MOSCOW – The Afghan Taliban claimed control of 85 percent of Afghanistan’s land on Friday, as the organisation pressed its attack despite the US military departure.Taliban negotiator Shahabuddin Delawar stated at a news conference in Moscow that the organisation controls “85 percent of Afghanistan’s land,” including 250 of the country’sRead More →

US President Joe Biden defended America’s choice to leave Afghanistan on Thursday, dismissing the notion that the Taliban’s takeover was “inevitable.” However, the US president acknowledged that a unified Afghan government controlling the majority of the country was “very improbable.” His comments came as US and international soldiers began toRead More →

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph stated in a statement early Wednesday that a gang of unidentified persons invaded Haitian President Jovenel Moise’s private residence overnight and shot him dead. The incident took place amid an increase in politically motivated violence in the poor Caribbean country. There are worries ofRead More →

Jeff Bezos stood down from his role as CEO of Amazon on Monday, twenty-seven years after creating the firm, as he prepared to embark on a new professional path.Bezos, who is 57 years old, will now focus on his own space exploration company, philanthropy, and other endeavours. He will, however,Read More →

Pakistan on Friday “categorically” rejected the “unsubstantiated and baseless” inclusion of the country in the “Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) List” — published under a domestic US legislation — in the US State Department’s Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2021. “Pakistan does not support any non-state armed group; norRead More →

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday received 2.5 million doses of Moderna vaccines donated by the US under the COVAX programme. According to a US Embassy statement, this donation is part of the 80 million doses the United States is sharing with the world, delivering on its pledge to facilitate equitable globalRead More →