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Afghan TV station shuttered for vulgar content and working with exiled media

Dec. 05, 2024 10:44 AM EST

An Afghan TV station has been shuttered over allegedly vulgar content and working with exiled media, a government spokesman said Thursday. The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice alleged that Arezo TV in Kabul was working with media outside Afghanistan and...

Thanks to peace, two unexpected words are echoing across Afghanistan's capital: Luxury housing

Dec. 03, 2024 00:18 AM EST

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In a town that has been through it all and is clawing its way back, a man named Omidullah is looking to hit paydirt. The Kabul real estate agent is selling a nine-bedroom, nine-bath, white-and-gold villa in the Afghan capital. On the roof's gable,...

Today in History: November 13, 130 die in Paris terror attacks

Nov. 13, 2024 00:15 AM EST

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 13, the 318th day of 2024. There are 48 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 13, 2015, Islamic State militants carried out a set of coordinated attacks in Paris at the national stadium, in a crowded concert hall, in restaurants...

Afghanistan attends U.N. climate talks for first time since Taliban return to power

Nov. 12, 2024 04:08 AM EST

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — For the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, Afghanistan on Monday sent a delegation to the United Nations climate talks in a bid to garner help in dealing with global warming. Matuil Haq Khalis, who's head of the country’s environment...

The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time

Nov. 10, 2024 05:51 AM EST

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the country's national environment agency said Sunday. The conference, known as COP29, begins Monday in Azerbaijan and is one of the most...

Maldives recalls its ambassador in Pakistan over unsanctioned meeting with Kabul's envoy

Nov. 05, 2024 10:35 AM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials said on Tuesday they were aware the Maldives government had recalled its ambassador to Pakistan after he met with the Afghan Taliban government's top diplomat in Islamabad without clearing it with his government. The Maldives does not recognize...

Pakistan's parliament amends law to extend the tenure of military chiefs from 3 to 5 years

Nov. 04, 2024 12:21 PM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s parliament passed legislation Monday to extend the tenures of military chiefs from three to five years, despite protests from lawmakers who said it was hastily passed without allowing comment from the opposition. The bill promoted by the administration...

3 Pakistani soldiers and 8 militants killed during a raid on insurgents' hideout

Oct. 30, 2024 14:43 PM EDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Three soldiers and eight militants were killed after Pakistani security forces backed by military helicopters raided a hideout in a former stronghold of insurgents in a restive province bordering Afghanistan on Wednesday, police said. A local militant...

Explosion in a packed Kabul market injures 11 people, including children, humanitarian group says

Oct. 23, 2024 13:47 PM EDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An explosion in a packed Kabul market on Wednesday injured 11 people, including children, a nongovernmental organization said. The source of the blast was not immediately clear and nobody from the Taliban was available for comment. The blast struck...

Judge orders Afghan man accused of planning Election Day attack in US to remain in custody

Oct. 17, 2024 13:51 PM EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Afghan man who is accused of plotting an Election Day attack in the U.S. was ordered Thursday to remain in custody as officials disclosed that he had previously worked as a security guard for an American military installation in Afghanistan. U.S. Magistrate...