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Afghan Taliban hold clerics' assembly, aiming to boost rule
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfghanistan’s Taliban rulers held a gathering Thursday of some 3,000 Islamic clerics and tribal...
UN: Afghanistan is world's most repressive country for women
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSince the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the country has become the most repressive...
International economists ask Biden to release Afghan central bank funds
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore than 70 economists and experts, including Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, called for Washington...
This Afghan artist in hiding painted a portrait of Gig Harbor. He wants to teach locally
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 2 years agoWhile working as an international consultant on U.S. Department of State-funded economic development...
Ayman al-Zawahiri: from Cairo physician to al Qaeda leader
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDUBAI (Reuters) -Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its...
Pakistan awaits polling results amid violence, telecom disruptions
dpa international via Yahoo News· 4 months agoVote counting in Pakistan is under way on Thursday as millions of people await the results of the...
Taliban’s abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says
Associated Press via AOL· 6 months agoThe Taliban’s “abusive” educational policies are harming boys as well as girls in Afghanistan,...
Pakistan's election looks more like a coronation or a sure bet. Many voters are disillusioned
Associated Press via AOL· 4 months agoPakistan is holding parliamentary elections this week but many voters are disillusioned and wonder...