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Women judges live in fear, anonymity in Afghanistan

Soon after former President Ashraf Ghani left the country after the Taliban took control of it, Naima, like hundreds of other judges, went into hiding as they had reasons to be afraid….reports

October 19, 2021

-Top News·Afghanistan

India, B’desh set to expand connectivity through waterways

India and Bangladesh also share 54 transboundary rivers, including the Ganges and Brahmaputra….reports Mahua Venkatesh New Delhi and Dhaka, which have pressed the pedal on boosting bilateral relations, will hold discussions on

October 19, 2021

Bangladesh·India News

US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad steps down

Khalilzad, a leading US diplomat of Afghan-origin, has long been a controversial figure for his involvement in Washington’s ‘War on Terror’….reports Asian Lite News Zalmay Khalilzad, who served as the US Special

October 19, 2021

-Top News·Afghanistan·USA

Cracks in the wall of Taliban fortress

Divisions and mistrusts among the Taliban leadership are now in open, raising questions about the unity within the group, which took over Afghanistan last month….reports Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha Senior Taliban leader and

October 19, 2021

-Top News·Afghanistan

S.Korea, US, Japan to discuss Pyongyang

The three will meet for the first time since May in Tokyo and are expected to share the assessments of the security situations on the Korean Peninsula, following Pyongyang’s recent series of

October 18, 2021

Asia News·USA

Mass funeral held for mosque attack victims

Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) on Saturday confirmed that the Kandahar mosque blasts were carried by them…reports Asian Lite News A mass funeral ceremony has been held for the victims killed in Friday’s

October 18, 2021

-Top News·Afghanistan

‘Non-recognition of Talban benefitting ISIS-K’

The Taliban minister also said the freezing of Afghan foreign reserves by the US violated international law and human rights…reports Asian Lite News The Taliban have said that not recognizing the new

October 18, 2021

-Top News·Afghanistan

ISIS-K using Taliban’s own tactics for attacks

This attack came a week after a similar suicide attack at a Shia mosque in northern Kunduz province that killed more than 100 people….reports Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha As expected, Islamic State Khorasan

October 18, 2021

-Top News·Afghanistan

Changing Dynamics In Afghanistan: India Needs To Up The Ante

The ineptitude in the execution of US withdrawal has created untold horrors for the local Afghans and increased security threat in the region, writes Lt Gen Arun Sahni The dastardly turn of

October 18, 2021

Afghanistan·News

Lanka asks for $500mn loan from India for fuel

The entire loan amount will be used to import necessary fuel supplies specially petrol and diesel….reports Asian Lite News Sri Lanka will obtain $500 million loan facility from India amidst a warning

October 18, 2021

-Top News·Sri Lanka

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