The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan&s acting third deputy prime minister Mawlavi Mohammad Abdul Kabir met with members of the Shia Ulema on Sunday to discuss the recent spate of bombings in Kabul against the community during Muharram. 

Kabir &shared his grief with the families of the victims due to the martyrdom and wounding&...

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China&s popular tourist island of Hainan locked down more areas on Monday as it battles its worst COVID-19 outbreak after recording very few cases over the past two years, compared with many other regions in the country.

About 25,000 tourists were stranded in Sanya, the hardest-hit city in Hainan&s outbreak and the island&s key...

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China&s military said on Monday it is continuing drills in the seas and skies around Taiwan.

The Eastern Theater Command of China&s People&s Liberation Army said on social media Weibo that it will practice conducting anti-submarine attacks and sea raids, Reuters reported.

The military has carried out an unprecedented set of naval...

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More than 400 people have been infected with cholera over the last 10 days in Spera district of Khost province, the site of a deadly earthquake that struck six weeks ago, officials said on Sunday.

Mohammad Nabi Zadran, head of a mobile health team in Khost, said that eight people have died of cholera in Spera district, including five children and...

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The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Sheikh Haibatullah Akhundzada has ordered the deputy prime minister to round up beggars in Kabul city and, with the help of various organizations, provide them with shelter and employment opportunities.

The IEA stated that the beggars will also be biometrically registered. Beggars who...

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Local officials in Balkh province said this week that domestic tourism has improved substantially and that in the past month, about 30,000 visitors have visited the popular Khwaja Sekandar Springs in Shulgarh district.

Officials said that Balkh tourist attractions are drawing in large numbers of visitors amid improved security, especially visitors...

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