Pakistani security forces on Wednesday repulsed a gun and bomb attack by militants on a complex outside the strategic port of Gwadar, which killed all eight militants and two soldiers, officials said.
China has invested heavily in the mineral-rich southwestern province of Balochistan, including developing Gwadar, despite a decades-long separatist...
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Write comment (92 Comments)The Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday called on the Islamic Emirate to reopen schools and universities to teenage girls and women.
In a post on X, UNAMA pointed out on the day schools reopened for the new year that it has been more than 900 days since girls over the age of twelve have been allowed...
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Write comment (97 Comments)Wednesday, March 20, ushered in the start of the new school year in Afghanistan, but to the disappointment of girls across the country, there was still no word on when they could return to class.
Commenting on this, the US State Department said that the education of girls is vital for Islamic Emirate recognition.
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Write comment (94 Comments)The top two generals who oversaw the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 said Tuesday that the chaotic evacuation, which resulted in the deaths of over 100 Afghans and 13 US service members, was ordered too late.
Retired Generals Mark Milley and Kenneth &Frank& McKenzie blamed delayed decision-making by the State Department for the...
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