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Some refugee children who have been evacuated from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover are arriving on American soil without family members, prompting US authorities to send them to government shelters, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials told CBS News. Since the Biden administration started airlifting at-risk Afghans from Kabul earlier this summer, US …

Following the withdrawal of the last US troops, ending 20 years of war that left the Islamic militia stronger than it was in 2001, celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday. And, those who are left behind in the country now being run by the Taliban are facing a harrowing time. …

It was one of the biggest publicity stunts pulled off by the ‘moderate’ Taliban to show the world that they have changed. Just days after taking control of Kabul, Mawlawi Abdulhaq Hemad, a high-ranking Taliban was seen giving an interview to a female journalist on ToloNews. Tolo News Now, CNN has reported that the female anchor, Beheshta Arghand, who made …

A day after a series of blasts killed nearly 100 people in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjinder Singh Sirsa has said that members of minority communities who have taken refuge in the Karte Parwan gurdwara are “safe” “All the minorities who have taken refuge in Gurdwara Karte Parwan are safe #Kabulairport #KabulBlast,” Sirsa tweeted. …

As the Taliban asserts itself as the center of power in Afghanistan, unlike its previous regime, the militants seem to be making more friends. China is ready to deepen “friendly and cooperative” relations with Afghanistan, a government spokeswoman said Monday. China which shares a 76-kilometre border with Afghanistan has sought to maintain unofficial ties with the Taliban throughout the US’ …

Taliban fighters captured the city of Ghazni on Thursday, the ninth provincial capital they have seized in a week, as U.S. intelligence said Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, a few hours drive away, could fall to the insurgents within 90 days. The speed of the Taliban advance has sparked widespread recriminations over U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops and …

The Taliban is continuing with their seemingly unstoppable run across Afghanistan and on Thursday took over yet another provincial capital. The city of Ghazni, which is located just 130 kilometers southwest of Kabul is the 10th provincial capital the insurgents have captured in a week, as the Afghan Army is failing to put up any defense. AP Earlier, on Wednesday …

1. Slogans Calling For Violence Against Muslims Raised At Jantar Mantar, FIR Registered  PTI The Delhi Police has filed an FIR on Monday in connection to an event held at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, where inflammatory slogans calling for violence against Muslims were raised. Read more  2. Taliban Execute 21-Year-Old Woman For Wearing Body-Hugging Clothes In Afghanistan’s Balkh Area  Reuters …

Greek authorities ordered more evacuations on an island near Athens on Thursday and battled a blaze near the site of the ancient Olympic Games in the western Peloponnese as wildfires burned for a third day. as the country swelters in a record-breaking heatwave. Temperatures of more than 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and strong winds have fanned more than 150 wildfires …

As remote work became a roaring success for both companies and employees during the pandemic, it opened our eyes to new possibilities of how we can lead a better life-work balance. We now know that it’s not necessary to be stuck in an office building for over eight hours a day, five days a week. The study  After Japan proposed …