Afghanistan

France on Tuesday reported 217,480 new COVID-19 infections over the last 24 hours, a level unseen since early February.

1,538 people are currently in intensive care units, France&s health ministry said, 5 more than on Monday.

Russia has started moving very small numbers of troops away from positions around Ukraine&s capital Kyiv, the Pentagon said on Tuesday (March 29), adding it was more of a repositioning than a retreat or a withdrawal from the war, Reuters reported.

&Has there been some movement by some Russian units away from Kyiv in the last day or so?...

The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to ban girls from returning to public high schools, the bank said.

The projects, to be funded under the revamped Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund, were being readied for implementation by...

A top U.S. diplomat will meet this week in China to discuss issues in Afghanistan with his Chinese, Russian and Pakistani counterparts, the Chinese foreign ministry and the State Department said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

The United States understands that China has invited Taliban representatives to the talks in Tunxi, a State Department...