returned Afghan refugees. The Taliban have described the report as inconsistent with reality.Zia Ahmad Takal, spokesperson for the Taliban-controlled Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that…
On Monday, Australia and New Zealand announced that they will recognize Palestine as an independent state during the upcoming session of the United Nations General Assembly.Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated that the decision will be implemented once Palestine fulfills its commitments.He added that this is the only viable path toward a two-state solution that…
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) stated in its latest report that the operations of private media outlets in Afghanistan are becoming increasingly restricted day by day.According to the report, private media are facing a crisis due to both economic constraints and directives issued by the Taliban authorities.The report notes that many private…
The Ministry of Interior of Pakistan has announced that it has granted permission to several major hotels in Islamabad—including Marriott, Serena, Best Western, and Mövenpick—to sell alcohol to their customers, provided they obtain the proper license.The Pakistani government has instructed hotel owners to inform authorities when importing alcohol and to ensure that all applicable taxes…
Local sources in Khost have told Cheragh Television that on Sunday, unidentified armed men shot and killed a Taliban military member in the provincial capital.According to the source, the slain Taliban member was named Islam Noor and served in the highway battalion of the Taliban forces in Khost province.It is worth noting that the Taliban…
Al Jazeera Television has confirmed that five of its journalists were killed near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City as a result of an Israeli airstrike. The deceased include Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammad Qureiqah, cameraman Ibrahim Zahir, Mohammad Noufal, and Momen Aliwa.According to reports, the journalists were sitting in a tent near the hospital when the strike…
On Saturday, August 9, a woman named Golsoom Akbari, a resident of Sari in Iran’s Mazandaran province, confessed to crimes for which she had been arrested in September 2023—namely, the murder of her 11 husbands.The 37-year-old Iranian woman had married 37 times, including 18 temporary and 19 permanent marriages. All of her husbands are now…
In a published report, the Afghanistan Journalists Center stated that Taliban intelligence forces have halted the operations of the local Nasim Radio in Daikundi province by detaining its managing director and two journalists.The Center reported that the Taliban confiscated the station’s equipment and also shut down Nasim Radio’s studio in Bamyan province.The Afghanistan Journalists Center…
